{"id":67729,"date":"2016-01-19T10:57:30","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T17:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=67729"},"modified":"2016-01-19T10:57:30","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T17:57:30","slug":"see-ya-later-cedarville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=67729","title":{"rendered":"See ya later Cedarville"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, today’s my last day in the Modoc. It’s crazy to think that 7 months have passed\u00a0since my arrival. My first impression of this small isolated town is definitely memorable. I drove into town and the first thing I noticed that the town population was 514. There’s one of everything- one bar, grocery store, gas station….you get the idea. It was a little unnerving to live in such small, isolated, and conservative place but\u00a0I really enjoyed working in the sagebrush country. The townspeople here are nice and friendly and the people I worked with all very knowledgeable and easy to work with.<\/p>\n

This internship was very rewarding. I got to see the beautiful landscapes of Northeastern California as well as Nevada and Oregon and experience real seasons (unusual in other parts of California). Word to the wise: if you end up in Cedarville in the winter time, have a 4×4 or AWD vehicle. It makes life much MUCH easier.<\/p>\n

This internship gave me an opportunity to get hands-on field experience in disciplines that I didn’t really know much about. For example, I helped out with evaluating rangeland health by assessing bunchgrass utilization. Before Cedarville, I didn’t have any knowledge about rangeland. Also, I got to work on various projects like flagging juniper trees for cuttings, monitoring vegetation, planting sagebrush seedlings, and doing pika and raptor surveys. Moreover, I got to hone my ID’ing skills for plants and wildlife. I actually got to use the information I learned in school. Ha!<\/p>\n

I guess the final advice to future interns is: JUST TRY IT. It may be out of your comfort zone, but once you do it, you’ll look back and be glad you did it. To think that 8 months ago, I was stressing about\u00a0making a decision about this internship and another job offer. I’m glad to say that I made the right decision and really enjoyed my time here in the Surprise Valley.<\/p>\n

Well…I’ll stop rambling now…and end with some cool \u00a0and memorable pictures.<\/p>\n

\"2016-01-09<\/a>

Amanda and I in our cave. At the Lava Beds National Monument<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2016-01-03<\/a>

Sledding up at Cedar Pass on our off day. It’s great that we have a “ski park” only a couple miles away from Cedarville.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2015-10-11<\/a>

Avenue of the Giants. California is a gorgeous state.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2015-10-09<\/a>

View of the Pacific Ocean up in Humboldt county<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Lunch<\/a>

Lunch time with new friends<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Crater<\/a>

Crater Lake National Park<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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