Well hiya Stranger!<\/p>\n
My mentor just sent me home with a carrot cake for my birthday.\u00a0 Isn\u2019t that awesome?\u00a0 My mom makes me carrot cakes for my birthday back home in Georgia.\u00a0 I\u2019m so thankful for my mentor and other coworkers\/friends for making Idaho feel like home.\u00a0 \u201cIdahome\u201d to quote Avery\u2019s last blog post.\u00a0 In fact, I\u2019m writing this post in a bit of a hurry so I can get a ticket to see our coworker, Peter, in a local musical. Avery, Taters and I will be departing for Yellowstone in the morning.<\/p>\n
Tough life right?\u00a0 I promise, I\u2019ve been learning a tremendous amount of information recently, and doing good work.\u00a0 Yesterday, we went out with the fire ecologist to see fire rehab projects at different stages of succession.\u00a0 Talking with her about the fire mitigation and rehabilitation projects she is working on was extremely fascinating.\u00a0 To continue the Idahome theme, it was heart warming to hear her perspective and well wishes for us young conservation scientists.<\/p>\n
The four work days before that were spent training and working with local experts to identify and interpret wetland\/riparian features, and to assess their current and potential functioning condition.\u00a0 It was very rewarding to feel like an active part of their team, and to discuss management options to best conserve these sensitive areas.<\/p>\n
The above only captures a fraction of the incredible experience that I am having during this internship.\u00a0 To summarize, I\u2019m feeling very inspired and grateful.\u00a0 Thank you for reading.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Kleinman<\/p>\n
Jarbidge Field Office<\/p>\n
Bureau of Land Management<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well hiya Stranger! My mentor just sent me home with a carrot cake for my birthday.\u00a0 Isn\u2019t that awesome?\u00a0 My mom makes me carrot cakes for my birthday back home in Georgia.\u00a0 I\u2019m so thankful for my mentor and other … Continue reading