Day 10

On Thursday, we mitigated what is a thorn in many peoples' lives: Buckthorn. But before that, we worked on the video. We realized that because choosing music was the hardest part of the project, we did a good job.

At 11:30am, the interns left to cut Buckthorn. It was an educational experience just as much as it was a laborious activity. But there was more than just cutting Buckthorn. There was more than burning Buckthorn in a bright blaze of glory. And there was more than realizing that we ourselves have an inner fire that changes our surroundings for the greater good. We were afforded the opportunity to lay seeds and the seeds of our efforts across a prairie with Restoration Ecologist Ken Klick. Mr. Klick did this, along with his short lecture on the intricacies and nuances of prairies and the management thereof. It is because of all these wonderful experiences that I say thank you to Mr Klick and all the good people of Conserve Lake County. Viewing an environmental imperative as just another day at the office is something to be proud of.