Bird & Nature Blog
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About a dozen volunteers assembled at Erstad Prairie on the morning of the 4th of July for Goose Pond's first volunteer seed collecting of the year. The plant was spiderwort, a perfect plant to kick off the season. It's easy to identify, no stooping, abundant (at least where Graham pointed us), and an important link in a healthy prairie chain of grasses and flowers. We had a temperate two hours of picking before the heat rolled in.
Photo by Arlene Koziol
This year and next year we're going to put a special emphasis on dragonflies and damselflies. Our goal with your help is to find as many species as possible at Goose Pond, Erstad Prairie/Schoenberg Marsh, and Otsego Marsh.
Could you help us search, identify, and tally them? This is an independently completed citizen science project. Details and guidance are below!
Photo by Graham Steinhauer
