Wildlife Field Research: Monday-Saturday, May 3-8

Become a citizen scientist! Are you interested in mammals, insects, reptiles, birds, grasses, trees, fishes or aquatic invertebrates? Volunteers receive training and hands-on experience doing surveys that monitor our land stewardship practices. Join the research team of your choice for one to three days. Attend the Friday evening Citizen Science Research Seminar and dinner.

Free. Pre-registration required. CNC membership encouraged. For more information and to register, call Suzanne at 830-249-8240 or email suzanny2@aol.com.

Spring 2010 Schedule

Monday, May 3

9.30am-4pm: Butterfly Incidental Survey and Weather Station

10-noon: Prairie Photo Points

Wednesday, May 5

9am-noon: Prairie Vegetation Review

9:30am-2:30pm: Butterfly Incidental Survey

1-4pm: Ant Survey Collection

4-6pm: Set Small Mammal Traps

9:30am-4pm: Weather Station

Thursday, May 6

7:30: Check-in, Breakfast

8-noon: Prairie Vegetation Survey, Small Mammal Survey, Riparian Habitat Assessment, Riparian Exotic Plant Removal and Water Snake Survey

8am-4pm: Weather Station

Noon: LUNCH

1-4pm: Prairie Vegetation Survey, Ant Survey, Riparian Habitat Assessment and Water Snake Survey

Friday, May 7

7:30: Check-in/Breakfast

8am-4pm: Weather Station

8-noon: Prairie Vegetation Survey, Small Mammal Survey, Macro-invertebrates/Fish Collection & Flow, Riparian Exotic Plant Removal, Ant Survey and Water Snake Survey

Noon: LUNCH

1-3pm: Prairie Vegetation Survey, Riparian Habitat Assessment

1-4pm: Water Snake Survey/Time-constrained Search

4-8pm: Citizen Science Seminar & Dinner "Come as you are!"

Saturday, May 8

7:30: Check-in/Breakfast

8am-noon: Small Mammal Survey, Prairie Vegetation Survey, Water Snake Survey/Time-constrained search, Weather Station

9am-noon: Monarch Larval Monitoring Project (MLMP@CNC) Back Porch Review and Milkweed Monitoring

Noon: Lunch

Time: all day
Location: CNC Park