{"id":10907,"date":"2012-03-15T08:28:54","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T15:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=10907"},"modified":"2012-03-15T08:28:55","modified_gmt":"2012-03-15T15:28:55","slug":"memoirs-of-a-clm-intern-part-1-seeds-of-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=10907","title":{"rendered":"Memoirs of a CLM Intern–Part 1: Seeds of Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

In addition to the valuable career experience gained through the Chicago Botanic Garden’s Conservation and Land Management (CLM) Internship program, there are plenty of good times to be had as a CLM intern! Check it out–this is a brief\u00a0overview of an exciting\u00a0program\u00a0which engages CLM interns in a significant nationwide conservation effort. More information can be found at the following website: www.nps.gov\/plants\/SOS<\/a>.<\/p>\n

PARTICIPATION IN THE SEEDS OF SUCCESS (SOS) PROGRAM.<\/strong> This conservation effort primarly involves collecting seeds of native plants to develop native plant material for restoration purposes. Collecting the seeds of\u00a0some chaparral species–coffeeberry, toyon,\u00a0fairy-lantern, and redbud–in\u00a0the Sierra foothills of central California\u00a0have been enjoyable, but I can’t say that for all of them\u00a0like tarweed\/rosinweed and hollyleaf redberry, which leave your hands sticky or slimy and scratched, respectively. Another part of the\u00a0SOS\u00a0program has been collecting voucher specimens.<\/p>\n

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Collecting coffeeberry fruits (Frangula californica)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Drying fruits of toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fruits and seeds of white fairy's lantern (Calochortus albus)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sun revealing seeds inside the fruit of western redbud (Cercis orbiculata)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sticky rosinweed (Calycadenia multiglandulosa)...yes, it is sticky!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fruits and seeds of hollyleaf redberry (Rhamnus ilicifolia)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Counting seeds to determine an estimate of the total number collected<\/p><\/div>\n

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Pressing voucher specimens of creeping sage (Salvia sonomensis)<\/p><\/div>\n

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