by Emma Richards | Nov 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
With the changing of the seasons from summer to fall the majority of our surveys are wrapped up. Eleanor and I have been collecting seeds for future restoration efforts and helping out wherever needed. But the one survey that starts around the beginning of October,...
by Bethany Ostrom | Nov 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hey all! Surprised to hear from me so soon? It’s Crane Season again!… Wait… it’s not March! It may not be March or the spring crane migration, but what goes up (north) must come down (south). It’s the fall crane migration! Cranes are leaving their breeding...
by Eleanor Muzzy | Oct 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Last month, we wrapped up small mammal trapping. Affectionately known as “smammaling,” small mammal trapping is both exhausting and rewarding. To prevent the smammals from baking inside the traps all day, we set traps just before sunset and pick them up just after...
by Emma Richards | Sep 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
When August rolls around it brings with it more surveys and fun! One of the surveys that starts in August is our fish seining and slough condition monitoring. Collecting data from the sloughs helps us to understand what is available for Whooping Cranes, Sandhill...
by Eleanor Muzzy | Aug 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
When I took this job I did not think I would have to deal with so much poop! I mean I should’ve guessed what “collecting bison biometric data” on the job listing was a euphemism for, but ce la vie! Don’t get me wrong, poop is an incredibly useful biological tool!...
by Emma Richards | Jul 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
Hey everyone! It’s Emma! I’m back to give you all some updates on what has been going on at the Crane Trust with the Science team. Birds first!!! Since I started in late May we have been conducting breeding bird surveys. This entails either Eleanor (Saunders...
