{"id":8681,"date":"2025-08-27T15:36:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T21:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/?p=8681"},"modified":"2025-08-27T16:08:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:08:28","slug":"blog-by-cnhp-intern-garciamatalyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/2025\/08\/27\/blog-by-cnhp-intern-garciamatalyn\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog by CNHP Intern, Garcia,Matalyn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This summer, I had the opportunity to serve as a Siegele Science Intern with the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP), and what a journey it was. Over the course of the internship, I contributed to more than eight diverse projects and explored over a dozen regions across Colorado including Sterling, Pueblo, Rangely, and the Pawnee National Grasslands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>      <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Much of my time was spent collaborating with the Bird Conservancy of the Rockies, where I participated in Mexican spotted owl surveys, bird banding, point counts, and a variety of other avian research efforts. Later in the season, I shifted gears and worked more closely with CNHP on entomology collections, rare plant monitoring, and wetland evaluations. Each project offered its own unique challenges and rewards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/blog1-810x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/blog1-810x1024.jpg 810w, https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/blog1-237x300.jpg 237w, https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/blog1-768x971.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/blog1-1215x1536.jpg 1215w, https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/blog1.jpg 1266w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Acrylic painting of the most notable bird and vegetation species I encountered during BCR work this summer.&#8221;<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This internship was the perfect introduction to fieldwork. In just a few short months, I gained hands-on experience, sharpened my off-trail navigation skills, and learned how to adapt and thrive during extended field hitches. I also had the chance to build meaningful connections with professionals across the natural resource spectrum from educators and stewards, to scientists working in conservation and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps most unexpectedly, I developed a deep appreciation for ornithology and plant science which are fields I hadn\u2019t explored before but now hold close to my heart. The experience was nothing short of transformative, and I\u2019d jump at the chance to do it all over again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This summer, I had the opportunity to serve as a Siegele Science Intern with the Colorado Natural Heritage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":8682,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,72,59,73,23,52,28,18,96,34,44,4],"tags":[146,87,143,121,144,113],"class_list":["post-8681","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-about-cnhp","category-cnhp","category-cnhp-interns","category-colorado-natural-heritage-program","category-conservation-data-services","category-csu-students","category-education","category-internships","category-siegele-conservation-science-internship","category-students","category-training","category-wetlands","tag-about-cnhp","tag-cnhp","tag-cnhp-interns","tag-colorado-natural-heritage-program","tag-csu-students","tag-education","entry","override"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8681","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8681"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8681\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8681"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8681"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cnhpblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8681"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}