{"id":74902,"date":"2017-04-27T10:29:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T17:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=74902"},"modified":"2017-04-27T10:29:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T17:29:06","slug":"a-new-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=74902","title":{"rendered":"A New Spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-caption-dd\">Many things have changed since my last blog post about a month ago. Our group of four\u00a0interns turned into\u00a0five when we welcomed our newest member to the team a few weeks ago. I am now a certified pesticide applicator, I\u00a0learned how to key out the tricky Poaceae\u00a0family and I finally got my first night of field experience in the Great Basin.<\/p>\n<p>The introductory phase of this internship is coming to a close and the field season is about to begin. I had more trainings this March than I have over the last couple of years.\u00a0Now, I get to take what I&#8217;ve learned and put it to use.<\/p>\n<p>We have been in the office more than I would have liked to be, but with the Sierra snow pack melting and the ground still being saturated with moisture, it has been difficult to get out into the field. That is rapidly changing, however, as it warms up and dries out. Just two days ago, we participated in a Short-eared Owl survey in Dixie Valley, which is part of the 5,000,000 acres that the Carson City\u00a0BLM\u00a0oversees. Unfortunately, we did not spot any owls,\u00a0but we saw several birds of prey\u00a0including Northern Harriers, Red-tailed Hawks, and potentially Golden Eagles (unconfirmed).\u00a0After the survey, we had the\u00a0opportunity to camp\u00a0beneath the crystal clear, star soaked sky.<\/p>\n<p>The following morning, we\u00a0were introduced to the flora that we will be working with for a majority of the internship. The Great Basin ecosystem is surprisingly diverse. Superficially, <em>Artemesia, Atriplex <\/em>and\u00a0a few other\u00a0genera dominate the landscape, but upon closer inspection it is evident that\u00a0hundreds of species contribute to a complex network that make up the desert community.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_74916\" style=\"width: 420px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74916\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-74916\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1534-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"310\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Sphaeralcia<\/em> spp. in Dixie Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_74917\" style=\"width: 411px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74917\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-74917\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1533-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"303\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Astragalus<\/em> spp. in Dixie Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On a side note, much of our free time is spent in Ash Canyon or the Sierra Nevada\/Lake Tahoe area. Already, we have hiked to incredible viewpoints, skied across state parks and birded for countless hours in beautiful valleys.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_74918\" style=\"width: 407px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74918\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-74918\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1502-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"397\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lake Tahoe Sunset<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_74919\" style=\"width: 402px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74919\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-74919\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1532-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"392\" height=\"296\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ash Canyon Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So far, I am thoroughly enjoying my time here in Carson City and I cannot wait to see what the future holds.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Fibel<\/p>\n<p>Carson City District Office-BLM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many things have changed since my last blog post about a month ago. Our group of four\u00a0interns turned into\u00a0five when we welcomed our newest member to the team a few weeks ago. 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