{"id":17278,"date":"2012-06-14T12:29:12","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T19:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=17278"},"modified":"2012-06-14T12:29:12","modified_gmt":"2012-06-14T19:29:12","slug":"in-the-heart-of-the-mojave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=17278","title":{"rendered":"In the Heart of the Mojave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The BLM Needles Field Office is know as the &#8220;Heart of the Mojave Desert&#8221;.\u00a0 While my main project is associated with\u00a0Mojave Fringe-toed Lizards I have had the opportunity to visit quite a few interesting places within the Field Office, and see a lot of the biological diversity that the Mojave Desert has to offer.\u00a0 This blog post is going to be purely a photo-essay of some of my experiences during my internship so far:<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17278 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0116.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0116-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17279\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17279'>\n\t\t\t\tDesert Horned Lizard (Phyrnosoma platyrhinos)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0149.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0149-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17282\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17282'>\n\t\t\t\tUnknown annual at Coyote Holes\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0077.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0077-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17283\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17283'>\n\t\t\t\tLudlow Dunes\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0106.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0106-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17284\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17284'>\n\t\t\t\tRunning vegetation plots at Coyote Holes with Lara\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0062.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0062-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17304\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17304'>\n\t\t\t\tFanleaf Crinklemat (Tiquilia plicata) at Cadiz Dunes\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0112.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0112-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17307\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17307'>\n\t\t\t\tThe sand-blown lava fields surrounding Amboy Crater\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0057.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0057-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17322\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17322'>\n\t\t\t\tBirdcage Primrose (Oenothera deltoides) at Cadiz Dunes\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0032.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0032-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17325\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17325'>\n\t\t\t\tMFTL hiding at Ludlow Dunes\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0136.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/IMG_0136-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17326\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17326'>\n\t\t\t\tKelso Dunes in the Mojave Nat&#8217;l Preserve\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am definitely looking forward to the CLM Workshop out in Chicago next week, it will be a great opportunity to network and meet all of the other interns with CBG this year.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff<\/p>\n<p>BLM Needles Field Office<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BLM Needles Field Office is know as the &#8220;Heart of the Mojave Desert&#8221;.\u00a0 While my main project is associated with\u00a0Mojave Fringe-toed Lizards I have had the opportunity to visit quite a few interesting places within the Field Office, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=17278\">Continue reading <span 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