-Learned about the Grand Calumet River restoration project's history, goals, and progress -Identified plants in the field and evaluated their ecological value to the ecosystem-Controlled invasive plants and woody brush with herbicide, hand tools, and/or power tools

-Researched and learned about topics including carbon storage and sequestration, potential climate change pressures in NWI, thresholds of climate change in ecosystems, etc. -Established a data collection and analysis project that will quantify how SHLT contributes to mitigating climate change-Assisted in the execution of community engagement events-Gained experience and skills relating to the professional world and my career path