OSU graduate student Jay Burtka was accepted into the US Fish and Wildlife Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) in May as a student biologist intern. She worked at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in Sasabe, AZ, and is currently stationed at the Texas Mid-Coast Refuge Complex in Brazoria, Texas. This position provides training towards a career with USFWS as a refuge biologist. Jay has been able to assist conservation efforts for endangered species, such as the Masked Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus ridgwai), the Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), and the Pima Pineapple cactus (Coryphantha scheeri var. robustispina).