Intern works with USGS to measure species composition
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Detailed Description
Chicago Botanic Garden Conservation and Land Management intern Jessica Milkenas works with USGS to measure species composition of recovering shrubs along a perennial transect positioned in an abandoned drill pad. Many recovering pads are colonized by short-lived species such as snakeweed, and the community dominants are difficult to recover on their own