Internship Life

So its has been pretty busy just with moving and getting settled in to my cottage. I'm staying in Newry Maine right under Sunday River Ski Resort, and it is beautiful, huge green mountains everywhere. But enough of me I'm sure you want to know what it is I am doing. So I'm currently now a senior at Unity College and I'm doing an internship this summer with Androscoggin Valley Watershed Council of Governments AVCOG, on the part of the Androscoggin River located in the Bethel Maine region. I am involved in various projects working with the US Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Audubon, and The Mahoosuc Land Trust. My main project is to write up a Conservation Committee Plan for the town of Newry, Maine. The reason for the Conservation Plan is so a committee can be formed to conserve certain habitat that is of "importance" to the area and the wildlife in that area.

I will be working with Maine Audubon to create Beginning of Habitat Maps that mark the various "areas of importance." To get a better handle on the areas of importance in this region. So for the past week I have been in and out of meetings. Meetings to start the planning for this project. I have a draft of the plan written up and will soon start to gather up the maps using GIS. But until then just busy enjoying my summer.

Aside from my various meetings I have toured the area with my landlord Steve Wight. To say the least...I LOVE BETHEL :) It is the cutest little Mountain town I have ever seen. Since last Friday I have been running, hiking, swimming, and I have driven a boat! It was pretty awesome!! I have some friends that live in the area,
Regi and Colton, and we hangout and go places. Our "hangout" time mostly consists of them showing me around...which is always fun for me, and eating shakes at the local restaurant. Its so funny to live here in this small town cause everyone knows everybody and I have so many people stop and introduce themselves cause they know that I'm new to the town cause they have never seen me before.

So I will try to post more regularly, but it has been hard given my computer is broken and to post I have to come to the public library, which always makes me smile because I love reading and it gives me a reason to get a library card. YES I SAID I HAVE A LIBRARY CARD...I'M SOOO EXCITED! But until next time..enjoy living life :)