Student Journals

WU Wingate

Kaitlynn Cook
March 31, 2023

This was our intern group’s final field day at Southern 8ths Farm, and I’d have to say it was a great way to end our 2023 internship. We got a warning before we arrived that there was an equestrian event being held on the property, so…

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Ellie Counts
March 31, 2023

Today at the internship Brianna introduced me to Earth Hour which is from 8:30-9:30 on March 25th where the lights are turned off for an hour to help reduce light pollution. I was amazed to learn about Earth Hour and wondered how…

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Noah Dyer
April 2, 2023

Well this was it, the last day on the property of Southern 8ths. It was most certainly the most unique experience I’ve ever witnessed in my whole life. I had a very informational, engaging, and relieving time at the wonderful…

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Holima Kaikai
March 31, 2023

On my final visit to the Southern 8ths Farm we started the day by going back to Thompson Creek for the last time to observe the water. There was a huge difference in the scenery from our first visit to our last. While making our way to our woodland transect…

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Hana Missildine
April 15, 2023

Unlike the other presenters at Southern 8th’s I am a history major. I didn’t apply for my internship but was asked by Professor David Mitchell. I am currently only a sophomore at Wingate University, so the opportunity was…

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Anna Anderson
October 21, 2022

Friday was a short day. We got to meet a group from Winthrop University who are studying Eastern Box Turtles. We traveled to Prairie number 4 to track the turtle named Sam. It was interesting to watch…

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Mallory Johnson
October 7, 2022

Today, we didn’t really do as many observations as we normally would. We focused mainly on the different types of technology that we can use for our research. When we first got out there…

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