Jan 18 to Jan 24

Hours worked:
Sunday-
Monday- 4
Tuesday- 1
Wednesday- 2
Thursday- 7
Friday- 6
Saturday-

Total: 20

Accomplishments:
1. Finished draft one of the Junior Ranger Booklets
I took two days off last week (Saturday and Sunday) and I definitely felt refreshed and creatively ready to jump back in. The last couple of days were especially productive, partially because I could see the end in sight (well, one of them at least).

I really appreciate this opportunity to grow as a designer, particularly this “creativity on demand” skills set. Part of me tells myself I should be open to working whenever inspiration hits (like 11pm on a Sunday night) but another part of me thinks it’s a healthier working situation if I can designate specific times to do NOCA projects. Otherwise, I’ll just think about NOCA and work all the time. I imagine this is an interesting experience for you as a supervisor, figuring out how to manage a position that relies heavily on new ideas, creativity, and production time. You’ve done a good job in being understanding and allowing me flexibility with my schedule. So thank you!

In any case, as I’ve mentioned in various e-mails, I’m really proud of how the booklets have turned out thus far.

-I also went to the office on Thursday. The only person to check in from Interp was Joyce, but it was still good to spend a full day working at HQ and seeing everyone. Plus, I was able to access historic images from our external hard drive and print off proofs of the booklets.

-Took care of various travel logistics for the RLN meeting in February as well as the George Wright Society.

-I had a lunch meeting on Friday with Shane Farnor from NPCA—I wanted to pick his brain about our green passport initiative, in conjunction with their Do Your Part Parks campaign. While he’s not directly working with that project, I did get two good contacts to follow up with. As always, I believe it’s good for me to start building relationships with our park partners.


For next week, Jan 18 to Jan 24
1. Design Junior Ranger certificate
2. Return to the Digital Image Library proposal?
3. Prep work on the green passport idea- immediate goal, create a handout to use at our Climate Change workshop next month, to generate support from other NOCA staff.
4. Misc logistics like making minor edits to the EBLA bird checklist, registering for GWS, etc etc.