Maria Lechuga- July 9, 2018

July 9, 2018

Last night Dr. Chavarria taught us about small traps for animals. We placed two traps along side the river and the camping ground we are staying at to see if we could trap mice. This morning we found a mouse inside the trap and Dr. Chavarria explained to us how to handle it and how to take it out of the trap. During this lesson I learned to tell the difference between a female and a male mouse. Later during the lesson, we found out that the mouse was carrying babies. It was interesting to learn about traps, mice, and how they work. After this lesson we made breakfast and traveled straight to underwood restoration site in Klickitat County. Here we met a woman named Jeanette Burkhardt, she works as a watershed planner for the Yakama Nation. She graduated with a liberal arts degree in technical writing. This interested me because in my field I need to be proficient on my writing skills. She was our guide for the day and showed us around the restoration site where she explained and toured us around Hustom Falls. This is where we also got the chance to see white salmon river and rattlesnake creak. Not only did we get to see these interesting places, but we also had the opportunity to see the Condit Dam, which was a dam in Washington State. The Condit Dam was built in 1912-1913 and was torn down 100 years later in 2013. Jeanette Burkhardt then took us to Underwood restoration site where we met Chief Johnny Jackson who gave us a history of the place. I found it so heart feeling because he explained how his land was taken from him and his ancestors without permission. We had the chance to take a tour of Underwood where we could see the beautiful view of people wind surfing. This was a great experience and I hope to see Underwood restoration site in the future.