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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}Spring1301(1).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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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}SP1304.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 150px; float: left;" />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. Alyssa is a graduate of Bethel University with a degree in Biology. Since leaving Au Sable over a year ago, she found work in Yellowstone National Park helping to manage and restore their fisheries. You can read more 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>. We&#39;re very glad to have Alyssa back with the (new) experiences she brings.</p>
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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}SP1302.jpg" style="width: 101px; height: 150px; float: right;" />Rose Larson is also a graduate of Bethel University and holds a degree in Biology. Rose loves wildlife and is looking to get some experiences communicating about nature to large groups. She will be leaving Au Sable after the internship to help at a wildlife recovery center in the Twin Cities. Rose&rsquo;s unyielding positive spirit has been a pleasure to experience.</p>
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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}SP1305.jpg" style="width: 200px; height: 150px; float: left;" />Our third spring intern is Hannah Boughton. Hannah is a graduate of Michigan State University. She became familiar with Au Sable years ago while attending Wheaton College and talking with current Au Sable Executive Director and then Chair of the Wheaton Biology Department, Fred VanDyke, about vocational and spiritual direction. Hannah&rsquo;s journey to Au Sable&rsquo;s internship has been one of wonderful spiritual serendipity. One phone call lead to another, which lead to another, and soon Hannah found herself on track to participate in the spring internship and take courses at Au Sable this summer enroot to fulfilling requirements for Naturalist and Land Analyst Certificates. Hannah&rsquo;s degree in education has prepared her well for the internship and her enthusiasm for God, children, and the outdoors puts her right at home at Au Sable.</p>
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	We&#39;re grateful for the wonderful interns teaching our programs to enthusiastic children from all across the area in a world where spring has sprung.</p>
