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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Bench Small.jpg" style="float: left; width: 200px; height: 150px; " />After what initially appeared to be a jump start spring, cooler temps and gentle rain showers have set us back on track for a more routine transition into summer.&nbsp; The big tooth aspen held course and waited patiently as always to open their catkins.&nbsp; Canada mayflower is bubbling up on queue, and the spring interns are busy taking advantage of every minute.</p>
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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Sadie Small.jpg" style="float: right; width: 150px; height: 113px; " />Our teaching staff this spring welcomes two returning Au Sable alums along with one fresh face that we are more than happy to have.&nbsp; Sadie Wunder (right) took classes at both Pacific Rim and the Great Lakes campuses.&nbsp; Her previous experience with Au Sable runs the gamut from student to volunteer, and now finally to environmental education intern.&nbsp; A graduate of Messiah College, Sadie has spent the past 2 winters working as a <a href="http://ausable.org/courses/student_profiles/">fisheries observer in Alaska</a>.&nbsp; Sadie&rsquo;s warm (to sometimes dry!) humor helps to lighten the moments when teaching at Au Sable begins to feel like work.</p>
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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Matt Small.jpg" style="float: left; width: 150px; height: 113px; " />Having taken classes at our Great Lakes campus last summer, Matthew Bursley (left) is also no stranger to Au Sable. &nbsp;A graduate of Anderson University with a degree in Biology, Matt&rsquo;s affinity for history and the French language has suited him well during his role as a voyageur in our 1800&rsquo;s fur trading post.&nbsp; His authentic accent and seemingly endless vocabulary is quite the sight and really makes you feel as though you have been transported back in time. &nbsp;Matt polishes off his <a href="http://ausable.org/courses/certificate_programs/naturalist_certificate/">naturalist certificate</a> through the internship.</p>
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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Karate Kid.jpg" style="float: right; width: 150px; height: 113px; " />Nick Cramer is our new kid on the block.&nbsp; While Nick has never been through an Au Sable course, he has visited our campus with his former professor and current Au Sable Professor, Rob Keys.&nbsp; Nick is a teacher at heart.&nbsp; He graduated earlier this month from Cornerstone University with a Secondary Ed. degree in Integrated Science.&nbsp; Nick&#39;s enthusiasm for teaching is apparent each day through his continually upbeat personality and positive attitude.</p>
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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Tank You.jpg" style="float: left; width: 150px; height: 113px; " />With school kids arriving all month (see <a href="/k12programs/program_and_event_calendar/">our calendar</a>!), our interns have been busy creating memorable outdoor experiences for our northwoods neighbors.&nbsp; Check back over the next few weeks to hear what it is like to live and teach at Au Sable as an environmental education intern.</p>
