As a park ranger, Alexa helps visitors discover what makes Oscar Scherer State Park special. Sometimes that starts at the visitor center, where they can learn about the park and the plants and animals that inhabit it. Most visitors want to know more about the Florida scrub-jays. Alexa is happy to share pointers for hiking the trails and seeing the birds, which live only in scrubby flatwoods in Florida.
As a member of the FLCC, she worked in Project A.N.T. as a non-native plant terminator. She learned a lot about plants that don’t belong in natural habitats and how to safely remove them. She also helped recruit volunteers and work with other staff members on a strike team that conducts prescribed fires.
“My very first week in AmeriCorps I helped to build a trail extension here in Oscar Scherer State Park. It was in the middle of July and it was hot, hard work. But it was so rewarding to see the end product,” said Alexa. “Today, I am able to walk on that trail and know that I will be able to walk that trail for many years to come.”
