As you may have heard, our application to monitor marmots in Olympic National Park this summer was accepted!
I'd seen a story about the project in the Seattle Times the other day, and we just had to apply. I mean, hiking, camping, and marmot tallying? Who could resist?
Am I a little nervous about "navigating off-trail and working on steep slopes"? I am, yes.
But the training sounds cool. And did I mention the marmots? :)
Here's some info on marmots (and some adorable photos) from the National Park Service:
Olympic Marmot Ecology and Research
(Let me know if that document looks funny, by the way--trying some new tricks...)
Okay, reader. Check back in late August to see how it goes!
Sounds like an adventure!
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Well, the photos are the main thing :)
ReplyDeleteOriginal pdf file from the Park Service available here.
Doesn't it sound great? We're both super excited!
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ReplyDeleteGlad to hear it displays for you! Hopefully we'll all know a lot more about marmots soon!
ReplyDeleteHeehee! Fun! I do hope there will be some marmot photos posted sometime. Maybe you could even wrestle one into that bow tie ;)
ReplyDeleteI hope so too!
ReplyDeleteAnd that is an excellent idea :)