The BLM Needles Field Office is know as the “Heart of the Mojave Desert”. While my main project is associated with Mojave Fringe-toed Lizards I have had the opportunity to visit quite a few interesting places within the Field Office, and see a lot of the biological diversity that the Mojave Desert has to offer. This blog post is going to be purely a photo-essay of some of my experiences during my internship so far:
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- Desert Horned Lizard (Phyrnosoma platyrhinos)
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- Unknown annual at Coyote Holes
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- Ludlow Dunes
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- Running vegetation plots at Coyote Holes with Lara
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- Fanleaf Crinklemat (Tiquilia plicata) at Cadiz Dunes
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- The sand-blown lava fields surrounding Amboy Crater
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- Birdcage Primrose (Oenothera deltoides) at Cadiz Dunes
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- MFTL hiding at Ludlow Dunes
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- Kelso Dunes in the Mojave Nat’l Preserve
I am definitely looking forward to the CLM Workshop out in Chicago next week, it will be a great opportunity to network and meet all of the other interns with CBG this year.
Jeff
BLM Needles Field Office