It is hard this time of year, to be an AmeriCorps. The seasoning is changing, spring is arriving. In the realm of my position, things are changing too, but where are they going? It has been a challenge to get support and see the end goals of putting hours and hours into something that will inevitably fail. What is the point of my position? Do other AmeriCorps members make progress that sticks? I know that I am gaining very valuable skills and love what I do, when I actually get th.

My highlight of the summer was coordinating with the Sawtooth Society by bringing 9 teens to Stanley, ID for a 4 day service project and camping experience. We learned about and pulled a ton of invasive weeds along side Forest Service workers. We filled over 40 barrel-sized bags of Spotted Knapweed! On the way back from the mountains, when we stopped for lunch, the group unloaded from the van, and one kid immediately spotted a patch of knapweed and immediately started pulling it up! August 10, 2015.

My Year as the Volunteer Coordinator for Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge. And holidays, yay! .

Welcome to my blog and thanks for stopping by! This blog is meant to document my journey as an AmeriCorps member in the Wood River Valley, Idaho over the next 11 months. I really hope you enjoy the posts, photos, and following along with me on my journey in community service! You can learn more about me and the programs I am working with by clicking the links above or you can check out my blog posts listed to the right! Spring Birding in the Camas Prairie. Mayor, County, and Tribal Recognition Day.

PCEI- Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute enlists a AmeriCorps Natural Science Facilitation Coach under supervision by the University of Idaho Natural Resource and Environmental Science Division and IDAH2O Water Conservation Program to bring natural science to youth in 4-H. An AmeriCorps Facilitation Coach search for partnerships, build capacity and sustainability of a program one year in to development.