Hello from Twin Falls Idaho! these past two months of this internship have been a great learning experience for me. I have learned so many skills that I will be useful for me in the future when I am looking for a career. The crew has
helped me in more ways than I can imagine without them I would have no idea what I was doing or if I was doing it correctly. Just last week we explored all over the field office and as a result we traveled down to the Bruneu River Wilderness and looked for the Bruneu River Phlox which only grows in this area along steep cliff walls. However, in order to get to the river we had to take a grueling 3 hour drive through the entire field office which eventually led to the Bruneu River Cherrystem which is as steep and rocky of a road as you can get. After taking some pictures from the top of the canyon we descended the slope and made it to the river. We all put on our life jackets and waded downstream to look for the elusive phlox. The life jackets were necessary in order to cross the deeper holes. However, after looking all day we could not find any sign of the phlox and we had to head back home. It was a great trip and I’m glad I got to see more of the area I am working and still find ways to enjoy this type of work. I’m very grateful for the opportunity to work through the CLM program and I know that all of this hard work and experience will pay off.