WILDLIFE FIELD RESEARCH - Sept 21-25

September 21 - 25.  Are you interested in mammals, insects, reptiles, birds, grasses, trees, fishes or aquatic invertebrates?  Become a citizen scientist!

Volunteers receive training and hands-on experience doing surveys that monitor our land management practices.  Join the research team of your choice for 1 - 3 days.  Attend the Friday evening Citizen Science Research seminar and dinner.

FREE but registration is necessary and CNC membership is encouraged.  For more information and to sign up, please contact Ben Eldredge, Citizen Science Director at (830) 249-4616 or ben@cibolo.org. 

WILDLIFE FIELD RESEARCH SCHEDULE

Tuesday, September 21
7:30-10:30 am Weather Station

10-noon Prairie Photo Points

9-noon, 1-3pm Butterfly Survey

Wednesday, September 22
7:30-10:30 am Weather Station

9-noon Prairie Vegetation Review

4 pm Set Small Mammal traps

4-6:30 p.m. Water Snake Survey and Weather Station

Thursday, September 23
7:30-7:45 am Check-in, Breakfast

7:45-8 am Introductions and Announcements

8-noon Prairie Vegetation Survey, Riparian Woody Plant Survey, Small Mammal Survey, Water Snake Survey

8 am- 4 pm Weather Station

12-1 pm Lunch

1-4 pm Prairie Vegetation, Ant Survey Collection, Water Snake Survey/Time-Constrained Search

5:30-9:30 pm Amphibian Watch

Friday, September 24
7:30-7:45 am Check-in and Breakfast

7:45-8 am Introductions and Announcements

8 am-4 pm Weather Station

8-noon Prairie Vegetation Survey, Riparian Woody Plant Survey, Small Mammal Survey, Aquatic: fish, bugs, flow. E.coli; Water Snake Survey

12-1 pm Lunch

1-3 pm Prairie Vegetation transect completion only

1-4 pm Water Snake Survey/Time-Constrained Search, Ant Survey Collection

4-8 pm CITIZEN SCIENCE SEMINAR AND DINNER -Come as you are!

Matthew Fischer-"Wrede Marsh Aquatic Plant Inventory"
Ben Eldredge-"Citizen Science 2.0 - A Model for Expanding Citizen Science."
Donna Taylor-"CNC GIS Database - It's Growing!"
Rosemary Balfour-"Using Citizen Science Data to Assess the Impact of Environmental Changes on Populations of Terrestrial Birds."

Saturday, September 25
7:30-7:45 am Check-in, Breakfast, team assignments and orientation

7:30-10:30 am Basic Birding for Adults Workshop (3 Hours)-Tom & Patsy Inglet

7:45-8 am Introductions and Announcements

8 am-noon Small Mammal Survey, Prairie Vegetation Survey, Ant Identification, Water Snake Survey/Time-Constrained Search, Weather Station

10-noon Aquatic E. coli sample count

12-1 p.m. Lunch

Time: all day
Location: CNC Park