June - November

June
1. June 5 Pool 8 (lower) clean-up with Mississippi River Wild. Many hands make light work. (Brownsville/C.A.R.P)
2. Heron colony counts. During the first part of month. On-going. 4 people.
3. Goose banding. On-going. 4 people.

June – October
1. Post boundary. Unlimited. On-going.
2. Survey past beetle release sites to determine presence and effect on purple loosestrife plants. 2 days in July. 4 people.
3. Bald eagle nest surveys. Multiple events. 1 day each event. 2 people.

a. Activity searches – end of March
b. Production counts/searches – end of May/first of June

4. Assist with reed canary grass study. On-going. 1-4 people.

a. Seed trap collections every 2 weeks on 2 sites. April through October.
b. Veg surveys 2x per year: May and July/August
c. Well checks 1x per month

5. Seed Collection for prairie – multiple days, depending on what species are ready for collection at that time of year

June – August
1. Map crown vetch from boat. Unlimited. On-going
2. Map Japanese bamboo. Unlimited. On-.going
3. Collect plants for botanical library. Unlimited. On-going
4. Collect Purple Loosestrife control beetles and release. 2-3 days (collect in Winona, MN, release in lower pool 8)

July
1. Aquatic vegetation sampling. 6 days. 6 people.

August
1. Assist with wild celery sampling survey on Lake Onalaska. 1 day. 10 people.
2. Band wood ducks. On-going. 6 people.

September
1. Band waterfowl with WI DNR. On-going. 6 people.

October
1. Assist deploying buoys marking the boundaries of the Lake Onalaska Voluntary Waterfowl Avoidance Area and Goose Island. 2 days. 2 people.

October – November
1. Staff the Brownsville Overlook during peak migration to answer questions and provide information about migration, swans, island building, etc. On-going. 2 people.
2. Hunter bag checks and avian influenza sampling. 2 days. 12 people.