{"id":2118,"date":"2026-08-19T14:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T21:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/?p=2118"},"modified":"2026-08-19T14:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T21:21:00","slug":"osu-extension-intern-branches-out-to-celebrate-astorias-trees-for-a-perfect-summer-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/2026\/08\/19\/osu-extension-intern-branches-out-to-celebrate-astorias-trees-for-a-perfect-summer-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"OSU Extension intern branches out to celebrate Astoria\u2019s trees for a perfect summer finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone! I have had a great summer so far interning in the Clatsop County Extension office and I want to share a little bit about what I have been doing so far. Since I don\u2019t just focus on one program, there are always a variety of activities and projects that I get to be a part of on any given week. This may be my favorite part of my summer. Every week is different and there is always something new to experience or learn. That being said, the last few weeks of my internship will have a main focus: trees. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Makena taking photos of trees for a website and database of notable trees in Astoria. Photo: Aspen Bowling<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

One event\u00a0surrounding this topic\u00a0happens to fall on my last day,\u00a0so\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0happy I get to\u00a0participate\u00a0before I leave;\u00a0it will be\u00a0a great way\u00a0to cap off an already great internship. The event is an urban tree walk around downtown Astoria with an\u00a0urban\u00a0forestry specialist. We will stop and learn about some of the historically important and interesting trees in the area as we go along. As someone who studies wood science and has done projects on urban wood and trees in general, I am excited to learn from an urban forester,\u00a0and\u00a0maybe even\u00a0share some of my knowledge with attendees as well. It should be\u00a0a very fun\u00a0event, and I am excited that I get to be a part of it.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In conjunction with the event,\u00a0I have been\u00a0working\u00a0to put together a database,\u00a0website\u00a0and information handouts for\u00a0a list of notable trees in Astoria. One of the\u00a0Master Gardener\u00a0volunteers\u00a0has been\u00a0compiling\u00a0the\u00a0list,\u00a0and I am\u00a0making it\u00a0accessible\u00a0to the public. There are some\u00a0very interesting\u00a0trees around\u00a0Astoria,\u00a0and it has been so fun to visit them, write about them, and take their pictures to add to the website.\u00a0It is a big\u00a0project,\u00a0but it\u00a0has been\u00a0a fun project, and I am excited to see\u00a0the end result.\u00a0I hope it can become a great resource in the future\u00a0that gives people\u00a0the chance\u00a0to\u00a0explore the trees of\u00a0Astoria\u00a0and learn\u00a0more about the\u00a0forest\u00a0in their backyard.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone! I have had a great summer so far interning in the Clatsop County Extension office and I want to share a little bit about what I have been doing so far. Since I don\u2019t just focus on one program, there are always a variety of activities and projects that I get to be… Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14884,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,95,38],"tags":[323],"class_list":["post-2118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-clatsop-county","category-forestry-and-natural-resources","category-master-gardener","tag-makena-oglesby"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14884"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2118"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2120,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118\/revisions\/2120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/extintern\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}