{"id":65506,"date":"2015-08-21T14:01:54","date_gmt":"2015-08-21T21:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=65506"},"modified":"2015-08-21T14:01:54","modified_gmt":"2015-08-21T21:01:54","slug":"seed-extraction-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=65506","title":{"rendered":"Seed-extraction Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello again my fellow CLM interns and CLM blog readers! \u00a0My internship is now well-over halfway through, bringing both excitement to move on to new places and new things and slight dread regarding moving away from the friendships I’ve made and fun I’ve had in Boise. \u00a0I think that my last 2 posts efficiently covered the seed collections and habitat assessments that we have been doing over the past 3 months, so I shall instead write about other things we have had the opportunity to experience\/help out with.<\/p>\n

Given Boise, Idaho’s 5 hour proximity to Bend, Oregon, we were able to personally deliver our last batch of seeds to the Bend Seed Extractory. \u00a0The assistant manager there, \u00a0Sarah, was kind enough to give us a tour of the facility and even demonstrate some of the equipment used for seed cleaning and separation. \u00a0It amazes me how few people work at the extractory, given the quantities of seed they must process. \u00a0Many of the collections they receive are somewhat new to them, so they must use the process of trial and error to determine the best combination of equipment and settings to extract, separate, and clean the seeds. \u00a0The top photo is of an anti-gravity machine that pumps air up from the bottom like an air hockey table to elevate the seeds and then shakes back and forth at a slight angle to separate heavier and lighter materials. \u00a0The seeds are slowly pushed off the end of the table, and the adjustable wooden wedges are used to direct the different weight classes into different bins. \u00a0Pretty cool!<\/p>\n

\"Anti-Gravity<\/a>

Anti-Gravity Seed Separation Machine<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Gradient<\/a>

Gradient of pure seeds at the top and unwanted material at the bottom<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Samples<\/a>

Samples of seed collections from our field office last summer<\/p><\/div>\n

Another day was spent accompanying some BLM employees from the Washington D.C. office and Idaho State office on a tour of the Intermountain Bird Observatory\/Research Station. \u00a0We helped the researchers check their mist nets for songbirds every 30 minutes during their 5 hours after sunrise shift. \u00a0The birds are all identified, tagged if they aren’t already, measured, aged, and inspected for parasites and overall health. \u00a0Everything is then recorded, and the birds are set free to go about their daily activities.<\/p>\n

\"Colorful<\/a>

Colorful individual ready for release<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Too<\/a>

Too content to fly away<\/p><\/div>\n

\"One<\/a>

One of the many mist nets in the area<\/p><\/div>\n

Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n

Dan King<\/p>\n

BLM – Four Rivers Field Office – Boise, ID<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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