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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Spring1301.jpg" style="width: 250px; height: 187px; float: right; " />The spring environmental education internship has been a non-stop whirlwind of experiences that bring to mind so much of the past.&nbsp; Using snowshoes to navigate our trails during training week reminded me of the winter of 2009 when I was able to cross-country ski until April 14<sup>th</sup>. &nbsp;Shoveling out pathways around our logging camp and trading post for our Michigan History program reminded me of winters when I was an intern years ago.&nbsp; And it seems that everyday, we have chaperones who delight in informing us that they remember being here as a child. Being confronted by years past makes me realize the longevity of this program. I can&#39;t help but get excited thinking of the 125,000 students who have come to this place. Adding to that, I am thankful for the opportunity to work with and train interns to educate and inspire all of these Northern Michigan students. They&#39;ve been our instructors all along the way. And on that note, I would like to introduce our Spring 2013 Environmental Education Interns.</p>
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	While our training week began with a landscape that more closely resembled February than April, for returning intern Alyssa Riggs, this was nothing new. Alyssa participated in the Winter 2012 internship and decided to come back to Au Sable to teach during a different season.&nbsp; Alyssa is a graduate of Bethel University with a degree in Biology.&nbsp; Since leaving Au Sable over a year ago, Alyssa found work in Yellowstone National Park helping to manage their fisheries. &nbsp;You can read about her experience in a blog we posted <a href="http://ausable.org/news_and_resources/blog/from_au_sable_to_yellowstone#.UZTO5qUgPd4">here</a>.</p>
