Only three weeks left of the program, and I\u2019m finally feeling the crunch.\u00a0 Last week was almost entirely lab work, and the slow pace of that work is beginning to concern me.\u00a0 Setting up the equipment isn\u2019t terribly difficult or time consuming, but each run can take up to 90 minutes and I\u2019m doing three runs per sample.\u00a0 With almost two dozen samples left to run, and water holding tests to do after those are complete, I should have a full week ahead of me.<\/p>\n
One of the downsides so far has been the complete lack of beavers in my field work.\u00a0 I have seen all kinds of snakes, fish, moose, etc.\u00a0 But in my study of beaver habitats, I have yet to see a single beaver.\u00a0 I have seen signs of them, from freshly cut trees to blown out dams being rebuild.\u00a0 But the furry critters themselves keep to their lodges when I happen to be around.\u00a0 I\u2019m hoping to score one more field day before the internship is over, if for no other reason than to arrive before dawn and catch a few of them at work.<\/p>\n
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