I’ve been trying to think of a less corny pun/movie reference all week…oh well! This last week was a trip for me. Birthdays are usually a time for reflection. Looking back on my life, and being slightly depressed about another lap around the sun, this year I can honestly say that I am genuinely happy… Read More
Week 1 – June 6th, 2016 This has been an incredibly eventful and memorable week for me. I moved from my parent’s home in Castle Rock to the Bear Creek Apartments in Boulder on Sunday and have spent the week getting to know the RECCS staff, scientists, RECCS alumni, and fellow student researchers. I confess that… Read More
The NSF-funded 2016 Research Experience for Community College Students program kicked off on May 31. Ten student researchers from six community colleges across Colorado are participating in introductory week activities before diving into their 9-week long summer research projects next week. The RECCS student researchers are based at a variety of research locations including CU… Read More
Hi Everyone, I can’t believe that this is our final week for the project! I was so worried throughout this summer, now I can’t believe that we are almost done and I am not freaking out!! I felt much better after the practice presentation yesterday. I found out that I actually didn’t have much else… Read More
What a whirlwind of preparation for this week: late nights, many emails, edits and even a little anxiety! I am very impressed with all the intern’s presentations from yesterday. What confidence you had! I’m thrilled to be part of such a great program. Science came alive for me this summer. I am forever grateful to… Read More
Getting to the point of the process where I may be a little lost. I have a ton of data and no clue what it means! The data in the way that I am exploring it is completely new to me. Some of the methods have been used for other hydrologic processes, but its hard… Read More
Hi, Some sites have not had many seedlings while others have lots!! Yesterday we were at Bald Mountain in Boulder County. Lesley was kind enough to help us out. I think she had fun with the densiometer. 🙂 When a plot (at most locations we survey 5 plots) has many visible seedlings, we take one… Read More
Good morning RECCS interns and staff, This week has already started out with fun and excitement. Our task is to complete the results and discussion sections. When I first started writing, I was breezing through the pages. When my mentor read my paper of the first edits, I don’t think I have ever seen so… Read More
Hi, Even though my mentor is out of town, she still has me busy! She arranged for me to join in a field trip with the Front Range Round Table. It’s a diverse group of individuals from various organizations coming together to discuss forest restoration. I am not sure of the history of the group,… Read More
This week has been full of little surprises. Let me share them with you! First off, our team learned that we have been approved to buy a boat! It will be a sweet little river raft and we are preparing ourselves to dunk it right into the iron rich waters of the majestic Snake River… Read More
