{"id":3808,"date":"2016-07-27T00:52:54","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T07:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/seagrantscholars\/?p=3808"},"modified":"2016-07-27T00:54:51","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T07:54:51","slug":"week-5-seal-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/seagrantscholars\/2016\/07\/27\/week-5-seal-approval\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5: A seal of approval"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is pupping season for the harbor seals and this week started off with a baby harbor seal sighting. Just as I made it over the dunes separating the forest from the beach, I saw the little guy flopped out on the sand. During their first three to four weeks of life baby seals need to spend time resting. Their mothers often leave them alone for hours at a time on the beach. People naturally are\u00a0concerned when they find them alone and report the seals as abandoned or worse try to move them. Sure enough, I spotted a group of people not too far away peering over at him.<\/p>\n

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What a cutie :)<\/p><\/div>\n

Putting\u00a0on my concerned citizen scientist hat, I approached the group of tourists, mentally going over the marine mammal protection talking points. However, I was pleasantly surprised when I approached the group to have\u00a0my talking points fed back right to me. They were not plotting out their seal selfie strategy as I had assumed but were keeping a appropriate\u00a0distance and informing others to do the same.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always believed that the public wants to do the right thing when it comes to the environment, a view that is often challenged by reports of climate change deniers and the carelessly tossed trash I always find on the beach. However, moments like this one where it is clear\u00a0that the message has reached the public renew my confidence. As a\u00a0scientists it is so important to remember that education must be\u00a0a key part of\u00a0conservation if we are to protect the environments we study.<\/p>\n

This week marks the halfway point for the summer. Friday, all of the scholars got together to present the research we have worked on the past five weeks. We attended a few seminars on science communication and then headed out for a camping trip in the beautiful Willamette National forest. The change of scenery was spectacular. It was great to trade the bunk room by the beach for a tent in the forest.<\/p>\n

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A spectacular view from the Oregon section of the PCT<\/p><\/div>\n

Hiking was my favorite part of the weekend. We explored the\u00a0Willamette forest full of creeks and lakes and the headed towards Bend, Oregon and the\u00a0alpine landscape\u00a0surrounding Mt. Bachelor.<\/p>\n

As far as CBRAT goes, the initial part of my crab research is nearly complete. I have compiled all of the most important research papers. Now, I am editing my spreadsheet that I will review with my mentors at our meeting next week and begin looking at which pH values indicate high, moderate or low risk for decapods.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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