{"id":655,"date":"2009-09-27T09:03:44","date_gmt":"2009-09-27T16:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=655"},"modified":"2009-09-27T09:03:44","modified_gmt":"2009-09-27T16:03:44","slug":"chicago-botanic-gardens-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=655","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Botanic Gardens Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am stationed at the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore in Northeast Indiana.\u00a0 It is part of the National Park Service but lake-side style.\u00a0 We are right on Lake Michigan and even though I know it is a freshwater lake, it tricks me as an ocean every time I step on the beach.\u00a0 It is truly a beautiful area that is only an hour by train outside Chicago that I probably would never know about unless placed here.\u00a0 I\u2019m participating in Wetland Restoration work in old property sites but I\u2019ll go more into the details when my scheduled blogging time approaches.<\/p>\n

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\"Michael<\/a>Today I wanted to add a special entry \u00a0because last week I got the amazing opportunity to travel up to the Chicago Botanic Garden for a lecture by Michael Pollen and the Plant Conservation Science Center grand opening.\u00a0 I am certainly one of the lucky ones to be close to our headquarters and got to see first hand how amazing the gardens are.\u00a0 \"Our<\/a>Additionally, finally being able to meet Krissa and Marian put this experience into a new perspective because unfortunately I missed the orientation week back in June.\u00a0 The science center is now equipped with labs that the public can watch in on and a fantastic green roof and other LED certifications.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\"The<\/a> \"The<\/a><\/p>\n

The gardens themselves are gorgeous and I had a lot of fun taking photos of the flower arrangements all around this 300+ acres of land.\u00a0 I recommend anyone to stop by if you ever get a chance to come to Chicago.\u00a0 Also, if any of you do not know about Michael Pollen, he writes about how our food production is causing both health and environmental issues.\u00a0 All his books are enjoyable and informative and if you are interested in these issues you should check them out.\u00a0 His famous ones are called \u201cThe Omnivores Dilemma\u201d and \u201cIn Defense of food\u201d.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0It was great hearing him speak after reading so much about what he is trying to do.\u00a0 There were about 750 people attending too!!<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m glad this internship has allowed me to experience all aspects of the environmental field and so far has been a great learning experience at the park as well as through cool events such as these.<\/p>\n

Christy Goff<\/p>\n

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore<\/p>\n

Chesterton, Indiana<\/p>\n

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