By Maxwell Holt
I have worked across the state and country, and I am so excited to be able to do work here in my own back yard! Before I started this job I had never heard of conservation districts before. I was glad to hear how widespread they are and some of the work they do. I can say that in my first month here I have already done a lot of fun and helpful work.
As of this first month I have been busy doing some public events like our open house, preparation for conservation kids camp, and work on property like trail maintenance or invasive species removal.
Our summer is just getting started and I am looking forward to doing more work with the public and learning how to serve the community through conservation. On property I have enjoyed getting a rough estimate of what calls the center for conservation, and by extension our county home. I have seen over 50 species and counting being birds, mammals, reptiles, fish, and amphibians! I'm just about to get started doing some electro shocking and seining for fish for my independent project, where I plan to do a figure out what species of fish live in our stretch of gunpowder creek. I look forward to getting started with this and starting our summer camp in June as well. Also I will be working on some posts for the social media platforms to help people learn about conservation and what part we're playing to help our community and state!
