My name is Amanda, and I am the new Resource Intern here at Corkscrew. I have lived most of my life in the small town of Granville, Ohio, which is about 30 minutes east of Columbus.
About a year ago, I graduated with honors in Biology from Grinnell College, a small school in central Iowa. I have been interested in wildlife and the outdoors for as long as I can remember, and I did my best to take advantage of the opportunities my school presented me for gaining new experiences in those areas. During my junior year, I was able to study abroad in the beautiful rainforests of Queensland, Australia, where I first became really interested in conservation. I also, under the direction of my advisor, conducted research on monarch butterflies and milkweed at Grinnell’s environmental research station. Following graduation, I interned at The Wilds, a 10,000-acre conservation center in southeastern Ohio located on reclaimed strip mine land, where I conducted bird surveys and vegetation surveys, as well as helping out with other projects, like American Burying Beetle releases and Hellbender research.
Until now, most of my experiences have been more research focused. Therefore, I am very excited to participate in the Land Stewardship Internship here at Corkscrew Swamp. It is also exciting to me to get to know a new ecosystem that is so different from what I'm used to in the Midwest. In the short time I have been here, I have already learned how to identify and treat several species of invasive plants. I hope that this internship will be an opportunity for me to learn more about resource management, and help me to gain a broader perspective on what conservation and management entails.
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