Meet Anna, an education specialist, who is one of the 2024/25 six-month volunteers on Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll).
Hi all! I’m thrilled to be volunteering on Midway Atoll this winter! I have a background in environmental conservation and education, and have been working with song and seabirds for the past six years, on islands off the US East coast and in the North and Baltic seas.
I heard about the albatross monitoring project and habitat restoration efforts on Midway Atoll from past volunteers that I had the pleasure of working with elsewhere, and despite their rave reviews, Midway has surpassed my expectations. It is an honor to work on conservation and habitat restoration efforts that so directly help our seabird neighbors, and to do so on a beautiful island, with curious white terns overhead and grumpy Bonin petrels underfoot, is nothing short of magical. From treating botulism-sick Laysan ducks, to weeding non-native plants in restoration areas, to monitoring monk seals, to cheering the first sightings of returning albatrosses, Midway Atoll is full of life, history, and potential, and I am very excited to be here!
Article written by Anna Karapin-Springorum and Krystal Winn