This has been a great summer! Not only do I get to play outside with my new friend Sherman, there is also a new person in the office these days. Her name is Melanie . She is working at the land trust this summer as an “intern”. I am not sure what the word means but I do know that it’s good to have another person available to take me outside for walks and play fetch with my “babies” and me in the office.
I overheard that Melanie is helping the land trust put together management plans for some of the properties we own. These plans are going to help the land trust manage its properties so that the native plants and animals can thrive. Melanie seems really interested in plants and animals. She’s not so much into sticks, though. Baffling, I know.
I got to help Melanie water some of the trees and plants that were donated to the land trust by our friends at the New Jersey Conservation Foundation. They had lots of native plants to spare, like black eyed susans, echnicea, and white oak trees and gave some to us to plant in our preserves.
Melanie is a student at Rutgers University and she’s studying Ecology. Working at the land trust helps Melanie get some on the job training, and she helps the land trust get some important work done.
I think the land trust should have more interns like Melanie so I can play outside every day!
