{"id":65209,"date":"2015-08-19T12:29:12","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T19:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=65209"},"modified":"2015-08-19T12:29:12","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T19:29:12","slug":"howdy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=65209","title":{"rendered":"Howdy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Howdy from Decatur, TX!
\nIt has been an interesting couple of weeks, as I have began my journey with the CLM program with the National Forest Service at the LBJ National Grasslands. The LBJ National Grasslands are located roughly forty-five minutes from my home town. Meeting the crew has been an awesome experience as more of them pour in from fire details across the US. I have come to slowly realize that the world is a much smaller place than I had previously realized. Some of the crew are acquaintances of my recent professors at Tarleton State University, while others are related to friends of mine from my home town.<\/p>\n

\"Welcome<\/a>

Welcome to the new chapter of my life.<\/p><\/div>\n

I am humbled that I was allowed to go to the field on my own on the first week. My mentor has guided me toward the direction I needed to begin with this project. Recently, I have been going to the field with a plant conservationist from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Foundation to add to my botanical knowledge and skills. Now, I am recording occurrences of local milkweed species on the National Grasslands, collecting their seeds, and monitoring for monarch butterflies and their larvae. Although I have not had any luck with monarchs, we found a queen larvae on a very sad looking Asclepias viridis<\/em>. (no worries the little guy was given a better home on the neighboring plant) The milkweed target species include Asclepias asperula<\/em> subsp.\u00a0capricornu<\/em>, A. engelmanniana, A. viridis, <\/em>and A. viridiflora.<\/em>
\nUntil next time\u2026<\/p>\n

Keagan Lowey<\/p>\n

\"Welcome<\/a>

Recording coordinates of an Asclepias viridiflora<\/i>.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Bumblebee<\/a>

Bumblebee pollinating an Asclepias viridiflora<\/em>.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Stealth<\/a>

Stealth is key when trying to capture a picture of the mighty bumblebee in the act of pollination.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"The<\/a>

The queen butterfly larvae on a very sad looking Asclepias viridis<\/em> on Unit 71 at the LBJ National Grasslands.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Gathering<\/a>

Gathering Asclepias<\/em> species occurrences on Unit 49 at the LBJ National Grasslands.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Not<\/a>

Not a target species, but very beautiful Rosa foliolosa<\/em> on Unit 71.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Recording<\/a>

Recording the occurrence of an Asclepias viridiflora<\/em> in bloom.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Asclepias<\/a>

Asclepias viridiflora<\/em> in bloom.<\/p><\/div>\n

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