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<\/a>Arrowhead at the Ryegrass Swale allotment<\/p><\/div>\n
Another task we have been working on is monitoring the degree of grazing on different allotments. Some areas needs to be rested for a year or more after grazing, we make sure there are no cows in the area and take notes on the level of grazing. This task by itself has greatly improved my identification of grasses. Also it has made me realize the big impact of over grazing.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Cow posing for the camera<\/p><\/div>\n
Mike (my mentor) has also taking us to amazing sites with the interns from Cedarville to identify rare plants habitats. When rare plant population are found, we flag around the area to make sure no one parks their cars in it, and we create a polygon point on our GPS. Recently while working on the habitats, we had the opportunity to see a lot of the rare flora of the area. Here is one of my favorites.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Doublet<\/p><\/div>\n
Last week we did an inventory flora on the Fitzhugh creek. We have been spending most of our time identifying the 3 bags of specimens we collected from this area. In my opinion, it has been an excellent plant taxonomy exercise.<\/p>\n
We still have a lot of grazing monitoring and seed collecting to do. I am really excited for the upcoming Pika Blitz we are going to participate in. Other than the days at work, I\u2019ve had the opportunity to spend time with other interns and explore some really cool areas around.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Lillie (intern at the Eagle Lake office) and I at the top of Brokeoff Mountain in Lassen Volcanic National Park<\/p><\/div>\n
<\/a>Marian (from the Cedarville office) and I entering a\u00a0cave at the Lava Beds National Monument<\/p><\/div>\n
Hope you\u2019re all having as good of a time as I am,<\/p>\n
Jaileen Merced<\/p>\n
BLM Alturas Field Office<\/p>\n
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Hola, Living on the small town in Alturas, California has been a life changing experience. From the first day I got here until today, I have been constantly learning. At first, my plant taxonomy knowledge wasn\u2019t that helpful (I come … Continue reading