By Alyssa Meier, CNHP Siegele Intern
I spent this past summer with CNHP as an Siegele intern. I worked on
various projects all over the state and even got to travel to Yellowstone. It
was a wonderful experience full of some great adventures, amazing views, occasional
sunburns, and plenty of bug bites (a few too many of those, if you ask me).
various projects all over the state and even got to travel to Yellowstone. It
was a wonderful experience full of some great adventures, amazing views, occasional
sunburns, and plenty of bug bites (a few too many of those, if you ask me).
I began the summer at two separate BioBlitzes, one at
Brown’s Canyon near Buena Vista and the second at Spring Valley near Rifle.
Brown’s Canyon near Buena Vista and the second at Spring Valley near Rifle.
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| Spring Valley Ranch. |
The next few weeks I spent completing surveys for Arapahoe
County, weed monitoring at the United States Air Force Academy, and wetland
surveys in Huerfano County. I even spent some time in Montrose surveying the
rare plant Eriogonum pelinophilum.
County, weed monitoring at the United States Air Force Academy, and wetland
surveys in Huerfano County. I even spent some time in Montrose surveying the
rare plant Eriogonum pelinophilum.
Perhaps most exciting of all was my trip to Yellowstone National Park for the GLORIA project. We spent a week in the back country of the Shoshone Wilderness just outside of the park for vegetation monitoring on several of the peaks.
Overall, this summer was very exciting for me. I learned so much about nearly everything, ranging from plants to birds to surveying techniques. It was educational and fulfilling. I wouldn’t have traded this opportunity for anything.
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| Northern Bobwhite at North Kiowa Arapahoe County property. |
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| Columbine in Huerfano County. |
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Basecamp beneath the peaks –
Shoshone Wilderness. |
