 Intern
Cody (Bradley) Bliss – Trout Unlimited,
Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, and Wallop’s
Island
Whether diving on the
coral reefs of Honduras, training zebra
sharks, or collecting macro-invertebrates to
analyze the health of a stream, Cody Bliss
believes in getting outside experience to
complement his course work.
A
senior biology major with a concentration in
marine biology, Bliss is now completing his
third internship. He feels all of the
experiences have allowed him to gain a sense
of direction and explore different areas.
Each experience was unique and together they
provided him an opportunity to use a broad
range of skills. Even though his internships
were major commitments, he enjoyed aspects
of all of them.
His first internship was at the Pittsburgh
Zoo & Aquarium in the summer of 2008. He
applied for and received a stipend to help
him with some of the expenses as it was an
unpaid internship. He worked part-time in
the aquarium in the open ocean and the
tropical salt water areas.
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Intern Megan Kepler - Clinton County
Conservation District and Pennsylvania Fish
& Boat Commission
“My internship was a stepping-stone.”
Internships serve as bridges between college
and the real world. The benefits are
endless, as one recent Lock Haven University graduate has learned.
Megan Kepler graduated from the Biology
Department in the fall of 2009. Kepler’s
first internship was with the Clinton
County Conservation District
where she worked with acid mine drainage.
Her most recent internship was with the
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission this
past summer.
During Kepler’s time with the Commission,
she assisted in assessing the recovery of a
local stream impacted by a sodium hydroxide
spill. Initially, the Commission predicted
that the stream would be back to normal in
six years; however, according to Kepler,
they soon discovered recovery was taking
place a lot slower than anticipated.
“There was a lot more going on than expected
that is affecting the recovery,” said Kepler.
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