Since my last blog, I\u2019ve been trying to keep busy. My main task around this time of the year at\u00a0the Cosumnes River Preserve is to manage the weeds that we have around the wetlands and the visitor\u00a0center. However, there\u2019s always something else new to work on. That\u2019s what I like about this job, it can be\u00a0unpredictable sometimes. Just today, we had someone from Wilderness Inquiry spot a possible\u00a0mountain lion. The preserve manager, Harry, and I followed up on the lead and attempted to track the lion\u00a0through dense oak woodland full of mosquitoes. When\u00a0we were back from our search we started working on our plant\u00a0identification. We saw Orgegon ash, box elder, curly dock, valley oaks, and blackberry bushes for sure.\u00a0Afterwards, we set up a camera trap so see if we could get pictures of the cougar later on.<\/p>\n
Also during this week, I assisted with showing 6th graders about the macroinvertebrates that are\u00a0in\u00a0the wetland ponds. It was nice to see the kids having fun at the canoemobile event. A part of their\u00a0activities is the paddle down the Cosumnes River, an experience that many kids get to have for the first time.<\/p>\n
I was able to help out with the specimen collection a couple of weeks ago down at the Merced\u00a0River, the wildflower displays were gorgeous. We had Dave, a BLM employee who showed us where all\u00a0the plant species were. It was a good experience get to know more about the SOS program and too bad\u00a0we we\u2019re only at the river for roughly two hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Since my last blog, I\u2019ve been trying to keep busy. My main task around this time of the year at\u00a0the Cosumnes River Preserve is to manage the weeds that we have around the wetlands and the visitor\u00a0center. However, there\u2019s always … Continue reading