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Out West Student Blog
Welcome to the Bill Lane Center's "Out West" student blog. Here you'll find posts from student interns and researchers. Our students work hard on projects and at organizations across the West, and here they share their reflections on these unique experiences.
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Eiman Jawwad describes a summer spent building, expanding, and refining some of the core data tools used by Henry’s Fork Foundation to understand the larger Snake River system.
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Eva Shen contemplates the vast open spaces of the American prairie, the clashing values found there, and the subtle changes sparked by unfamiliar places.
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Nick Rodriguez spent his summer with the Smithsonian in Montana studying the many species that populate the American prairie. Among the critters he researched were dragonflies, prairie dogs, and especially grasshoppers.
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Elijah Meltzer reflects on a summer with NCSL’s elections and redistricting team.
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2025 editorial intern, Sala des Rosiers, takes you along down the rabbit hole to discover the world of Heyday books.