<p>Intern watering plants in greenhouse</p>
<p>I recently graduated from California State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with a concentration in Ecology. Classwork during undergrad, along with hands-on experiences from various internships, have helped me recognize the passion I have for conserving and maintaining native ecosystems, and has influenced my goal to become a restoration ecologist with the National Park Service. In the future I hope to attend graduate school. Attending graduate school will give me the opportunity to become more knowledgeable on current habitat restoration efforts, and how to approach and develop best practices for preserving our most threatened ecosystems. That is also why I applied for this internship with the Grand Canyon. The work involves active research on an endangered plant species, analyzing the current threats it is facing, and gathering supporting evidence for how we can better protect it.</p>
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