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Quick Links & Events 9.15

By zoologirl, on September 15th, 2010%

Roundup of citizen science, wildlife, conservation, and ecology news, stories and events.

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From visiting cemeteries to hunting for earthworms, scienceforcitizens.net came up with 10 back to school projects for citizen scientists Mapping Traffic’s Toll on Wildlife- New York Times article on roadkill being used for citizen science Protecting Tigers’ Final Strongholds & World’s Last Remaining Tigers Clustered in 6% of Available Habitat- New study lays out what needs to be done to save tiger populations Star Tribune’s Interactive Fall Color Report- includes pictures of leaves to identify Minnesota tree species (though, I think they should have . . . → Read More: Quick Links & Events 9.15

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Waterfowl Banding at Agassiz NWR

By zoologirl, on September 9th, 2010%

On Saturday, September 18th from 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, I will be helping band waterfowl at Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge . Jealous? Well you can join too as the public is invited to help! It is free and you do not need to pre-register. Just arrive on time to the refuge headquarters to take part. Click here for more information.

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eBird

By zoologirl, on September 8th, 2010%

Over Labor Day weekend, I headed south with the Monarch butterflies (not far south enough though). Now that I am back, it appears they have all left as I have not seen one over the last two days.

While I didn’t get to catch any butterflies it seems I did catch a cold over the weekend. But there is good news! Laying around has given me plenty of time to find a new project: eBird.

eBird is a citizen science program where you can report your bird observations online. It is an online checklist of birdwatching activities where . . . → Read More: eBird

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