Patuxent!

So, I've spent a few days at a workshop at Patuxent Research Refuge in Maryland. I'm at a workshop for other interns from my program in my region. So far, it has been a great pleasure to meet the other interns, who come from all over the region (Maine to Virginia) and from various parts of the country. I also discovered how different my experience is from that of other interns. This really makes me excited for the future, because I really don't know where I could end up in a few years.

Otherwise, Patuxent was really cool. It's really unlike the other refuges I've been to (which isn't saying much) because its focus is on research. One of the coolest projects is a whooping crane breeding center, which has greatly strengthened the wild population to about 300 individuals from about 170 in 2000. We got to get a glimpse of an adult whooping crane, as well as a juvenile. Considering the improbability of seeing one in the wild, that was pretty cool.

Well, it's back to the grind for a few more days. I leave work in a couple weeks and just haven't quite realized how tremendous of an end this is. Oh well, I won't look at it that way. Until next time...