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The Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) is thrilled that our Siegele Conservation Science Internship Program is being featured today in an article celebrating Colorado State University's successful State Your Purpose Campaign!  This ambitious campaign...

The following is a guest blog post by Colleen Hurst, a student intern with CNHP in the Siegele Conservation Science Internship program:
There’s something instinctively thrilling about the concept of ‘one-of-a-kind’.  We all admire things that are rare because their novelty makes experiencing them that more precious, and the moment more special.  When I think of rare and novel things...

The following is a guest blog post by Austin Rosen, a student intern with CNHP in the Siegele Conservation Science Internship program:
Being the sole botany geek of this year’s CNHP interns, and an avid whitewater kayaker, I found my two weeks of doing wetland vegetation surveys in Lake County, which is the headwaters of the Arkansas river, to be the most rewarding experience among...

The following is a guest blog post by Hannah Jacobsen, a student intern with CNHP in the Siegele Conservation Science Internship program:
The impacts of cattle grazing can still be seen along the delicate riparian area of Rifle Ranch, even after the landowners decided to forgo grazing in an attempt to recover biodiversity on their property. The riparian ecosystem found in Rifle Ranch,...