1. Westar Energy Internship Review
Cody Norton
Biology/Conservation Intern
Environmental Services
Supervisor: Ben Postlethwait

2. About Me
 College: Fort Hays State University
 Degree: Biodiversity/Conservation Biology
 Graduation Date: December 2015
 Why I chose Westar:
Topeka resident
My dad works for Westar in the Performance
Excellence Team
Westar internships are highly rated and
recommended

3. Symphony in the Flint Hills
 Location: Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
 Objectives:
 Build a 30-foot bridge as a new entrance to the prairie
 Help with set up for the symphony

4. Zebra Mussel Sampling
 Location: Jeffrey Energy Center
 Bottom Ash Lake
 Make Up Lake
 Aux Lake
 Objectives:
 See what the Zebra Mussel status was in each lake
 Determine the effectiveness of the current control method

5. Mitigation Site Assessments
 Location: Gordon Evans Energy Center
 Objective: Get a quantitative/qualitative analysis of
Eastern Spotted Skunk habitat restoration

6. Falcon Banding
 Location: Roof of Topeka General Office
 Objective: Band the 3 week old Peregrine Falcon chicks

7. Wichita Green
Team Event
 Location: East Point Community Church
 Objective: Help build a raised bed community garden

8. Lecompton Green
Team Event
 Location: Kansas River
 Objective: Build a Kansas River informational sign kiosk

9. Others
 Least Tern Surveys
 Quarterly Landfill Inspections
 Avian Protection Assessments
 Monarch Habitat Restoration Planning
 Capital Campout

10. My Biggest Impact
 What was most rewarding about your experience at Westar?
 What was your biggest challenge/obstacle to overcome?
 What was your greatest success/achievement?

11. Thank You
 Ben Postlethwait
 Eric Johnson
 Environmental Services Dept.
 Carl Davis
 Randy Alawine
 Doug Lehmann
 Kaitlyn Truesdell
 Todd Nincehelser
 Theresa Doan

12. Questions?