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...
by Matt Fong | Jul 16, 2024 | Uncategorized
Grants and Gifts are Critical to Success Recently, the Crane Trust was fortunate to receive a grant from the Union Pacific Foundation to purchase a Mobile Prairie Restoration Vehicle. You might be thinking… what’s that? It’s a Kubota Utility Vehicle that is outfitted...
by Emma Richards | Jun 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Howdy folks! I’m so excited to be working with the Crane Trust over the next year! I graduated from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (Ski-U-Mah!) last May with a Bachelor’s of Science in Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology. I grew up in Southeastern...
by Matt Urbanski | Apr 23, 2024 | Uncategorized
Starting in mid-January, the Crane Trust science team surveys our greater prairie chickens’ (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) lekking behavior on Mormon Island. To complete a survey, we have to meet at our headquarters while it is still dark, drive to Mormon Island, walk...
