Another week, another team; this
time I am a member of Team Purple and we are being sent to the Elk Zone! We’re picking up where we had left off last
week only instead of combating invasives along Interstate 55 we are doing so
near the town of Ellington. Knapweed and
a couple of new threats are creeping in on Peck Ranch and we have been sent
over to halt their progress. The idea is
to create a huge ring around the conservation area using the roadways and then
buffering the protected area as time permits.
This will require hundreds of miles of effort so it is unlikely we will
be finishing this project any time soon, but it is exciting that MDC has
recognized our efforts and is utilizing us for this important mission.
Our current location is over 3
hours away from HQ so aside from a couple of meetings with our new contacts we
had little time to begin our operations.
As for our housing, it is another research facility similar to the one
they had us staying at in Peck Ranch. No
laundry here, but there is internet and even a bit of cell phone service. Oh, and there is a large collection of
Nintendo and Super Nintendo games, an awesome movie selection, and more
space—so overall I think we got the better deal!
Hope you are all doing well, I’m
going to call it as we have a crazy early start tomorrow. Good night!
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