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Rand Mountains 2011-2012

Program Dates: September 13, 2011 - May 19, 2012 Project Leader: Jon Hallemeier Email: jhallemeier@thesca.org Phone: 208-608-6317

Alexandra Dombrow

Submitted by jfahey.corps on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 00:38

This past December I graduated with a degree in Conservation and Environmental Sciences from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Since then, still stationed in Wisconsin, I’ve been working and enjoying the pleasures in life. Trying my best to travel as much as possible and feeling super excited about our upcoming Westward adventure. Looking forward to further engaging myself in our environment and eager to meet everyone involved in the next phase.

Alexandra Dombrow

Abby Brokaw

Submitted by jfahey.corps on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 00:35

Hello! My name is Abby Brokaw. This will be my first season working with the SCA and I couldn’t be more excited. I’m 23 years old and from Arlington, VA. I graduated from The College of Wooster in 2010 with a B.A. in Anthropology. I have only ever been to Northern California where I worked on an organic farm a few summers ago. So I’m eager to explore the southern part of the state and learn more about the desert ecosystem. I currently work at an outdoor outfitting store where I help get other people all geared up to be outside. And now finally my time has come! I’m very much looking forward to living and working outside and the upcoming season.

Abby Brokaw

Juhyun Kim

Submitted by jfahey.corps on Fri, 08/12/2011 - 00:34

I am a 22 year old Korean American, born in Seoul, South Korea and raised in New York. Previous to my senior year of college, I had done very little traveling in my life. However, in the summer of 2010, I went on a research expedition to the Amazon River Basin and there, all my goals, dreams, and interests blew up to 10 times its size. Now I can't stop traveling and learning new things that will ultimately lead me to perform my own research with my own research assistants. This is my first time to a desert environment and I am stoked!

Juhyun Kim

About the Rands

Submitted by jfahey.corps on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 19:37
The Rand Mountain Management Area spans roughly 40,000 acres of mountainous desert and encompasses the Desert Tortoise Natural Area and the Western Rand Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern. The Rands are located about 100 miles East of the city of Bakersfield, CA and 150 miles North of Los Angeles. The mountain range is home to a diverse variety of animals, rugged plantlife, fascinating geological features and the small and scenic "Living Ghost Town" of Randsburg, a relic from the mining boom of the 19th century. The Rand Mountain crew will be camping in and around this area from October of 2011 until May of 2012. The six-member crew will be working to restore the landscape from human impact and also educating the public on responsible recreation and minimizing damage to such a fragile and misunderstood environment.
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