{"id":82737,"date":"2020-12-17T08:35:24","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T15:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=82737"},"modified":"2020-12-17T08:35:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T15:35:24","slug":"a-need-for-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=82737","title":{"rendered":"A Need for Seed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/thumbnail_IMG-1292-e1606159487171.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82739\" width=\"641\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/thumbnail_IMG-1292-e1606159487171.jpg 1049w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/thumbnail_IMG-1292-e1606159487171-768x297.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/thumbnail_IMG-1292-e1606159487171-500x194.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><figcaption>My second visit to Spruce Knob (photo taken by Hannah Scrafford)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#a5d8cf;color:#4a9177\" class=\"has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><strong>MO&#8217; SEEDS, NO PROBLEMS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-1 wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>Much of October and November was dominated by the drive to go out and collect seeds. Lots of it. We got to explore so much of what the Mon has to offer. We&#8217;ve experienced the glorious changing of the colors as we eased into autumn. Never had I seen so much life&#8230; which is odd given that I&#8217;ve always thought it signified death. Those days will never leave my mind. I felt so incredibly lucky to have been able to go out every day with my co-intern-turn-closest-friend and collect seeds. I&#8217;ve also had so many more opportunities to visit Spruce Knob, Dolly Sods and many other unique places to collect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fall-photo-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82770\" width=\"408\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fall-photo-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fall-photo-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fall-photo-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fall-photo-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Fall-photo-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><figcaption>Pausing from collecting to bask in the beautiful autumn setting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/spuce-knob-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/spuce-knob-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"82774\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/spuce-knob-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?attachment_id=82774\" class=\"wp-image-82774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/spuce-knob-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/spuce-knob-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/spuce-knob-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/spuce-knob-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/spuce-knob-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Spruce Knob<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/scenic-highway.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/scenic-highway.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"82772\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/scenic-highway.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?attachment_id=82772\" class=\"wp-image-82772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/scenic-highway.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/scenic-highway-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/scenic-highway-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/scenic-highway-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Somewhere along the Highland Scenic Highway<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/solidago-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/solidago-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"82773\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/solidago-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?attachment_id=82773\" class=\"wp-image-82773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/solidago-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/solidago-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/solidago-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/solidago-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/solidago-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>Solidago spp.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tea-creek-myb-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tea-creek-myb-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"82775\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tea-creek-myb-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?attachment_id=82775\" class=\"wp-image-82775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tea-creek-myb-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tea-creek-myb-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tea-creek-myb-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tea-creek-myb-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/tea-creek-myb-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Somewhere near Tea Creek <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG-1116-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82741\" width=\"417\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG-1116-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG-1116-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG-1116-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG-1116-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/IMG-1116-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 417px) 100vw, 417px\" \/><figcaption>All the seeds collected after a day out with others!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>We were fortunate enough to be surrounded by so many wonderful people who were excited to collect with us. We were able to coordinate a number of collection excursions with insightful and hopeful individuals who wanted to either learn more or simply have a good time outside collecting seeds and having good conversation&#8211; or both!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While collecting is a great way to connect with others, we are also actively sowing seeds for the future. We&#8217;ve been able to show the old and new AmeriCorps interns the ropes so that they can continue to seed collect and process for the ongoing restoration efforts across the Mon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-me-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"82781\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?attachment_id=82781\" class=\"wp-image-82781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-me-2-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-me-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-me-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-me-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-me-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">At Dolly Sods when the first snow began to fall; my second time seeing snow ever.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-Jules-Mike-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"82779\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?attachment_id=82779\" class=\"wp-image-82779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-Jules-Mike-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-Jules-Mike-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-Jules-Mike-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-Jules-Mike-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-Jules-Mike-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">We brought along two of the AmeriCorps interns, Julia (left) and Michael (right).<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-caro-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"82778\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?attachment_id=82778\" class=\"wp-image-82778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-caro-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-caro-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-caro-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-caro-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-caro-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Caroline was barely phased by the freezing cold and strong wind gusts.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-me-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"82783\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-me-3-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?attachment_id=82783\" class=\"wp-image-82783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-me-3-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-me-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-me-3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-me-3-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/DS-me-3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">On the way out, we spotted a really cool tree.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-1097-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82678\" width=\"391\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-1097-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-1097-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-1097-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-1097-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IMG-1097-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><figcaption>Posing with all the seeds we processed that day. The most abundant seeds here are alternate-leaved dogwood (<em>Cornus alternifolia<\/em>).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<p>By the time December came around, I could feel time slow and the reality of my program&#8217;s impending end date floating around my brain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As our time here in West Virginia began to unwind, I also started feeling the pressure to finish processing all of our seeds. I coped with the low-grade stress by creating lists and personal goals for myself to hold on to for the coming month. Along with help from Caroline, I enlisted the aid of the AmeriCorps interns who have helped move along efforts to process all of the seeds collected through the summer and fall.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"background-color:#a5d8cf;color:#4a9177\" class=\"has-text-color has-background has-text-align-center has-normal-font-size\"><strong>COMMUNITY LOVE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the midst of all this processing, I&#8217;ve been able to engage myself and get involved in other ways. In early November, Caroline and I were interviewed and featured in the Pocahontas Times, the local newspaper. A couple weeks later, I was tapped to talk about the CLM program and the work we&#8217;ve accomplished to a leadership board (composed of all the district rangers across the Monongahela National Forest). Presenting in front of the rangers was nerve-wracking enough but having to present without Caroline compounded my anxiety. Nevertheless, I persevered and received a lot of positive feedback that reassured me. And at the beginning of December, the AmeriCorps (who are also my roommates) and I built a float for this year&#8217;s unique drive-in Christmas parade! It was yet another great opportunity to get involved with the community and it was so great to have the support of our district ranger, Cindy Sandeno and a few other forest service members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xmas-float.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82787\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xmas-float.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xmas-float-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/xmas-float-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption>The forest service Christmas parade float that celebrates 100 years of the Mon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>-Ivy<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MO&#8217; SEEDS, NO PROBLEMS Much of October and November was dominated by the drive to go out and collect seeds. Lots of it. We got to explore so much of what the Mon has to offer. We&#8217;ve experienced the glorious &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/?p=82737\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7548,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[3621,3625,3608,3619,3620,3609],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82737"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7548"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82737"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82793,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82737\/revisions\/82793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.clminternship.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}