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<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I made it back to Michigan safely. It took three days, they were long days of driving.
\nI left Oregon through the gorge, the same way I arrived.\u00a0 It was beautiful, as always; I can still see it in my mind\u2019s eye.
\nFrom 84 I couldn\u2019t see Bonneville dam but I was told though that the sea lions have already begun to return, as of three weeks ago.\u00a0 It\u2019s funny for me to think, had I not come to the dam last December I probably never would have come to Hatfield either.
\nI hope they\u2019re all well, I miss them all already. I also miss the way the ocean smelled sometimes in the morning.
\nWhile at Hatfield I learned that being a practicing natural resource manager is a tough job.\u00a0 I can see how it would suck the life from you over time.\u00a0 Just like any hard work really, but doesn\u2019t allow for the same rejuvenating connection to nature the way field biology does.\u00a0 It\u2019s an important job though and I\u2019d like to thank those who do it.
\nThough I don\u2019t think I will be pursuing a permanent position in outreach, I feel I am better equipped to actively integrate outreach and communication techniques into my research and other future endeavors.\u00a0 Over the course of my summer I was exposed to three distinct forms of outreach and engagement; policy from Dr. Lubchenco\u2019s speech at di Vinci days, public engagement at the da Vinci Days booth and outreach at the agency.\u00a0\u00a0 I was asked if I find myself drawn to one of form over the others and if I had to choose I would have to say public engagement at da Vinci days.\u00a0 I liked being outside and teaching people, excited to learn new things.<\/p>\n
I made it back to Michigan safely. It took three days, they were long days of driving. I left Oregon through the gorge, the same way I arrived.\u00a0 It was beautiful, as always; I can still see it in my … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"