{"id":10115,"date":"2011-11-03T12:07:08","date_gmt":"2011-11-03T19:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=10115"},"modified":"2011-11-03T12:07:08","modified_gmt":"2011-11-03T19:07:08","slug":"open-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=10115","title":{"rendered":"Open spaces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My CLM internship has been a very significant learning experience. Being my first time working for a federal agency, I got to see first-hand what the work environment was like, as well as the sort of things that the BLM deals with on a regular basis. My mentor, Mel Schroeder, was very helpful in teaching me about the processes that go on and the frustrations and benefits of working there. As an intern, I got to be out in the field a lot, so I was able to enhance many of my field skills and also build many new ones.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?attachment_id=10119\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10119\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10119\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2011_09-Montana-trip-fall-708-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2011_09-Montana-trip-fall-708-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2011_09-Montana-trip-fall-708-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2011_09-Montana-trip-fall-708.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Being in eastern Montana was an entirely new thing for me. I am originally from Richmond,VA, but even though I had been in western Montana several times, Miles City, MT was a completely different landscape that I had never experienced before. I enjoyed being in the sagebrush habitat and badlands of the area. The diversity of species was amazing and I enjoyed being able to identify and learn completely new plants, as well as being in pronghorn antelope country!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10117\" style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial;\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/IMG_0939-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/IMG_0939-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/IMG_0939-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/IMG_0939.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This internship allowed me to experience new things and try to narrow my ideas for my career. I made many contacts at the BLM, and my mentor was very supportive in me finding a career that would suit my interests. I look forward to pursuing my interests as I search for jobs, and am hopeful for the possibility of doing another CLM internship in a new location and possibly with a different agency.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10118\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?attachment_id=10118\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10118\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10118\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10118\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2011_09-Montana-trip-fall-084-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2011_09-Montana-trip-fall-084-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2011_09-Montana-trip-fall-084-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/2011_09-Montana-trip-fall-084.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trip to the Grand Tetons to see the aspens in fall colors<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Brooke Stallings<\/p>\n<p>BLM Miles City, Montana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My CLM internship has been a very significant learning experience. 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