My Summer With the National Park Service

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My name is Collin Beckham and I am currently a student at Northern Arizona University working towards a parks and recreation management degree. I am from Cave Creek, Arizona and I can definitely say that I love Arizona with all my heart. I love being outdoors and going on adventures, whether it be backpacking across Catalina Island or through Arizona, snorkeling in the great Barrier Reef or Hawaii, or just going out into the desert behind my house to explore. I genuinely enjoy meeting new people and am always up for a good conversation. I feel extremely grateful to be given the chance to serve the National Parks Service for my summer break, especially when I get to be in the Verde Valley at Montezuma Well, Montezuma Castle, and the Verde River, some of the most amazing places in the country!

Montezuma Well

July 24, 2016 Posted by: Collin Beckham

Another great day of interpretation at Montezuma Well!

 

Tree Trimming, Ditch cleaning, and Camera Checking

July 18, 2016 Posted by: Collin Beckham

Montezuma Well was bustling with activity today as there was the Arizona Youth Conservation Corps, a youth group from The Nature Conservancy called “LEAF,” the archaeologists Matt and Lucas, the natural resource crew, the Hopi Masons, Tim Yates from maintenance, and myself.

 

Interpretation

July 01, 2016 Posted by: Collin Beckham

I started today off at Montezuma Castle with more interpretation...

 

Natural Resources Day 2

June 19, 2016 Posted by: Collin Beckham

Another great day with the natural resource department! The day started off with Hannah Siroky, Dan Batha, and myself changing out hummingbird feeders at Montezuma castle...

 

Natural Resources

June 19, 2016 Posted by: Collin Beckham

Today was spent with the natural resources division at Tuzigoot. The day started off with me and three employees from natural resources going out into the marshlands around Tuzigoot...

 

Montezuma Well Maintenance

June 15, 2016 Posted by: Collin Beckham

Week two is off to an excellent start! Today started off with some weed pulling on a plot of land near Montezuma Well...

 

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