My time over the last month here in Kemmerer, Wyoming has been spent on various range projects. I have had the opportunity to measure green line stubble heights as an indication of livestock rotations, maintained fence for a wildlife habitat refuge, implemented step point intercepts in an attempt to gather hard quantitative data for permit renewals, analyzed utilization on areas previously grazed this growing season, and experienced the most rain Wyoming has ever seen.

My responsibilities working for the BLM this summer mostly consist of vegetation monitoring. So far I have been conducting the 17 indicator health assessment on rangelands to begin the permit renewal process for Cow/Calf producers and sheep producers that run on public land. I have also had the opportunity to participate in MIM (Multiple indicator Monitoring) on stream banks. This is a test of bank stability by plant composition and species.