River Walk: Wetland Bird Monitoring

The first River Walk of the year will be an introduction to the incredible world of Wetland Bird Monitoring! Join researchers from NRRI’s Avian Ecology Lab to hear about the Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Monitoring Program, and how birds help us understand the impacts of invasive species, resource management, restoration, and climate on ecosystems in a rapidly changing world. 

Learn about some of the research projects led by NRRI and see an example of how bird data is collected using point-count surveys for Coastal Wetland Monitoring. You will get to see a special device that captures bird sounds set up at Allouez Bay as part of the post-restoration evaluation of the site, and learn about how monitoring helped to guide the restoration design at Allouez Bay.

We will meet at Wisconsin Point Lot #1. More details can be found at https://lakesuperiornerr.org/coastal-training/river-walks/.

Please reach out to Melissa Burke at melissa.burke@wisc.edu or call 715-399-4138 if you have questions about participating in this event.