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<\/a>Sunrise at the Grand Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n
Back at work after the 4th<\/sup> of July weekend, seed collecting has become slim-pickings due to the heat and high speed winds that have been blasting the desert and its flora. There are only two collecting trips left before the August\/September lull and we will be collecting Larrea tridentata<\/em>, Krameria sp<\/em>., and Eriogonum fasiculatum<\/em>. By the end of these trips, our seed collection count will be around 100 collections, which isn\u2019t too shady when our goal for the season was set at 50 collections. Later, in November, it will be time to monitor and collect some of the common Atriplex sp.<\/em> that seed in the fall.<\/p>\n At the Iron Mountains with Tommy and Josh<\/p><\/div>\n With SOS collecting finishing up, the team is getting involved with floristic surveys that the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (RSABG) has been contracted to do in the San Bernadino Mountains. This means that the team will split up and get mixed in with ever changing small groups of garden staff that get sent out to the various locations under survey. It will be a great opportunity to experience floristic survey work, learn new plants in a new environment, and work with various RSABG staff and interns.<\/p>\n San Bernadino Mountains<\/p><\/div>\n – Jackie McConnaughy<\/p>\n SOS Intern at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont, CA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let me start this blog entry with a huge thank you to Krissa Skogen and Marian Hofherr for a wonderful training week at the Grand Canyon. As part of one of the SOS teams with an early start date, it … Continue reading <\/a><\/a>