{"id":19308,"date":"2012-09-18T13:02:05","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T20:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=19308"},"modified":"2012-09-18T13:02:05","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T20:02:05","slug":"from-mayapple-to-artr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=19308","title":{"rendered":"From Mayapple to ARTR."},"content":{"rendered":"

Coming from the East, I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect from the Colorado Plateau. Now that I\u2019ve been here for three months, I\u2019ve gotten to explore the epic landscape and familiarize myself with the flora and fauna of canyon country.<\/p>\n

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I remember my first field day when I saw sagebrush and tamarisk for the first time and wasn\u2019t quite sure what they were.\u00a0 As I am approaching the end of my internship, I am able to see how much I\u2019ve learned about this ecosystem and have fallen in love with Colorado (which, considering there are so many beautiful outdoors activities within a few hour radius\u2026is not hard!).<\/p>\n

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I have really enjoyed my work as a range technician.\u00a0 The focus of my internship has been evaluating the health of BLM land.\u00a0 We look at soil, erosion, and vegetation, as well as the potential of the land the provide habitat for the Gunnison Sage Grouse.\u00a0 I\u2019ve gotten to collaborate with the range staff and ecologists and have learned so much about how the BLM manages for livestock and grouse.<\/p>\n

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Glade Park Assessment.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fawn sleeping in the sagebrush.<\/p><\/div>\n

I\u2019ve also accompanied other biologists in the field and learned about rare plant surveys, bighorn sheep radio-telemetry, and fire-effects monitoring.<\/p>\n

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<\/strong>I learned to identify a lot of new plants.\u00a0 I had no previous experience identifying grasses in such a dry climate\u2014so I\u2019m always excited when I see one I know and it\u2019s alive!<\/p>\n

I have also gotten to enjoy and explore Colorado.<\/p>\n

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Into Mordor.\"\"<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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I\u2019m sure that you all appreciating this experience as well, but I am so grateful for this opportunity.\u00a0 I love this job and the chance to work with such knowledgeable and passionate people.\u00a0\u00a0 It\u2019s hard to believe that my internship ends in less than two months.\u00a0 I\u2019ll be sad to leave Grand Junction, but I\u2019m excited for the next journey!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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