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<\/a>A weekend excursion to Mt Rushmore<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>A Mama and her calf<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>A great place to work<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Our lunch companion<\/p><\/div>\n
Trees will grow anywhere, this juniper is growing on the side of Devils Tower<\/p><\/div>\n Besides the projects that we have been working on throughout the summer, there have been opportunities to help out other field offices. Last week we were helping a fire ecologist and a state forester assess and inventory land for a timber sale, with the final goal of reducing tree densities. With the reduction of tree densities, the likelihood of a catastrophic crown fire is reduced. It was amazing to work with and learn from people who are professionals, even if they scoff at that title. As the project location was approximately 3 hours from our field office, the other intern and I were able to camp in southern Montana next to the Powder River. All I can say is that car camping has so many benefits over backpacking. This is one of the aspects of this internship that I have really enjoyed, working with different people and learning aspects of this job that I had not even considered.<\/p>\n Our Montana campsite<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I can\u2019t believe the summer has flown by so fast; I have started to see some of our few deciduous trees turn colors, it’s August! This past month has been very busy, my fellow intern and I were able to … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a>