February 20, 2013
Week 5
Week 5
Work Hrs: 6 Total Hrs: 34
Week 5
The main terrace.
This week marked the half way point of my time with the YLR. and it's been a great experience so far. I've participated on gratifying projects and have absorbed a ton of information. Wednesday also happened to be my birthday, which working outside in the fresh air and sun was not a bad way to spend it. We worked on the lower terrace closer to the mobile home park to fill in some larger mulched areas with native grasses. There were three species to be planted in their own respected marked off polygones: Stipa pulchra or Purple needle grass, Hordeum brachyantherum or Meadow barley, and Elymus glaucus or Blue wild rye. After a while I was actually planting by myself, so I put on some solid blues, wrapped my shirt over my face so as not to burn and cranked out some planting. In the end I think I planted about 200 individual species(which is a lot) and as a group this week in total about 400 individual grass species. The total count for species planted this quarter mainly by YLR interns is a whopping 9500 and counting!
When working solo, I really like to take the time to breath, and ensconce myself into my surroundings taking notice of the smallest minute details, sounds, or smells. Slowing down to critically think and observe one's surrounding environment is just as important as working hard and diligently. Working next to some larger green waxy leafed Coyote brush or Bacharis pilularis, I noticed a couple of hares scurrying back and forth between bushes while simultaneously listening to the sweet sound of a nearby bird with red shoulders. The abundance of wildlife I encounter at the YLR always amazes me.
WORD COUNT: 284
When working solo, I really like to take the time to breath, and ensconce myself into my surroundings taking notice of the smallest minute details, sounds, or smells. Slowing down to critically think and observe one's surrounding environment is just as important as working hard and diligently. Working next to some larger green waxy leafed Coyote brush or Bacharis pilularis, I noticed a couple of hares scurrying back and forth between bushes while simultaneously listening to the sweet sound of a nearby bird with red shoulders. The abundance of wildlife I encounter at the YLR always amazes me.
WORD COUNT: 284
Yours truly looking like a ninja and also pictured is my work area.
Elymus glaucus.
Stipa pulchra.
Enjoying a short break to take in my surroundings.
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