{"id":79483,"date":"2018-08-27T11:08:43","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T18:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/?p=79483"},"modified":"2018-08-27T11:08:43","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T18:08:43","slug":"idahome-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=79483","title":{"rendered":"Idahome"},"content":{"rendered":"

Howdy!<\/p>\n

It’s almost a month now in my new home in Boise, ID and I’m having a blast!! I am originally from Chicago and so stepping out of Illinois was new and different for me. I left the busy traffic of\u00a0the city to begin\u00a0my journey west! This summer, I am working with Jessica Irwin at the USFS station in Boise for the Seeds of Sucess (SOS) collection. Our goal this summer is to\u00a0find populations of species:\u00a0Chaenactis douglasii,\u00a0Phacelia hastata,\u00a0<\/em>and Crepis accuminata\u00a0<\/em>. These species are important as they benefit pollinators such as bees and insects as well as\u00a0sage grouse. Chris, Kimberly (my coworkers), Jessica and I collaborate to create maps of various regions in Idaho to monitor and collect seed. These species grow in various habitats such as rocky hillsides,\u00a0ridges, sagebrush habitat, valley grasslands and forest communities. It’s always a wonderful surprise at work because I am usually in awe of the beautiful\u00a0views! It’s great to drive and explore\u00a0different regions in Idaho on a daily basis to find these species. It’s been an amazing experience so far to challenge\u00a0myself to\u00a0be in a new environment, meet new people, botanize, hike, camp out and enjoy the\u00a0moments outdoors with my coworkers!<\/p>\n

Here are some of the cool photos I’ve taken during my trip so far:<\/p>\n

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Castilleja<\/em> angustifolia<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Orobanche fasciculata<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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surveying out in the field at Salmon-Challis National Forest with my mentor Jessica<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fritillaria meleagris<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Me enjoying the view of Little City of Rocks!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Crepis acuminata\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Sphaeralcea munroana<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Penstemon deustus<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

I also had the opportunity\u00a0to attend the Idaho Botanical Foray early June. It was a great chance to meet others\u00a0and nerd out about plants! We also came across a short-horned lizard!<\/p>\n

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Idaho Botanical Foray 2018, our group enjoying the view during lunch<\/p><\/div>\n

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Don holding a short-horned lizard!<\/p><\/div>\n

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just a few of\u00a0what we all collected and pressed!<\/p><\/div>\n

On my free time, I ride my bike on the Green Belt in Boise and check out the farmers market on Saturday. There are plenty of delicious restaurants, breweries and coffee shops in town that I enjoy going with the friends I’ve made here.\u00a0I’m loving Idaho!<\/p>\n

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Peace,<\/p>\n

Allison Buiser<\/p>\n

USFS Boise, ID<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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