{"id":75192,"date":"2017-05-15T13:34:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T20:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=75192"},"modified":"2017-05-15T13:34:48","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T20:34:48","slug":"a-bloomin-good-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=75192","title":{"rendered":"A Bloomin&#8217; Good Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The desert is starting to feel like home; it is very beautiful and I am fortunate to have landed the position in Palm Springs, CA. The past two months have been eventful and there has been much to to see, much to do and much to collect. We have already made seven full collections and hopefully there will be more to come.<br \/>\nFurthermore, we have just begun vegetation monitoring season and conducted our first survey today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75193\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/LUAR-plant-1-338x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/LUAR-plant-1-338x600.jpg 338w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/LUAR-plant-1-768x1362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/LUAR-plant-1-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/LUAR-plant-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/LUAR-plant-1.jpg 1840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75197\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SACO6-plant-1-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SACO6-plant-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SACO6-plant-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SACO6-plant-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/SACO6-plant-1-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75194\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ESPA-plant-1-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ESPA-plant-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ESPA-plant-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ESPA-plant-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ESPA-plant-1-500x282.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_75198\" style=\"width: 348px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75198\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-75198\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ocotillo-338x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ocotillo-338x600.jpg 338w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ocotillo-768x1362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ocotillo-577x1024.jpg 577w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ocotillo-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Ocotillo.jpg 1840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-75198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Fouquieria splendens<\/em> bark<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In addition to work experiences, I have been able to do some sight seeing. I have now been to Joshua Tree, somewhere I have wanted to go to for quite some time, and I have hiked the Cactus to Clouds trail that takes you 12 miles from sea level to 8000 feet up San Jacinto mountain!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_75195\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75195\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-75195\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMAG0023-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMAG0023-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMAG0023-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMAG0023-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMAG0023-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMAG0023.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-75195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Can&#8217;t beat that view<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75196\" src=\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMAG0022-600x142.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMAG0022-600x142.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMAG0022-768x182.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMAG0022-1024x242.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMAG0022-500x118.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nFeeling wiser, confident and accomplished. Cannot wait to see what the next three months have in store for me.<\/p>\n<p>From the desert with love,<\/p>\n<p>Lysa DuCharme<br \/>\nBLM Palm Springs, CA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The desert is starting to feel like home; it is very beautiful and I am fortunate to have landed the position in Palm Springs, CA. 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