{"id":63815,"date":"2015-07-13T09:14:23","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T16:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=63815"},"modified":"2015-07-13T09:14:23","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T16:14:23","slug":"forbs-for-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=63815","title":{"rendered":"Forbs for Thought"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey there,<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Erin checking in from Lakeview, this time with a few visuals. So far, I have been working in Oregon for about two months. Lakeview surely hasn\u2019t changed since my arrival, but my outlook on the surrounding landscape has. As for the town, I have been exploring more and have come across the little things that make Lakeview standout. Although it\u2019s not a big city with great diversity or numerous places of local commerce, this makes room for its own quirky spots and artwork.<\/p>\n

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Here is a sign advertising Lakeview as the \u201ctallest town in Oregon.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

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I stumbled upon this quaint piece of artwork in a surely unvisited alleyway in town.<\/p><\/div>\n

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As for the surrounding landscape, I have rounded up cattle trailers full of information on local flora, fauna, and landforms that makeup the \u201coutback.\u201d Since my first week at the BLM we have made a total of 12 collections, including the beautiful Astragalus lentiginosus<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Astragalus lentiginosus<\/em> (Freckled Milkvetch)<\/p><\/div>\n

As well as collections, we have made plenty of optimistic vouchers. One of my favorites is the complementary colored and charming Calchortus macrocarpus<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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Calchortus macrocarpus<\/em> (Mariposa Lilly)<\/p><\/div>\n

A few of my favorite species that we\u2019ve stumbled upon are in the Polemoniaceae and Asclepiadaceae families.<\/p>\n

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Linanthus ciliatus<\/em> (Wickerbrush)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Asclepias speciosa<\/em> (Showy Milkweed)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Asclepias fascicularis<\/em> (Narrow Leaf Milkweed)<\/p><\/div>\n

A few notable activities since I have started: Visiting Bend, Oregon for a very informative \u00a0grass workshop under the Carex Working Group, and the vehicle rodeo put on by the BLM to test our driving skills.<\/p>\n

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Vehicle Rodeo at the Lake County Fairgrounds<\/p><\/div>\n

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Grass workshop in Bend<\/p><\/div>\n

Although the local forbs and artwork have left me wide eyed and breezy, the tempestuous weather the past two weeks has been quite the challenge in the field- starting with temperatures above 100 degrees last week, to the thunderous rain of this week, and ending in a dust storm last night- has combined to create an awe inspiring finish to the week.<\/p>\n

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A rainbow over the Warner Mountains.<\/p><\/div>\n

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-Erin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hey there, It\u2019s Erin checking in from Lakeview, this time with a few visuals. So far, I have been working in Oregon for about two months. Lakeview surely hasn\u2019t changed since my arrival, but my outlook on the surrounding landscape … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7026,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63815"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7026"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63815"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64025,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63815\/revisions\/64025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}