Hi everyone! My name is Whitney Sanchez and I am interning as a blog writer at the Ogden Nature Center. For the next four months I will be posting blogs and keeping you updated on what is going on at this beautiful nature preserve on 12^th Street.

Though my formal relationship with the Nature Center has just begun, my informal relationship began long ago. When I was very young my parents would take my brothers and me to explore at the Nature Center. I still remember going down birdhouse trail, it felt much longer back then, and admiring the beautiful birdhouses people had managed to create. I always wanted to make one, maybe now I will. 

When I was in the first grade I entered an art contest held by the Nature Center and won! I remember painting the trees with my watercolors and being so nervous to submit it. When I won I received a box of cards from the Nature Center that I still have in my memory box.

I have always loved coming to the Nature Center and have volunteered for big events like the Earth Day Celebration. I am looking forward to the opportunity to work closely with the Nature Center staff and learning more about what the center brings to our community. I cannot wait to go on nature walks, to classes, and to learn about the wildlife we have right here in Ogden.

In my personal life I have two dogs and three cats.  I am a senior at Weber State University and will graduate this April with a degree in technical writing and communications. I am looking forward to graduation, but I am also nervous about the changes it will bring.

After graduation I am getting married and moving half-way around the world. My fiancé is in the Navy and we recently received orders to Souda Bay, Greece. We will be leaving around August and are enjoying learning about culture on the island of Crete in preparation for our departure.   But for the next four months, this little tucked away island of open space in Ogden will be my home away from home!