{"id":75448,"date":"2017-06-20T14:20:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T21:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=75448"},"modified":"2017-06-20T14:20:09","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T21:20:09","slug":"animals-move-plants-dont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=75448","title":{"rendered":"Animals Move, Plants Don’t!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo of Dinosaur National Monument: which is located\u00a0in the Northwest section of\u00a0The White River\u00a0Field Office<\/p><\/div>\n

The past year of my life I have called many places home: (Chicago IL, San Jose Costa Rica, Portland OR). But now I am happy to call Meeker, Colorado my new home for the next five months. The rolling hills and mountains of Western Colorado are a spectacle. As well as the flora and fauna that call this place home.<\/p>\n

After 3 weeks of working for the White River Field Office I have seen a plethora of wildlife. Although my internship will shift towards plant identification\u00a0in the future, these past weeks I assisted wildlife biologists in monitoring rare animal populations. The three species monitored were: ferruginous hawks, midget faded rattlesnakes, and most notably sage grouse. My professional background is primarily in botany, so it\u00a0has been beneficial\u00a0for me to learn how to monitor animals. I have also\u00a0discovered how difficult it can be to find the specific species you are looking for. Animals move, and plants don’t! We have gone out into the field many days and found a variety of animals, but not the animal population we were looking for. For example, when our crew\u00a0went looking midget faded rattlesnakes we found bull and garter snakes instead…<\/p>\n

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Baby Bull Snake Slithering to Safety in Rangely Rock Crawling Park<\/p><\/div>\n

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A new set of skills I am learning is how to navigate and travel in remote locations. By means of driving on ill-maintained dirt roads, and hiking\u00a0for miles\u00a0on\u00a0the steppe slopes.\u00a0The materials used to navigate are: paper maps,\u00a0GPS units, and compasses. A little bit of old school and new technology.<\/p>\n

This following work week I will attend AIM (Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring)\u00a0training in Grand Junction CO\u00a0with my co-workers to grasp how to work as a team\u00a0to collect AIM\u00a0data on\u00a0BLM lands. I am excited\u00a0for hands on learning, and\u00a0to see what\u00a0our data collection means\u00a0as a whole to the Bureau of Land Management.<\/p>\n

-Isaac Pederson<\/p>\n

White River Field Office<\/p>\n

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