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Internship Site:Intern Week 1Dates: Thursday, September 02, 2010 and Friday, September 03,2010

Total o! hours "orked !or "eek: 10

Daily #ntriesDay One: Thursday, September 02, 2010, 12:30PM –4:30PM (Hours: 4

Today$s %oal "as to introdu&e me to the site, the people that "orkthere, the resour&es a'ailable to "orkers, and &urrent pro(e&ts) *ysuper'isor, +++++++++, introdu&ed me to ea&h person present and%a'e me a des&ription o! "hat types o! thin%s they "ork on) !terintrodu&tions, +++++++ sho"ed me around the o-&e and "ork&enter) .e sho"ed me 'arious departments "ithin the "ork&enter, su&h as the Wildli!e se&tion, /ontrolled urn se&tion, oad*ana%ement se&tion, *aps and Do&uments se&tion, /arpentryse&tion, and spe&ial euipment'ehi&les) We then "ent out intothe 4eld, "here +++++++++ sho"ed me the most popular parts o! the 5eor%e Washin%ton National Forest 6 pla&es I "ould be"orkin% at or "ritin% about this semester) The trip in&ludededdish 7nob, 8ittle ald *ountain, #lkhorn 8ake, and9uenbar%er 9ond ;and &emetery<) =n the trip, he pointed outother pla&es o! interest, su&h as sites o! &ontrolled burns, timbersales, "ildli!e &learin%s, stream restorations, trout sensiti'itysamplin% sites, and di'erse pat&hes o! 'e%etation) We stopped ata pla&e o! stream restoration and met ++++++++, Fisheries iolo%ist)She "as "orkin% on restorin% "oody debris and boulders to a

stream bed in order to &reate holdin% pools !or trout habitatdurin% times o! lo" "ater) t the &on&lusion o! the day, ++++++++ talked about our %oals !or tomorro")

Day T!o: "r#day, September 03, 2010, 10:1$%M – 4:1$PM(Hours: &

Today I helped my super'isor, +++++++++, "ith a iolo%i&al#'aluation ;#< in the National Forest) # is reuired "hen thereare ma(or pro(e&ts in the !orest that may ae&t sensiti'e,

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threatened, or endan%ered spe&ies) In this &ase, there is apres&ribed burn planned !or the ne>t 4s&al year in an area neareddish 7nob) We sur'eyed the potential burn area, do&umentin%spe&ies or habitats that may be impa&ted positi'ely or ne%ati'elyby the burn) We "alked alon% roads and trails in the area, and Ire&orded ea&h plant that "e identi4ed in a 4eld notebook) We

di'ided the plant sur'ey into three se&tions?understory ;%roundlayer o! the !orest<, midstory, and &anopy ;top layer "ith tallesttrees<) In the understory, "e !ound plants su&h as smart"eed,bla&k snakeroot, "hite snakeroot, ra%"eed, milk"eed, %olden rod,alumroot, mountain laurel, !etterbush, !erns, and pink lady slipper)In the midstory, "e !ound small trees su&h as bla&k lo&ust,ha"thorne, and autumn oli'e) In the &anopy, "e !ound taller treessu&h as Nor"ay spru&e, red spru&e, bir&h, pit&h pine, sha%barkhi&kory, table mountain pine, and oak spe&ies) The sha%bark

hi&kory trees are espe&ially si%ni4&ant be&ause they are roostin%sites !or the endan%ered Indiana bat) dditional sensiti'e,threatened, or endan%ered spe&ies that "ere important !or this #in&lude the #astern small@!ooted bat and White lumroot) =therspe&ies do&umented durin% our sur'ey "ere birds ;Northern

(un&o, /arolina "ren, rued %rouse<, se'eral butterAy spe&ies,and many other inse&ts) We also sur'eyed and plotted a "aypointin a 59S unit !or a pond ;721< in the area and measured depth,diameter, latitude, and lon%itude) 8astly, "e 'isited the pond723 and e>amined the pit!all traps !or amphibians) We !ounded@Spotted Ne"ts ;Notophthalmus viridescens< and BeersonSalamanders ; Ambystoma jefersonianum<) We also noti&ed thatthe dri!t !en&e and "ooden stakes around the pond had beenbroken, and there "ere at least 1 or 2 bear tra&ks in the mudnearby)

Name:

Internship Site:Intern Week 1Dates: C2, C30, 1, 3

Total o! hours "orked: 1E hours E minutes

Day =ne: C2 E) hours This "as my 4rst day o! my internship and I learned the

basi&s o! "hat +++++++ "anted me to do) We "ent o'er his routine



!or %roomin% and ta&kin% the horses) We %roomed a horse named/hip than brou%ht him do"n to the arena to lun%e him) +++++++++ lun%ed him !or the 4rst 4!teen minutes) !ter dis&ussin% andobser'in% "hat +++++++++ does "hen lun%in% a horse, I took o'erand lun%ed /hip) We dis&ussed the horse$s attitude, &on!ormationand his "ay o! %oin%) !ter lun%in% /hip, I prepared three other

horses !or Ba&kson to ride) I also bathed the horses and &leanedthe bridles)

Day T"o: C30 3) hoursI prepared !our horses !or +++++++++ to ride today and I

&leaned the tra&k) It "as a 'ery simple day, but I learned his'ie"s on "hat bridles should be used !or &ertain ridin% andtrainin%) I ha'e to %et use to the routine o! %roomin% his horsesand makin% sure they are ready on&e he is done ridin% another

horse) I !eel that i! he has to "ait o'er 4'e minutes to %et onanother horse, than I am not doin% a %ood enou%h (ob) !tere'ery horse that he rode, I had to bathe them) It "ill take me a"eek or so to %et used to the s"in% o! thin%s)

Day Three: 1 3)2 hoursI %roomed three horses !or +++++++++ to ride today and I

bathed them a!ter they "ere e>er&ised) It "as simple a&ti'itiesthat I did today, but it is important !or me to %et ea&h horse doneui&kly and e-&iently) I !ound mysel! %ettin% used to e'erythin%and rememberin% e'erythin% that has to be done !or ea&h horse)!ter ++++++++++ 4nished ridin%, I had to &lean the bridles that "ereused)

Day Four: 3 3) hoursI did the e>a&t same thin% that I did on September 1)

.o"e'er, I did learn ho" to use a sur&in%le and side reins) Thesepie&es o! euipment are used "hen lun%in% a horse) I also

prepared the horses to be ridden and bathed a!ter e>er&ise) I amde4nitely %ettin% into a routine and I ha'e be&ome !aster at%ettin% the horses ready) I am lookin% !or"ard to ne>t "eekbe&ause I "ill be doin% (ump &re" "ork alon% "ith ha'in% thehorses %roomed and bathed)



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Tota o Hours !or5ed or !ee5: 10 hours and 4$m#nutes

Da#y ntr#es

Day One (Hours: 3 hours Today "as my 4rst day out at ++++++++++) I sa" ++++++++ in

o-&e hours "here t"o &ats and three do%s &ame in) I sa" ++++++++++ %i'e shots, do routine &he&k@ups, look !or ear mites,look !or Aeas, make sure a do% didn$t ha'e a bump on itsstoma&h, trim toenails, and sueeGe anal %lands) When "e"eren$t busy ++++++++ sho"ed me an old >@ray o! a do% that hadbroken a bone in its knee) This break "as one he had ne'er seenbe!ore) ++++++++++ is a "onder!ul tea&her and I am lookin%!or"ard to "orkin% "ith him and his sta this !all)

Day T!o (Hours: & hours Today I "ent out to ++++++++++ in the mornin% and sa"

de"&la"s remo'ed !rom a male do% and t"o &anine dentistry$s) +++++++++++had o today so the Heterinarian I obser'ed "as +++++++++) 8ater in the a!ternoon I "ent ba&k to the 'eterinary&lini& and obser'ed ++++++++++ durin% o-&e hours) I sa" a si&k&at, I "at&hed ++++++++++ %i'e shots to both do%s and &ats, and I"at&hed her and a 'eterinarian te&hni&ian dra" blood !rom ado%$s ne&k) I also %ot to see them do a %lu&ose &ur'e on a do%)



Day Three (Hours: 1 hour and 4$ m#n6 Today out at ++++++++++the Heterinarians on duty "ere

+++++++++++) I "at&hed ++++++++++ "ork on %ettin% debris out o! ado%$s ear) I "at&hed do% and &at 'a&&inations and

++++++++++++++++ had to remo'e a "art o! a do%$s pa" "hi&h I %otto obser'e) I e'en %ot to &olle&t a pee sample !rom a do%)

-nternsh#p )ourna./ : 1 September 1@ETotal # o hours worked: 10)Name:Internship site:

Day 1: September 1 4hours

Today "as my 4rst day "orkin% at ++++++++++) I attended the ++++++++++++ /ampai%n 7i&k = !or the year o! 2010) It "as a lot o! !un and a %ood "ay to start my 4rst day) The or%aniGations that

+++++++++ "ere all set up at their booths "ith in!ormation) I "asable to %o around to all the booths and %et to kno" "hat the

or%aniGations "ere about and "hat kind o! help they %i'e ba&k tothe &ommunity) I really en(oy doin% this be&ause it also %a'e meideas o! pla&es I may "ant to "ork andor 'olunteer at) I likedstarted my internship this "ay be&ause I did not %et put to "orkri%ht a"ay) I "as able to meet all the board members and %et tokno" e'eryone I "ould be "orkin% "ith "hile doin% myinternship)



Day 2: September 2 2 hoursI "as in the o-&e today !or the 4rst time doin% "ork) I !elt a littleo'er"helmed be&ause today is The Day o! &tion and e'eryone inthe o-&e "as really busy %ettin% e'erythin% ready to %o'olunteer) I "as told to update Fa&ebook and T"itter about last

ni%ht$s e'ent and post the ne"s arti&le to both sites) I then "asintrodu&ed to ho" to update the +++++++++ "ebsite) That seemed alittle o'er"helmin%) Then I "as sho"n ho" to make an ad that "ill%o on the "ebsite) I used /onsent /onta&t "hi&h "as reallysimple and I en(oyed "orkin% on this a lot) I then helped e'eryonepa&k t@shirt and "ater into 'ans !or e'eryone to %o out and "orkon 'aries 'olunteer sites around the &ommunity)

Day 3: September 3

2 hours and 3 minutesWhen I arri'ed today at the o-&e I ha'e my o"n laptop and my'ery o"n ++++++++ email a&&ount) I %ot ri%ht to "ork &he&kin%Fa&ebook and T"itter and updatin% then "ith in!ormation) I e'entook it upon mysel! to in'ite other !riends and !amily o! mine to

(oin the ++++++++ Fa&ebook and T"itter pa%es to %et more peopleinterested and e>pand their !an base) I started to upload pi&tureso! the "eek$s e'ents to Fa&ebook and start to Fli&ker pa%e as "ell)I 4nished up my /onsent /onta&t ad) I am 'ery happy "ith the"ork I am doin% thus !ar at +++++++++) I !eel that it is 'eryimportant to ha'e &ontrol o'er the Fa&ebook, T"itter and Fli&kerpa%es ri%ht no" be&ause that is ho" people 4nd out aboutor%aniGation and the "ork that they are doin%) It is a 'ery %ood 9skill to ha'e at this time in our so&iety)

Day 4: September 42 !oursI "orked !rom home today) The dire&tor, +++++++++ , "as ok "ithme "orkin% !rom home sin&e most o! the "ork I do is assessable

!rom any &omputer) This is "onder!ul be&ause o! my s&hedule it ismu&h easier to "ork !rom home on the "eekends and &at&h up on"ork) I 4nished uploadin% pi&tures and makin% the Fa&ebook pa%elook ni&e) I also added all the pi&tures to our ne" Fli&ker pa%e andin!ormed Fa&ebook and T"itter !riends that "e are not on Fli&kerand added the link so e'eryone &an no" 4nd us) The "ork I ha'ebeen introdu&ed to thus !ar is "hat I am happy to be doin%) The

++++++++ , I !eel is a %reat pla&e !or me to intern at and doin% the



publi& relations "ork is "hat I ha'e dreamed o! doin% and I amhappy to ha'e hands on e>perien&e at my internship)



-T+SH-P )O*+%'

.ee5 17 (1& hrs

Day 17 September 1, 2010 8:00 %6M6 to $:00 P6M6

(hrs

Today "as my 4rst day at +++++++++++++) +++++++++++ is a retail

business in .arrisonbur%, H that "orks hard to ser'e its

&ustomers by pro'idin% %reat &ustomer ser'i&e and buildin% &lose

relationships "ith the &ustomers) ++++++++++, and her husband,

+++++++++++ o"n +++++++++, alon% "ith a "holesale store &alled

++++++++) ++++++++++ imports &abinets and &ountertops !or /hinaand distributes these produ&ts in the nited States) The best part

about ++++++++++++ is that they sell +++++++ produ&ts in the store)

Sin&e, they import the &abinets and &ountertops, the pri&es are

si%ni4&antly &heaper)

s I "alked in my 4rst day, I "as %reeted "ith &heer!ul

smiles and positi'e attitudes) +++++++++ and +++++++++ "ere all

meetin% in the &on!eren&e room about a buyin% sho" they had

'isited in Te>as) They talked about dierent 'endors, and the

produ&ts and ser'i&es they had to oer) They dis&ussed the

importan&e o! the 'endors "ho "ere all about &ustomer ser'i&e)

They "ould %o abo'e and beyond to please the &ustomer "hi&h is

%reat !or buildin% &ustomer loyalty) ++++++ and +++++++ are the t"o

desi%ners that I shado"ed all day) I met "ith &lients and talked

about all the produ&ts and ser'i&es that "ere a'ailable on display

in the sho"room) We also dis&ussed and pra&ti&ed usin% a desi%n

pro%ram &alled 20@20) 20@20 is used to dra" Aoor plans and

perspe&ti'e dra"in%s that in&lude dimensions, &ountertops,

moldin%s, and ba&k splashes) This helps !or &lients to see a 3@D

'isual o! the plan) The 4rst day "as intimidatin%, &hallen%in%, !un,

and e>&itin%)



Day 27 September 3, 2010 8:00 %6M6 to $:00 P6M6

(hrs

=n day t"o o! my internship, I "orked on the 20@20 desi%npro%ram !or ++++++ and +++++++, but this time I "as not pra&ti&in%) I

"as doin% 'isuals !or them to present to &lients later that day)

number o! &lients &ame in that mornin%, and "e helped them pi&k

out &abinets and &ountertops) +++++ and +++++++ both dealt "ith

&ustomers "ho "ere lookin% !or the best deals) They had to

e>plain "hy some "oods "ere more e>pensi'e) They also had to

e>plain "hy estimates !or a remodel "ere so hi%h) The more

&abinets and 4llers added, the hi%her the pri&e) nne&essarya&&essories in&rease the pri&e si%ni4&antly) ++++++ and ++++++++ did

a "onder!ul (ob o! e>plainin% "ays to redu&e &osts) This "as a

%reat e>ample o! ho" +++++++++ does e'erythin% possible to "ork

"ith its &lients) They &al&ulate a number o! estimates on

numerous types o! &abinets until their &lient is pleased) Seein%

ho" the desi%ners &ommuni&ate "ith their &lients "as 'ery

interestin%) #'en "hen they disa%reed "ith "hat their &lients

"ere sayin%, they both kept their &omposure) They handled thesituation in a &alm and &olle&ti'e manner, and they "orked out

any &ompli&ations "ith the &lients)

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