{"id":56894,"date":"2014-07-16T09:09:26","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T16:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=56894"},"modified":"2014-07-16T09:09:26","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T16:09:26","slug":"hot-weather-and-cool-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=56894","title":{"rendered":"Hot Weather and Cool Water"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been hotter than a billy goat’s backside in a pepper patch! \u00a0Monday peaked at 101, yesterday was 104, and it doesn’t look like today will be much better.<\/p>\n

Because of this, we have been having to pick our seed scouting and collecting locations wisely (in terms of shade and elevation). \u00a0It appears that a lot of the lowland species are all tapped out, if not prime for the picking right now. We have gotten lucky the past few days and stumbled upon 4 new species (Trifolium microcephalum,\u00a0Juncus effusus,\u00a0Eriogonum nudum,\u00a0Sedum spathulifolium<\/em>) that we had not previously scouted out, but located at the perfect collecting time.<\/p>\n

Another location requirement we have been calling to our attention is water sources. \u00a0Not only is this due to species flourishing along creeks, rivers, and lakes later on in the season, but also because there are fewer things in this world better than jumping into ice cold water on a scorching hot day. \u00a0A quick dip in a snow melt river can keep you collecting seeds for hours in the peak heat of the day.<\/p>\n

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Rainie Falls on The Wild and Scenic Rouge River<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Wild and Scenic Illinois River<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mentzelia laevicaulis<\/em> (Blazing Star)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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