Project: Beaver Dam Lake Wildlife Area
County: Waukesa
Project Start Date: 04/28/2020
Project End Date: 04/28/2020
By Mike Alaimo, Lead AWA Volunteer
Turkey season is in full swing and some of our first ducklings and goslings are emerging from early nesters. This is in stark contrast to seeing divers still around, some common mergansers and even widgeon/gadwalls flocked up.
Here and there, Adopt A Wildlife Area (AWA) work is knitted in. Recently, a little mud motor dozing was done to open up a landing on Beaver Dam Lake Wildlife Area, located in southern Waukesha County. Large mats of semi submerged cattails were broken apart, hauled up to the surface and relocated. The tip of the “J” closing off the landing was effectively dismantled after hours of heavy negotiating by hydraulic and propeller persuasion. Good thing gas is cheap
Beaver Dam Lake WA prior to Mike’s clearing project
After clearing the cattails
Weather forecasts do not look promising for additional work this week, but an attempt will be made after some R&R in my turkey blind. Black Terns are the next focus, as the sod for the platforms are not yet in stock locally. We have been effectively “Corona’d” again with supplies trickling in as retailers balance stock, along with supply and demand. Stay at home DIY projects are clearing out the gardening centers, as are people are looking for things to do. Hopefully, sod will be available soon before the Black Terns start scouting out nesting sites.
Good luck out there and stay safe!