It is finally coming to an end...

Since May 25th I have called Aiken South Carolina my temporary home. As of tomorrow afternoon, I will be heading back to my real home in Palm Harbor, Florida. This has been a wonderful experience and I truly enjoyed being apart of this program and meeting all the wonderful teachers and interns. From white water rafting to hiking in nature parks to canoeing in national parks and watching wildlife through binoculars has made this experiences one that I will always remember.
This will be the last time I blog on this site.
Thanks for a wonderful two months SRS and Aiken!
See you another time,
Brittany

Presentation..

Today, I had my final exam for my pollution control class and I presented my presentation for the Wetland Aquatic and Ecology class. Overall, the past two months has been a wonderful experience. I truly have been blessed to have this opportunity and I am very thankful to be a part of this program. I have met some awesome teachers and peers during this experience. My fellow interns have been so awesome and supportive over the past 2 months. I appreciate all their time. It has been a long 2 months but I can't wait to go home to my wonderful family, friends and boyfriend back at home.

For the final and last time,
Brittany

Frogs, Snakes and Gators.. OH MY!

Today was a great day at the SRS Ecology Lab. We got the chance to hold with various types of frogs, turtles, snakes and baby alligators. We learned about the research some of the students and facility is working on. They are truly an inspiration to many of us. I enjoyed my morning learning about the many types of poisonous and non poisonous snakes. We saw 5 species of poisonous snakes up close in person. We also saw a huge gator in the pond and we had the chance to watch it eat a mid morning snack.

Now, I have an exam at 2pm. Wish me luck.
I'll be home in 3 days. YEAH!
Yours truly,
Brittany

Zoo.....

Today was a fun and hot day at the zoo.
I saw a bunch of animals and we learned about the composting that the zoo does to save money and to be more efficient. I did some shopping in the gift shop.
I had an icee (which I was waiting to have forever)
Overall it was a great day, now I just have to focus. A lot of work within the next few days.

Yours truly, Brittany

Congaree

Congaree National Park was awesome. I started with canoeing first along the swamp wetland area. We saw a barn owl, black vulture and various turtles along the way.
Thanks to our wonderful teachers, Dr. CK and Dr. Wierda we had a wonderful lunch provided to us. After that, I went in the gift shop and spoke to one of the rangers that I met last time I was at Congaree about birding on the trails. My group ventured off into the wild in hopes of learning on the boardwalk trails. We learned about various plants and trees. We saw a white and black warbler and a Carolina wren. We saw two birds that were hard to identify including a woodpecker and a small perching bird. With that said, I had a great time talking to my friend "Hoot" the owl. I learned in my previous wildlife and management class how to call birds. I had the owl calling back and forth to me but was unable to spot the animal. Still, it was a great experience. I was so tired when I got home that I crashed the second my head hit that pillow. Today is going to be along day of work.

Yours truly,
Brittany

Save the waters!!!!

everyone should watch this and stop littering. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLrVCI4N67M
together we can save our waterways! Stop being so lazy and clean up after yourself to save our environment and animals.

I can do anything better than you!

Yesterday was very eventful. We went to the Ecotours and learned about various animals and wetlands in the area. It was very educational. I learned about various bird life at this trip and the types of rivers that are ecological important to this area. I also spotted an alligator... TWICE. (Which I was so happy to show the rest of the group) The captain also let some of the interns drive the boat for a few minutes. I decided to drive it for a little while. Later in the day, we went to eat lunch and saw a nice hill to climb down. Some of us decided to climb down the hill and go to see the water. I climbed down the hill and started to swing on a branch of a tree. Very cool!
I decided to skip rocks with Derek.
Today, we went to the Three Rivers Landfill which was interesting to see how this organization works to eliminate trash and recycle. We had our second exam today and I am hoping to have a productive week as I have much work to do over the next 10 days before this internship comes to an end.
Your truly,
Brittany