AIP graduate Shannon Hester '23 of Bayonne, New Jersey, was published on The Hoboken Girl, a website dedicated to all things Hoboken and Jersey City. In "How to Spend a Nature-Inspired Day in Hoboken" she share unique ways to get involved with nature in your community.

"When was the last time you went outside and stopped to smell the roses?" she asks. "It can be so simple: get outside!"

Hester encourages readers to get involved with nature in their community by instituting a green hour, trying wildlife photography, and becoming a citizen scientist—just to name a few. Hester's AIP field work took place at Bronx Zoo.