What an exciting summer it was for more than 50 young adults who participated in the Latino Heritage Internship Program (LHIP) and the Mosaics In Science Internship Program (MIS) last summer. The annual Career and Leadership Workshop took place at the U.S. Department of the Interior building in Washington, DC, from August 1 to Aug. 3, 2022. The week was filled with engaging presentations, networking opportunities, and activities. One of the highlights for many was getting to meet both the U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and the National Park Service Director Chuck Sams.
Throughout the summer, interns worked on projects that varied from researching monarch butterflies to aiding in community outreach, writing social media posts, developing interpretive programs, analyzing the night sky, documenting historic buildings, and much more. These individuals are passionate and dedicated to protecting our natural, cultural, historical, and recreational resources. Programs like LHIP and MIS help the National Park Service provide opportunities to people from underserved and underrepresented communities and diverse backgrounds.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service