Streiffert wrote:

> Hi Tweeters,
> I would
> report on my week in the woods as a volunteer for neotropical migrant
> research in Okanogan National Forest, Tonasket Ranger District. This
> program, as I understand it, is part of the "Partners in Flight"
> research and it is being conducted in various sites throughout
> Washington and elsewhere.

Sounds really interesting.

>
>
> I know one thing: I
> have a lot more respect for forest survey workers now; and a much lower
> opinion of my fitness level.

I know what you mean. Ages ago when I worked for Forest Service laying out
timber sales on the Olympic National Forest, I would consume over 7,500
calories a day and never gained an ounce. Really.

Jerry Converse
Grand Coulee, WA

>
>
> Kristi Streiffert
> Coulee Dam, WA