Environment & Energy

Two of my co workers and I, college faculty under the Wildlife Science and Forest Ecology curriculums, took a field trip to Zanesville Ohio with other College’s from around the country, that are members of NAWTA, North American Wildlife Technologies Association.
Part of the tour was to see the Reclamation Projects to re-establish grassland’s and vegetation on the massive strip mining acreage in that area.
We took vans out within the areas and would stop and tally bird species variations in the area. Never got off the gravel roads. At each interval stopping and getting out to listen to USFW scientist that helped reclaim the areas, we all had at least a dozen +- ticks on our pant legs.
I swear the MFr’s could fly.
So damn glad my Career never landed me anywhere like that.
People do not realize some of the hell Forest and Wildlife professionals have to deal with in some areas of the outdoor professions we work in.
This crazy ass tick explosion is scary.
Many of my graduates have to now live with Lyme disease.
And none of us ever, even faculty that take the wanna be pros out into the habitats to learn, got or get paid worth a damn.
My faculty salary would be considered lower or even lowest middle glass.
“Billion ticks and Lyme disease, all part of O-Hio” (to Neil Young song melody)
We sang this all the way back to NC.
And ya got some real blood suckers in political
Positions as well, GYM.