Orchard Project at Sagamore Hill
This past week I spent my days working with a group a really great people to restore some areas of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. I had a lot of […]
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Virtual Tour: Eugene O’Neill NHS
Despite its size, EUON is an enchanting park that’s completely secluded from the rest of the world, giving off a zen vibe that captivated the O’Neill’s and convinced them to […]
Olive Tree Monitoring on Santa Cruz Island
While my regular duty station is John Muir National Historic Site, 360 miles away from Santa Cruz Island, my mentor Keith Park and I were called in to give another […]
Awesome Tree Take Down
One of the coolest projects I got to do here at John Muir National Historic Site was dismantle a tree at the visitor center that was in the way of […]
Importance of JOMU
John Muir National Historic Site, like so many other parks is located in an urban area. For many people this is a place of peace, a place where they can […]
Fruits of John Muir
One of the really great things that I love about the west coast is the completely blase nature of fruit trees and how incredibly available they are. So of course, […]
New Stuff
So far, the last two weeks have been really eye-opening in terms of all the new things I’ve learned. From the parks and their history to the people and the […]
Hi, I’m Lorre!
About Me Hello everyone, I’m Lorre Mitchell, a Branching Out intern this summer working at the John Muir Nation Historic Site, in Martinez CA doing arboriculture/tree work. I grew up […]
