It’s great to be able to measure and monitor a plant population that has been studied for many years and see whether the population is improving or declining. Working at the Colorado state office, we have the amazing opportunity to visit various sites, meet new people from all over Colorado, and work with other field offices. These are some of the places that we have visited this summer. On each of our trips I learn something new about the state of Colorado and my amazement by the beauty of the colors of the soil of the mountains never ceases to amaze me. I’ve finally come to the realization that I am actually not in a dream working as a CLM Intern for the BLM Colorado State Office, but that THIS IS reality and truthfully it feels awesome!
Monitoring rare Penstemon species only found on the tops of precarious sand dunes that seem to almost melt away when too much weight has been pressed upon it. And the list of locations goes on and on….
monitoring and assessing one of our plots in Kremmling
Picture of myself in Fairplay, Colorado while monitoring Eutrema penlandii
At Mosquitoes Gulch, we saw plenty of pika gathering grass and hay.
Meeker, Colorado trip monitoring plot for the Physaria congesta (scientific name has probably changed based on the USDA PLANTS website)
Pine Valley Ranch Conifer, Colorado…which is a little closer to the State Office.
Happy Travels!
Darnisha Coverson
BLM State Office Colorado