{"id":69444,"date":"2016-06-16T13:01:35","date_gmt":"2016-06-16T20:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=69444"},"modified":"2016-06-16T13:01:35","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T20:01:35","slug":"twos-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=69444","title":{"rendered":"Two&#8217;s Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At last! \u00a0A field partner!<\/p>\n<p>The first month of my internship was, shall we say, eventful! \u00a0With over 3.5 million acres managed by the BLM Lakeview district office, I had a\u00a0mind-boggling amount of potential locations to scout for seed collection. \u00a0My first month went by in a flash, doing recon, plant ID and even getting some experience with vegetation inventories. \u00a0I had a blast my first 4 weeks, with more learning compressed into those 16(!) days than I ever thought possible. \u00a0That said, I was ecstatic to get a field partner 2 weeks ago &#8211; just in time to get down to the real nitty-gritty!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-69444 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?attachment_id=69451'><img width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160510_150342-min-600x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-69451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160510_150342-min-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160510_150342-min-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160510_150342-min-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160510_150342-min-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-69451'>\n\t\t\t\tArtemisia arbuscula, Eriogonum caespitosum, and Phlox hoodii.  It&#8217;s so gorgeous out here!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>With Kenyon&#8217;s arrival, as well as the timing of the early blooming plants, things went from 0 to 60 really fast. \u00a0Having made no collections during the first month, mostly due to phenology and some granivory, I was so stoked to start our first collection. \u00a0On his first day, no less! \u00a0My first week with a partner, we closed out 2 collections (Agoseris parviflora and Grayia spinosa). \u00a0Upon the end of our second week together, we are up to 5 collections total (add in Ionactis alpina, Erigeron bloomeri, and another of G. spinosa). \u00a0I couldn&#8217;t be more happy! \u00a0All that recon during my first month paid off immediately and should continue to do so. \u00a0We have so many collections coming up so quickly, my head is spinning. \u00a0It&#8217;s nice to have a crew mate, especially one I gel with so well. \u00a0I am really excited about our potential this field season. \u00a0We have some good months of collecting in front of us!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-69444 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?attachment_id=69449'><img width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160510_110447-min-450x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-69449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160510_110447-min-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160510_110447-min-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160510_110447-min-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-69449'>\n\t\t\t\tAgoseris parviflora\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?attachment_id=69450'><img width=\"450\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160510_114616-min-450x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-69450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160510_114616-min-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160510_114616-min-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160510_114616-min-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-69450'>\n\t\t\t\tErigeron bloomeri\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Work aside, I have really enjoyed being in Oregon during my time off. \u00a0I have been making new friends and reconnecting with family members I haven&#8217;t seen in a long time. \u00a0I&#8217;ve been getting out and about as much as possible, hiking, camping, and fishing (which is way easier here than in New Mexico!). \u00a0I&#8217;ve also been doing a lot of birding and I seem to add at least 1 lifer to my list every week!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-69444 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?attachment_id=69452'><img width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160519_093153-min-600x450.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-69452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160519_093153-min-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160519_093153-min-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160519_093153-min-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/20160519_093153-min-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-69452'>\n\t\t\t\tMountain Bluebird\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Overall, I&#8217;m excited about what I have accomplished thus far, but even more excited about how much I have learned in such a short time. \u00a0My plant ID skills are immeasurably better than they were prior to this experience, and I have gotten a lot more comfortable planning and executing a field season &#8211; something that is far more difficult than I had originally expected. \u00a0I&#8217;m excited to see what comes in the months ahead!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brennan Davis, BLM &#8211; Lakeview, OR<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At last! \u00a0A field partner! The first month of my internship was, shall we say, eventful! \u00a0With over 3.5 million acres managed by the BLM Lakeview district office, I had a\u00a0mind-boggling amount of potential locations to scout for seed collection. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=69444\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7270,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69444"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7270"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69444"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69562,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69444\/revisions\/69562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}