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Exploring a Career as a Wildlife Conservation Officer – Part 3

This blog post is the final installment of a three part series, written by Luke, a three year veteran of the Academy, who attended PA Bucktails as a student and Assistant Team Leader and PA Drummers as an Assistant Team Leader.  He was asked to write a paper about a potential career choice, and decided to explore the aspects …

Exploring a Career as a Wildlife Conservation Officer – Part 1

This blog post is the first of a three part series, written by Luke, a three year veteran of the Academy attending PA Bucktails as a student and Assistant Team Leader and PA Drummers as an Assistant Team Leader.  He was asked to write a paper about a potential career choice, and decided to explore the aspects of …

Reports from the Field: Snowy Owl

PA Brookies student Logan recently sent me an email to share his very exciting wildlife encounter.  He wrote: Last week I was fortunate enough to observe two Snowy Owls in the wild and was hoping to share my experience.  In his words…   Every winter, Snowy Owls migrate from the tundra regions of Canada and Greenland …

Just Around the Corner

In spite of the recent snow, I find myself eager for spring’s arrival. Although the winter weather has cooperated, providing enough snow for skiing and ice for hockey, I am excited at the prospect of new opportunities that the warmer months of spring have to offer. After recently hiking in the Michaux State Forest, I …

Reports from the Field: Bird Banding

As a part of their outreach after the field school, Academy youth participate in outreach in the areas of education, service work, media engagement, and the creative arts.  Reports from the Field are reports from the youth on those experiences.  In this blog, student Brett reports on his experience assisting during bird banding. by Brett …