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Monitoring Volunteers Needed! The Bark and Flag rivers have been selected as part of a monitoring effort to determine water quality and macroinvertebrates on streams in the Lake Superior basin. Data collected from the streams will be used in conjunction with water quality data recently collected in Lake Superior estuaries and watersheds to assess land use impacts on coastal wetland habitat. At a minimum, volunteers will collect macroinvertebrate and water quality sample once in September 2008 and once in May 2009. UW-Superior Lake Superior REsearch Institute (UW-LSRI) staff will collect additional samples at the same time. If possible, volunteers will be asked to collect water quality samples on their own once per month during the summer. YOUR HELP WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT BASELINE DATA that will be used to assess the health of Lake Superior coastal estuaries and streams. For more information or to volunteer, please contact: Amy Eliot or Sue O'Halloran at 715-394-8525 Bruce Lindgren Invasive Plant Survey On Wednesday, July 9th, Friends of South Shore Estuaries (FoSSE) will begin to survey all three of the south shore State Natural Areas for invasive plants under the direction of Greg Kessler, a DNR Wildlife Manager from the Brule office. In addition to the common reed grass (Phragmites australis) familiar to those of you who have helped with control efforts on the open water side of Bark Bay Slough over the last three years, we will also be trained to recognize, document, and, if possible, remove or treat Phalaris arundinacea (canary reed grass), Lythrum salicaria (purple loosestrife), and Centuria biebersteinii (spotted knapweed).
If you are available to assist with this effort, please arrive at the Bark Bay Slough launch site (approximately 1/2 mile north of Hwy. 13 on Bark Bay Road) at 9am on Wednesday, July 9th. After a short training session, the group will split into teams dedicated to one or more sections of the three south shore State Natural Areas to be surveyed; the Lost Creek Bog, Bark Bay Slough, or the Port Wing Boreal Forest. Please bring gloves, water resistant footwear, and, if possible, a canoe and a gps receiver. Maps, nitrile gloves, and wetland-approved herbicide will be provided. After two or three hours on-site, we will then re-gather for lunch and a discussion of our findings. For planning purposes, please let me know of your willingness to help by no later than Tuesday, July 8th. Thanks.
Gene Lemmenes
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