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Faerlyte In reply to SIERRA120 [2011-02-06 02:30:33 +0000 UTC]

Well thank ya, . It was just a quick draw, by my standards anyway, .

Did you study botany?

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SIERRA120 In reply to Faerlyte [2011-02-06 11:11:34 +0000 UTC]

I studied Conservation and Land Management just last year, Botany was a big part of it too. I'd hoped to get a job as a Ranger or Biodiversity Officer, but the paper work and bureaucracy in those Government departments is simply soul destroying

I had more fun volunteering my preexisting skills to a conservation work group, helping them build and remove farm fences and plant trees [and remove others ]

So now, I'm trying to get back on my preferred path ^-^

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Faerlyte In reply to SIERRA120 [2011-02-06 20:43:20 +0000 UTC]

Oh yeah, bureaucracies can be so mind numbingly infuriating. I'm just a grunt working at Fish and Game these days, but I love my job because I get to be outdoors all the time working with fish and helping convservation. It's the perfect job, even if I'm not somebody particularly important, but you learn a lot as you go along.

Helping in any kind of conservation effort is always a fulfilling endeavor, so that must have been fun.

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SIERRA120 In reply to Faerlyte [2011-02-07 04:30:15 +0000 UTC]

On the ground is where one gains the useful knowledge my friend ^-^ and knowing is half the battle [in a battle of thirds...what? Wait a minute...] I enjoy doing the leg work for the same reasons as you; you're out and about, learning and exploring and experiencing. I'll take hard work over paper work any day

By the way, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being a grunt ^-^

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