I started my NWS journey volunteering during my undergraduate studies in Meteorology at Northland College in Ashland Wisconsin. During this time I was also working as a casual-on-call wildland firefighter with the US Forest Service. I completed my Bachelors degree then started my Masters Degree i...
Jeff has been the Meteorologist in Charge for Juneau since 2020. His job is to oversee office operations, ensure the staff has the resources they need to complete the National Weather Service mission and to be successful in their jobs, as well as, handle office administrative needs. What advic...
In the Tongass National Forest, threatened by expanded logging, a Native-owned corporation is being paid to leave some old-growth trees standing.
Muir Woods National MonumentUndergrowth in Muir Woods National Monument, an old-growth redwood forest in California. Muir Woods National Monument, one of the two virgin stands of coastalredwoods(Sequoia sempervirens) in northernCalifornia, U.S.,administeredby the U.S. National Park Service (the oth...
Pendley’s Project 2025 plan calls for a downsizing of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, saying the area should be governed by a historic agreement that predated the monument. It would allow greater harvesting of timber on BLM land, creating well-paying jobs and reducing fuel for future wildfir...
- A family of four stranded in the Tahoe National Forest was rescued last week. Sierra County Sheriff’s Office was notified Monday about the family who was stuck near Fiddle Creek campground after going on a hiking trip. Officials said the wife suffered from heat exhaustion and dehydration dur...
When you go deep into the forest, you can sit to wait for some animals to come near. You’ll be glad to watch these animals playing, eating and communicating with each other.Chobe National Park in the country Botswana (博兹瓦纳) is another popular place for safari. This park is home ...
Perched atop a hill near Nerstrand Big Woods State Park in eastern Rice County, these two churches, the cemetery, and surrounding prairie and oak savannas are a place that beckons me. I don’t know that I’ve found another rural church—and I’ve visited many in Minnesota—which holds suc...
as well as a Master's degree in Geography with climatology emphasis. This also allowed me to work in the private sector as an analyst in the power industry, as I wanted to get some work experience prior to applying for employment in this agency, the National Weather Service (NWS). I end...
Act, which combined two earlier bills to commit $900 million a year to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and $9.5 billion over five years to address critical infrastructure updates across the National Park Service, Forest Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land ...