{"id":7501,"date":"2019-08-22T15:15:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-22T15:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/?p=7501"},"modified":"2021-06-08T21:32:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T21:32:00","slug":"student-guest-blog-post-by-terutaka-funabashi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/2019\/08\/22\/student-guest-blog-post-by-terutaka-funabashi\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Guest Blog Post by Terutaka Funabashi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By: Terutaka Funabashi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> (CNHP Siegele Conservation Science Intern) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello, my name is Terutaka Funabashi. I am an international student from Japan currently majoring in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at CSU. This summer I am doing my internship with CNHP as a Siegele Conservation Science Intern. During 10 weeks of internship, I worked for 6 different projects and traveled to the different parts of Colorado. The projects I worked for include vegetation sampling in Bow &amp; Arrow Ranch near Walsenburg, CO to collect baseline data, habitat assessment of Preble\u2019s meadow Jumping Mouse (Threatened species under Endangered Species Act) in Air Force Academy, global scale, long-term monitoring study in Rocky Mountain National Park, and more! I did wide variety of fieldwork including soil sampling, vegetation data sampling, vegetation structure survey, BioBlitz, aquatic insects survey, small mammal trapping with Sherman Live traps, alpine plant community sampling, and wetlands surveys. We sometimes hiked 10 miles in wilderness to document the presence of black swift, a species of bird nesting near waterfalls! I did fieldwork in various kinds of ecosystems such as prairie grassland, forests, wetlands, and alpine region. Working in the different environment with different goals taught me how important it is to do through preparation for fieldwork every time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"873\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/08\/1IMG_7856_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7502\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/?attachment_id=7502\" class=\"wp-image-7502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/08\/1IMG_7856_2.jpg 873w, https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/08\/1IMG_7856_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/08\/1IMG_7856_2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 873px) 100vw, 873px\" \/><figcaption>White-tailed Ptarmigan at GLORIA site<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"651\" height=\"868\" src=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/08\/1Yellow-Warbler_ACES.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7505\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/?attachment_id=7505\" class=\"wp-image-7505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/08\/1Yellow-Warbler_ACES.jpg 651w, https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/08\/1Yellow-Warbler_ACES-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 651px) 100vw, 651px\" \/><figcaption>Yellow Warbler nest from BioBlitz at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the most interesting\nexperience was the biodiversity inventory in Roaring Fork watershed diversity\ninventory. Through this project, I met many stakeholders in Roaring Fork\nwatershed. They are all interested in wildlife in this area for various\nreasons. Some people care about them since hunters follow wildlife and trespass\nthe private land. Others are worried about them because there is a proposed\nplan for making outdoor recreational trail in the important wildlife habitat.\nAs I am interested in human-wildlife conflicts, understanding these different\nvalues surrounding wildlife resources is very crucial and always inspires me. I\nlearned through this experience that conservation is not only about wildlife\nand plants but also about people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, visiting Rifle Ranch\nfor the first time for two years was very meaningful to me. I volunteered for\nCNHP two summers ago and had opportunity to join BioBlitz (documenting all the\nliving species in a study area) at Rifle Ranch. We walked around to document\nbirds and plants, and set up small mammal traps to understand what kinds of\nsmall mammals are there. This summer, I went back to Rifle Ranch to do\nrestoration work in wetlands instead of BioBlitz. After we learned about the\nbiodiversity in the ranch through a few years of BioBlitz, conservation at\nRifle Ranch has moved on to the next step. Based on our biodiversity inventory,\nCNHP has identified wetlands along the Rifle Creek as a primary focus for\nrestoration. We planted oak trees, willows, and shrub species to restore the\nnative vegetation. It is an awesome experience for me to see how conservation\nproceeds and be in part of the different stages!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/08\/1Vegetation-height_3_AFA-1024x598.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7504\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/?attachment_id=7504\" class=\"wp-image-7504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/08\/1Vegetation-height_3_AFA-1024x598.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/08\/1Vegetation-height_3_AFA-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/08\/1Vegetation-height_3_AFA-768x448.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/08\/1Vegetation-height_3_AFA.jpg 1119w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Fellow intern, Renee conducting vegetation height survey at Air Force Academy<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last two weeks, I was working\nfor the project called GLORIA (<strong>GL<\/strong>obal\n<strong>O<\/strong>bservation <strong>R<\/strong>esearch <strong>I<\/strong>nitiative in <strong>A<\/strong>lpine environments) in Rocky Mountain\nNational Park. This is global-scale research to investigate how the climate\nchanges affect the biodiversity in alpine ecosystems. Through this experience,\nI learned many alpine plants, unique methods to capture the plant community,\nand the skills to do fieldwork in alpine environments. It is also cool to know\nthat some areas in my home country, Japan, are interested in GLORIA project and\nthat one of them is currently in set up! I hope I can further work on this\nproject both in the U.S. and Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"928\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/08\/1IMG_7894_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"7503\" data-link=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/?attachment_id=7503\" class=\"wp-image-7503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/08\/1IMG_7894_1.jpg 928w, https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/08\/1IMG_7894_1-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/08\/1IMG_7894_1-768x463.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><figcaption>  John conducting vegetation survey in Rocky Mountain National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I greatly appreciate this\nopportunity to gain field and will do my best to apply the skills and knowledge\nthat I have learned this summer for my academics and another field work\nopportunity!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: Terutaka Funabashi (CNHP Siegele Conservation Science Intern) Hello, my name is Terutaka Funabashi. 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