I learned how to calculate population growth in ecology using multiple different equations based on what growth pattern the population is following. While I’m not the best at using the equations currently, I have been able to successfully use them to calculate population growth in various scenarios. I hope to use this knowledge in my future career with wildlife. Something I have learned in the last month is that I feel much better when I make an active effort to get out of the dorms and out into the woods more often. Back home, I love the deserts and the ocean more than any other regions, and the woods along the river are the closest equivalent on campus. I’ve been struggling to find ways to get work done while being stuck in the dorms all the time. I’ve noticed my productivity goes down when I’m inside most of the time. I’ve been making an effort to get out more and to make a more structured schedule to deal with this as well as including more frequent interspersed exercise breaks rather than only doing long workout sessions in order to keep me awake and focused. Something I have achieved is that I have been able to photograph all three snake species recorded from campus in the last week and got some of my best wildlife photos yet including photos of an unsuccessful predation event by an eastern garter snake on an eastern toad, my first photos of a Dekay’s brown snake, and a basking Northern Water snake. I also was able to get my best blue jay shot yet. While they are common birds, I have not had much luck with them in the past when it came to photos, so it was nice to be able to get a good shot of them.