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<\/p>\nWell, it’s that time of year again. The end of summer where I finish up the majority of the exciting work for the year and begin to strategize about surviving another winter. As this field season comes to a close I’m left with nothing but positivity from this internship with the Vale, Oregon Bureau of Land Management. I was fortunate to have a helpful mentor who is passionate about conservation and botany, an intelligent and energetic co-worker, and all the diverse job experience I could ask for across the whole 5 million-acre district.<\/p>\n
I figured that this final blog post would be a great opportunity to share some of my favorite pictures that I took during the internship so that you can see a little bit of what Eastern Oregon has to offer.<\/p>\n
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Our big blue pickup truck that we took into the field every day. It is pictured majestically hanging out in park at Leslie Gulch.<\/p>\n
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My favorite flower seen thus far in the high deserts of Eastern Oregon. Desert blazing star,\u00a0Mentzelia laevicaulis<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n One of our main SOS target species:\u00a0Machaeranthera canescens<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A horned lizard found by the Owyhee River, looking sassy.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n One of my favorite views of Leslie Gulch, taken from a bank of the Owyhee River. The truck is parked near the bottom of a boat ramp, which might give you an idea of how much water covers this area in the winter months.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n One of the greatest moments of my life, pictured in a Gem Stop parking lot.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If I wrote about every great experience I had through my CLM internship I would have to make another blog post to fit it all. This summer has provided me with countless experiences to expand what I know about plants, animals, myself, the earth, and the many ways by which everything on it is connected. I am looking forward to taking everything that I learned here on to my next stop in life and continuing to let this knowledge grow. Best of luck to all my fellow interns that I got to meet in Chicago and to anyone else taking the time to read this. You are #1!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Eli<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well, it’s that time of year again. The end of summer where I finish up the majority of the exciting work for the year and begin to strategize about surviving another winter. As this field season comes to a close … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/dev-clm-blog.pantheonsite.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/20180814_103334-600x450.jpg\")
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