Researching Restoration and Researching Research: What My Summer Internship Taught Me
| dc.contributor.author | Seguin, Marge | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-04-22T13:31:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-04-22T13:31:10Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2017-10-20 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-04-22 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Understanding the impacts of wetland restoration is an important part of informing this practice. In order to figure out which methods will best improve the ecosystem functions of wetlands, different restoration efforts need to be examined. This summer I helped contribute to this effort as a research assistant for the MHC Restoration Ecology Program. In my internship I worked both in the field and in the lab, learning a myriad of new skills from establishing experimental plots to measuring gas emissions in soil samples. I also assisted with the Restoration Ecology Summer Scholars Program, a summer program that introduces high school girls to the field of environmental science. Working with the students, and doing research, helped me gain a better understanding of what a career in environmental research would be like: one that requires a great deal of energy and devotion, but which also proves challenging and rewarding at the same time. | |
| dc.description.panabstract | As we learn more about the environment and our impact on it through our studies, we find it crucial to apply those concepts to the field and broaden our idea of what a classroom can be. While we range in our interests, we share the common goal of protecting and restoring the environment. Our individual internships include wildlife rehabilitation of birds in Eastern Oregon, aquatic vegetation study in Connecticut, coral research in Thailand, and wetland restoration research in New England. Though our experiences were varied, we can all agree that it is important to not only do research to understand the challenges our environment is facing, but to develop and implement a plan to address these challenges in the future. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10166/5651 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.rights.restricted | public | |
| dc.title | Researching Restoration and Researching Research: What My Summer Internship Taught Me | |
| dc.title.alternative | Environmental Research, Restoration, and Rehabilitation |
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