Beth Behnken

Hi Twitter! It's been a while. I was wondering if anyone has experience with AmeriCorps, specifically doing environmental education? I'd love to hear from anyone with advice or thoughts on the work/organization. Thank you!

Thank you @NOAA_CINMS for hosting my during my internship! I'm so grateful to have gotten this opportunity. #ENVIR492

@klam6_uw So glad you got the opportunity to check out my project Katie. Thank you for tuning in! #ENVIR492

Climate change often affects many different communities simply because of how intertwined they all are, so it’s always important to asses how they all interact with each other. Thank you Beth for presenting, I enjoyed it! #POECap

The next presentation I attended was @BehnkenBeth’s project on black abalone and how various stakeholders interact with the species #POECap

@vanessa_school I agree! Older and wiser:-) #ENVIR492 so happy for all of us to have accomplished a huge goal! #capstone

@am_le17 Another word of advice to anyone who reads this - don't forget to transfer your contacts or any important info from your UW email into your main email/google drivr so that you can maintain those connections!! #ENVIR490 #ENVIR492

@BehnkenBeth Second this! Capstone is an incredible opportunity that hands you all sorts of connections that will be easier to maintain

My capstone project opened a lot of doors for me and it was an opportunity to build my resume. To any #ENVIR490 students - take advantage of the connections that you will make and the skills you will obtain from your project. #capstone #POEcap #ENVIR492

Bittersweet for sure. Thank you Sean for your guidance and for making online capstone the best it could be!! #ENVIR492

@angielai21 I love this Angie! It is a really amazing opportunity that I'm really grateful to have had. #ENVIR492

I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting now that #POEcap is almost over so here’s some advice: Try to not get too overwhelmed by the process! Take full advantage of this incredible opportunity. Do something you’re passionate about and you can’t go wrong #ENVIR492

Check out this GBH I saw today in Olympia!

@LRzajeva Of course!! I'm glad to help:-)

@BehnkenBeth AHHHHH THANK YOU BETH!!

If any PoE student knows how to access GIS or other mapping resources.....would definitely appreciate any help accessing those 🙂 #ENVIR492

@esiang23 Thank you Emily! That is a good idea :-)

@BehnkenBeth this is kind of a typical answer anyone would give, but you can always reach out to a counselor at the career center! i’m sure they’d be able to help you navigate what you wanna do!

I'm very interested in pursuing a career in social science and am wondering who I could turn to for assistance? Anyone have a suggestion?! #oralhistory #ENVIR492

@VileisisAnn Thank you very much Ann!

@BehnkenBeth Hi Beth, there are different answers for different phases of history. Before colonization, black #abalone --being the only intertidal species-- would have been the most accessible and therefore its meat used for food and its shells used for tools, adornment and ceremonies.

@VileisisAnn historically, how important has black abalone been to the economy of California or to the Western portion of the US? Thank you for your expertise! #ENVIR492

I really enjoyed listening to Isabel's presentation. Very informative and thorough! Thank you for sharing your work. #ENVIR492 #POEcap

@AmyLinPoE Love that you decided to share your glow up! It looks awesome :-) #ENVIR492

I've been learning about sea stars in my shellfish biology class so I'm excited to learn more about Maddie's project! #POEcap #ENVIR492

@naeemahzak Hi Naeemah! The primary stakeholders indicated in this project would be former abalone fishermen & Indigenous communities! But also anyone who has participated in recreational fishing of black abs. #POEcap #ENVIR492

Looking forward to the symposium tonight! #envir492 #POEcap