The drizzle fest has ceased and the hot and sunny days of summer have arrived in north east Wyoming.  These days I’m continuing my work on projects I started in May which includes checking on raptor nests, tracking sage grouse, and assessing habitat for sage grouse.  I’ve recently started some new projects which includes surveying prairie dog towns for mountain plovers and burrowing owls.  I haven’t seen any plovers yet but did see my first burrowing owl last week which was pretty sweet.  The past couple weeks I’ve also been assisting with the Upton Summer Discovery Partnership which is a partnership between the BLM and the town of Upton school system.  We work together in teaching sixth through eighth graders from Upton about wildlife biology, astronomy, GPS/Mapping technology, and other related subjects.  I was a little nervous at first, as this kind of work is out of my comfort zone, but after interacting with the kids for a bit I was set at ease as they were all great and excited to be outdoors.