vnalamalapu3Feb 4, 20213 min readFinding Entry-Level Science Communication PositionsI studied biology at a college where, for most people, medicine and research were the only imaginable ways forward. By my second year, I...
vnalamalapu3Jan 27, 20212 min readThe Giving Tree and the Not-Giving BoyLast week, I encountered the idea of reciprocal relationships with the environment for what felt like the first time. I was reading...
vnalamalapu3Nov 6, 20202 min readWhen Goats Fly and Wildlife Management SucceedsThe densely forested foothills of the Olympics steeply descend into the clear, cool waters of Lake Crescent. The area is rich with...
vnalamalapu3Aug 20, 20201 min readFloaters and Their Unwinnable GamesI cross the threshold of my front door into a burst of sunlight. I blink a few times and look around. All is as it was—asphalt punctuated...
vnalamalapu3Jul 20, 20202 min readAn Ode to Old Man's BeardThe air is still and heavy with a dense fog. My ears are alert, listening for the soft pad of paws on soil or the distinctive snap of a...
vnalamalapu3Jun 7, 20202 min readErratic Rock, Erratic TimesA few meters into Olympic National Park’s Heather Park Trail, I came across a weary, elderly man. “Are you hiking to Halfway Rock?” I...
vnalamalapu3May 25, 20202 min readSea Breezes: A Runner's FoeOn one of my few daily excursions out of my house during this time of COVID-19 and stay at home orders, I go for a run. Some days, I run...