Ryann Knowles receives the Summer 2021 GIS Internship at the Montgomery Botanical Center in Coral Gables, FL. As a GIS intern, Ryann extended her field and lab experience to new applications in mapping the current state of the botanical gardens. To assist the center, Ryann measured and tagged different plant species across the 120-acre property, identified saturated soil areas, installed piezometer PVC wells, and tested salinity levels (very important in south FL due to high tide events and rising sea levels). She then used this data collected in the field to create a GIS database and maps that will serve as important decision support tools for the staff at the Botanical Center.