I feel more and more each day that the work Ive been doing here at the Carson City, NV BLM is meaningful and important. Now you add to this sensation a wonderful crew and mentor and you tend to look forward to work everyday. My favourite thing so far about my time here is the ever-changing nature of our work. Every week is something new and exciting and nearly every day we see or do something different. I love being immersed in a job I feel is challenging and meaningful while also getting to spend this time with others that share my enthusiasm and sense of wonder for the natural world. The first time we saw a Great Basin Collared Lizard it was as if we were all seeing a lizard for the first time. Out came the video cameras, pictures being snapped, fingers being pointed. The lizard, who eventually became known as Wowsosaurus, even let me touch his back. The thing I treasure most about my work here is that while we are working, which is generally fun in itself, we get to see, learn, and experience so much. Its like work, school, and play all in one. I couldn’t have asked for a better career starter!