KAMIAK BUTTE 7/21/2017 LANDEN CHARLO

WE AS A POD ( THE PEOPLE OF THE BIG RIVER TROOP) VISITED TWO SITES WITH LANDEN WHO IS ORIGINALLY FROM ARLEE MONTANA. LANDEN IS VERY INSPIRING INDIVIDUAL.... IN DR. JESSICA BLACKS WORDS " HE IS A SUPERSTAR"! ....ASIDE FROM THE INTRODUCTIONS, DISCUSSIONS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PILEATED WOODPECKER, WE VISTED TWO VERY DIFFERENT TYPES OF WILDLIFE SITES ON THE SLOPE OF KAMIAK BUTTE AND AT THE PEAK (3000 FT)   I TOOK PART IN A SHORT CASE STUDY EVALUATION FORM PROVIDED BY LANDEN WHERE WE AS A GROUP LEARNED DATA RECORDING WHICH INCLUDED: ELEVATION, ASPECT SLOPE% (CLINOMETER), POSITION ON SLOPE (LOWER, MIDDLE, UPPER USING 1/3'S)  UPPER 1/3 FOR EXAMPLE, EXPOSURE (TO THE ELEMENTS), SOIL PROPERTIES (DEPTH, TEXTURE AND COLOR) SITE ONE FOR EXAMPLE----HIGH ORGANIC MATTER; FERTILE---- WE TOOK WEATHER CONDITIONS LIKE AIR TEMPERATURE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND WIND VEOLOCIY,,, AVERAGE OVERSTORY COMPLETED THE SITE CONDITIONS;;; MICRO-SITES AS LANDEN HAD MENTIONED EARLY ON....

"FIND GOOD MENTORS,,, ASK ALOT OF QUESTIONS AND STAY IN TOUCH"   OH YES,,,LOTS OF STUDYING AND HARD WORK OF COURSE!!        --LANDEN CHARLO----


WHAT I TOOK AWAY WAS THE FACT THE LANDEN HAD MENTIONED THAT HE WAS THE ONLY PRACTICING NATIVE STUDENT IN HIS AREA,,,A LONE NATIVE WORKING ON HIS MASTERS DEGREE AND PREPPING TO BEGIN HIS PH.D THIS COMING SPRING.

IT WAS ALSO VERY FUNNY THAT LANDEN ALSO SAID THAT COLLEGE WAS NEVER EVER EVER EXPECTING MORE THAN A BACHELORS DEGREE,,,,LET ALONE COLLEGE IN GENERAL WHILE HE ATTENDED HIGH SCHOOL.... I THINK IT WAS INSPIRING AS I SPOKE WITH LANDON IN PERSON HE  MENTIONED ,,,, "TRUTHFULLY EARNING A MASTERS AND PH.D HAS BEEN FUN,,,I AM IN NO RUSH TO GRADUATE,,,JUST TRYING TO TAKE IT ALL IN"  DO NOT GET IN A RUSH,, MAKE GOOD CONNECTIONS,, GOOD FRIENDS AND ENJOY THIS PHASE IN YOUR LIFE."       ----NICE HIKE AND NICE DAY THAT'S FOR SURE----







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  1. UnknownJuly 23, 2017 at 5:52 PM

    Dear Michael: It sounds like you have a good beginning on the connections and the friends--as well as important knowledge! I enjoyed and learned from your post! See you back on campus soon, Mary James

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