{"id":62087,"date":"2015-05-13T08:21:58","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T15:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=62087"},"modified":"2015-05-13T08:21:58","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T15:21:58","slug":"first-weeks-at-the-blm-in-prineville-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=62087","title":{"rendered":"First weeks at the BLM in Prineville, Oregon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello from the BLM in Prineville, Oregon! So far, I’ve worked about 3 weeks, and Oregon has been quite a new experience for me. I’m a born and raised Jersey girl, and most familiar with deciduous woodlands of the Northeast; transplanting to the high desert of central OR has been a great change of scenery. Everyone here has been extremely welcoming and friendly.\u00a0 The view of the Cascade Mountains seems to never get old\u00a0 (although a little unsettling being so close to “The Ring of Fire”… )<\/p>\n

In between all the office training sessions, I have been getting a crash course in sagebrush habitat by going out with a greater sage grouse habitat assessment team.\u00a0 Every time I get in the field, I become a little more familiar with the brand new plant and wildlife species.<\/p>\n

I have also gone to monitor a seemingly inactive bald eagle nest on three occasions, situated on the side of a mountain. The nest was empty the first two visits, but on the third visit, two subadults gave me quite a show. They are approximately 4 years old and appeared to be exploring the area around the old nest as a potential new territory.<\/p>\n

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Subadult bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus<\/em>)<\/p><\/div>\n

In the near future, my main task will be to conduct wildlife clearances in areas overrun with Western Juniper (Juniperus occidentalis<\/em>). These areas need to be thinned out to create healthier sagebrush habitat for species that rely on sagebrush, such as the pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis<\/i>)\u00a0<\/i>and greater sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)<\/i>. \u00a0\u00a0I’m very excited for the months to come!<\/p>\n

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Planting trees with wonderful volunteers from the Oregon Hunters Association<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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