at Elkorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve
Hi, my name is Andrew Way and I just completed an internship at Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (ESNERR). I chose to do this internship for my graduation requirement for the Monterey Academy of Oceanographic Science at Monterey High School. I completed a 90+ hour internship, which fulfilled the requirements for a project in the study of science. A friend who is on the Board of Directors for the Elkhorn Slough, recommended me for the internship. My mentor, Martha Nitzberg, the Naturalist/Volunteer Coordinator for the Elkhorn Slough, suggested that I work with the Coast Live Oak Restoration Project. My work involved learning the best procedures of how to plant acorns into pots and plant oak trees into the ground. I also helped collect data from a site that had been planted about two years ago and entered the data into a computer. I also learned how to use a GPS (Global Positioning Satelite) unit and plotted the site where I collected data. I then made a map of the Oak tree planting site. Other projects included; removal of Poison Hemlock, an invasive non-native plant, to save Creeping Wild Rye, and also planted native grasses and other native plants (Yarrow, Blue Wild Rye, Hair Grass, Poppy) into various areas of the slough.
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