Late August Update (and some awesome Utah photos including spider log)

We have been logging some serious time in the Fishlake National Forest as of late. A bit more out of the way, Fishlake NF is more rugged than Dixie NF and that keeps us on our toes. We have completed 51 new plots in Fishlake and 28 remeasurement plots in Dixie in the past month...taking us to a grand total of 215 plots at this point in the season!

In addition to all the camping and plotwork, we had the opportunity to attend the America's Great Outdoors Listening Session in Salt Lake City where we were able to hear Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and other notables speak on conservation. To recognize all of our hard work, our agency coordinator Linda Chappell treated us to appetizers and dessert at Cafe Diablo, certainly one of Utah's best restaurants. And to round out the month, we treated ourselves to Utah's best burger at the Antimony Mercantile!