{"id":19196,"date":"2012-09-18T12:34:37","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T19:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=19196"},"modified":"2012-09-18T12:36:22","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T19:36:22","slug":"all-over-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=19196","title":{"rendered":"All Over Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s great to be able to measure and monitor a plant population that has been studied for many years and see whether the population is improving or declining. Working at the Colorado state office, we have the amazing opportunity to visit various sites, meet new people from all over Colorado, and work with other field offices. These are some of the places that we have visited this summer. On each of our trips I learn something new about the state of Colorado and my amazement by the beauty of the colors of the soil of the mountains never ceases to amaze me. I\u2019ve finally come to the realization that I am actually not in a dream working as a CLM Intern for the BLM Colorado State Office, but that \u00a0THIS IS reality and truthfully it feels awesome!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Monitoring rare <em>Penstemon<\/em> species only found on the tops of precarious sand dunes that seem to almost melt away when too much weight has been pressed upon it.\u00a0 And the list of locations goes on and on&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19197\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?attachment_id=19197\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19197\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19197\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19197\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/colorado-2012-031-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"monitoring and assessing one of our plots in Kremmling\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/colorado-2012-031-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/colorado-2012-031-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/colorado-2012-031-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/colorado-2012-031.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">monitoring and assessing one of our plots in Kremmling<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19198\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?attachment_id=19198\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19198\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19198\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19198\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/colorado-2012-119-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of myself in Fairplay, Colorado while monitoring Eutrema penlandii\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/colorado-2012-119-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/colorado-2012-119-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/colorado-2012-119-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/colorado-2012-119.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture of myself in Fairplay, Colorado while monitoring <em>Eutrema penlandii<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19199\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?attachment_id=19199\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19199\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19199\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19199\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/colorado-2012-105-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"At Mosquitoes Gulch, we saw plenty of Pika gathering grass and hay.\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/colorado-2012-105-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/colorado-2012-105-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/colorado-2012-105-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/colorado-2012-105.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At Mosquitoes Gulch, we saw plenty of pika gathering grass and hay.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19200\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?attachment_id=19200\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19200\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19200\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19200\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCN1127-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Meeker, Colorado trip monitoring plot for the Physaria congesta\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCN1127-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCN1127-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCN1127-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCN1127.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19200\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meeker, Colorado trip monitoring plot for the <em>Physaria congesta<\/em> (scientific name has probably changed based on the USDA PLANTS website)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_19201\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?attachment_id=19201\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19201\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19201\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-19201\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCN1324-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Pine Valley Ranch Conifer, Colorado\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCN1324-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/DSCN1324-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19201\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pine Valley Ranch Conifer, Colorado&#8230;which is a little closer to the State Office.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Happy Travels!<\/p>\n<p>Darnisha Coverson<\/p>\n<p>BLM State Office Colorado<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s great to be able to measure and monitor a plant population that has been studied for many years and see whether the population is improving or declining. 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