{"id":78161,"date":"2017-10-04T16:14:38","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T23:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=78161"},"modified":"2017-10-04T16:14:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T23:14:38","slug":"five-months-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=78161","title":{"rendered":"Five months later…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well the time has come to leave the sagebrush expanse and be welcomed home to by the colors and smells of autumn in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

Once upon a time I thought I couldn’t get anywhere without a\u00a0GPS. Using maps was a long-forgotten memory… where my parents tried their best to plan our summer vacation, but there was always\u00a0the sound of scrambling papers when we inevitably got lost. But out in no-service-land, maps were A MUST to navigate the Nevada wilderness. And now, with these brand new skills to navigate roadways, I remain biased and will never\u00a0<\/strong>choose maps over a GPS (when there is a choice).<\/p>\n

Shout out to Payton’s playlists and audiobooks. They have kept us sane when we spent an entire workday in the truck.<\/p>\n

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We usually saw Nevada wilderness through the windshield.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Nevada wilderness conditions Payton and I have been exposed to makes me appreciate what we have taken for granted. I will never look at paved roads the same way, even with monstrous potholes. Once you’ve had to navigate narrow dirt roads sprinkled with sharp rocks and half-meter-deep channels overlooking a 200 foot drop, paved roads are a blessing. And let’s just say toilets with plumbing… toilets in general really are human’s greatest invention.<\/p>\n

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A shortcut through the Sillwater mountain range in central Nevada took us to anxiously high places.<\/p><\/div>\n

I find it odd that I feel like I know western plant species more than I know eastern ones, and I shouldn’t resist this idea of change. I feel like this entire internship’s theme revolved around change. I’ve immersed myself into a new ecosystem, a new workplace, a new community and culture, and a new field experience. Adjusting to change has its benefits: I have a whole page of new skills to take me to my next job, internship, and future career.<\/p>\n

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Kalmia microphylla<\/em>, western swamp laurel, is a reminder of home and PA’s state flower, mountain laurel.<\/p><\/div>\n

Our work is only a small piece to the large puzzle, but progress is not made in leaps and bounds.I’m grateful to contribute to a program that promotes long-term restoration and conservation efforts.<\/p>\n

It’s been fun!<\/p>\n

Alyssa Hay<\/p>\n

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