{"id":17809,"date":"2012-07-03T13:22:45","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T20:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=17809"},"modified":"2012-07-03T13:22:45","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T20:22:45","slug":"how-the-west-was-won","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=17809","title":{"rendered":"How the west was won"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I was talking to a professional blogger and he told me, \u201cWhen in doubt, put a list into your blog.\u00a0 Those always work.\u201d So here we go:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Top 5 new plants in no particular order (I thought about doing \u201cthings I left at the hotel in Chicago\u201d but it would have been longer then 5):<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1.)Indian paintbrush (Castilleja spp.)<\/em> The colorful bracts are beautiful, I\u2019ve seen a bunch of different colors so far and I can\u2019t really pick a favorite. I recently learned they were parasitic which is pretty nifty.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2.)Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata)<\/em> Okay, its everywhere but it smells amazing and its fascinating to see a climax ecosystem where sagebrush is the big kahuna instead of oak\/beech which is what I\u2019m used to seeing<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3.)Pineapple-weed (Matricaria disocidea)<\/em> Smells amazing, highly recommend you find some.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4.)Sego lily (Calochortus nuttallii)<\/em> A really pretty delicate flower, almost seems out of place in some harsher areas<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

5.)Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) <\/em>Finally this guy, we only have a bit on our BLM land but its really nice to be in a forest because I\u2019ve found out that shade is a luxury in the basin.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I would just like to start out by thanking all of the staff and interns at the workshop.\u00a0 It was really an amazing experience to talk to other interns and see who they are and what they are doing with their own internship.\u00a0 I was really amazed at the amount of knowledge and dedication to natural resources that the other interns had, as well as just being awesome people (especially the Nates\u2026.but I may be biased).\u00a0 After meeting with a number of interns it really inspired me to look a lot harder at the prospect of grad school, thanks for the motivation guys! I\u2019m really looking forward to doing some camping with some of the WY, CO, and UT crews.\u00a0 The\u00a0CBG was amazing; I could have spent all day in the greenhouses just looking at all the impressive adaptations.\u00a0 All and all I couldn\u2019t have asked for a better week, it was really eye opening and inspiring. Fast forward to this week and EVERYTHING IS ON FIRE!!!!…..okay that was a bit much but as someone coming from NJ it feels like that\u2019s the case.\u00a0 On Tuesday morning the Worland BLM had its first large fire and everyone just jumped into action, these guys do not mess around! The office has been pretty empty the past few days because everyone is either out on the fire or playing some support role.\u00a0 The whole basin has been smoked out from the local fire as well as the fires from CO.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been learning fire terminology (like tanker means an airplane, not a truck), firefighting methods, as well as reading up on post burn weed control to prevent noxious weeds from coming up after the burn and dominating the area. Its been a pretty crazy couple of days but hopefully the fire can be contained and everyone can stay safe. \u00a0I\u2019ll end this with lots of random pictures I\u2019ve been meaning to upload. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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-Nate T<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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