Orientation week was packed with activity. Monday and Tuesday we were trained in Wilderness First Aid and learned more about the background of Great Basin Institute, which administers the Nevada Conservation Corps. Wednesday we spent the whole day learning about proper chainsaw operation in a classroom, and Thursday and Friday were spent at Galena Creek Park practicing in the field.
During this week we all camped at Davis Creek Park. I was glad to have brought such warm clothing because it was quite chilly at night.
I got the meet the three other members of my team, Olivia, Eric, and Ryan, and our supervisor, Michelle. We are the Eastern Nevada Roving Chainsaw Crew. We'll be based out of Ely, Nevada for the rest of the summer.
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| Our worksite, where the prescription is for clearing dead down trees and doing some thinning. |
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| Flowers at out worksite. |
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| Burn pile we made. Later another crew will come by to do the burn. |
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| Me with the stump of the first tree I felled. It has already been stumped, bucked, and hauled away. |
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| Flowers at the worksite. |
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| A species of mistletoe. Many of the trees we removed were heavily infested. |
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