{"id":29466,"date":"2013-06-17T11:43:37","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T18:43:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=29466"},"modified":"2013-06-17T11:43:37","modified_gmt":"2013-06-17T18:43:37","slug":"leaving-to-come-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=29466","title":{"rendered":"Leaving to Come Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a full year since I moved to Patagonia, Arizona &#8211; a full cycle of flowering plants and migrating creatures of all sizes. Over this past year, I&#8217;ve become more in touch with the natural cycles and flows than ever before. I tally passing time by what&#8217;s in flower and which winged creature is hanging out in my back yard.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks ago, I left my home in Patagonia for the Seeds of Success training up in Boise, Idaho. I left early in the morning with three other trainees for a two day trek up the Rockies to the Snake River Plain. Along the way we passed through many ecozones: juniper woodlands, high desert plains, salt flats, pine forests, and sagebrush steppe. It was a teaser to be able to drive through these unique ecosystems without having the ability to dedicate the time these areas deserved to explore.<\/p>\n<p>Once arriving in Bosie, I was refreshed to encounter enthusiastic young conservationists, restorationists, ecologists and land managers from all over the west coast. I was lucky enough to connect with naturalists from Oregon, California, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana and discuss the ecosystems we all hailed from.<\/p>\n<p>While in Idaho, I was able to become familiar with the natural world &#8211; the native plants and animals that call the Snake River Plain home. I was impressed to find many flora and fauna that were familiar to me, the exact species that I have been working with in Patagonia.<\/p>\n<p>Patagonia rests in a riparian corridor within the Madrean Archipelago &#8211; a convergence zone of 5 ecozones. I noticed which species seep down the Rockies from Canada to my home: <em>Aquilegia<\/em> spp (columbines), <em>Ribes aureum<\/em> (golden currant), <em>Fallugia paradoxa<\/em> (apache-plume), <em>Penstemon<\/em> spp (penstemon), <em>Prunus virginiana<\/em> (chokecherry), <em>Bouteloua<\/em> spp (grama grasses), <em>Glandularia<\/em> spp (verbena), and many others. I feel more connected with my home now that I know the path\u00a0of many of my neighbors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?attachment_id=29494\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29494\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29494\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1354-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1354-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1354-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?attachment_id=29492\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29492\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29492\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1332-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1332-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1332-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1332-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1332-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?attachment_id=29491\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29491\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29491\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1336-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1336-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1336-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?attachment_id=29490\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29490\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29490\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1420-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1420-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1420-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?attachment_id=29493\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29493\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29493\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1349-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1349-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1349-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1349-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_1349-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a full year since I moved to Patagonia, Arizona &#8211; a full cycle of flowering plants and migrating creatures of all sizes. 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