This article originally appeared in Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s July, 2024 Newsletter edition.
WWA Ecologist Mark Pfost surveys the site from the canoe
WWA ecologists Mark and Anna headed out to Waushara County last week. Mark had visited the site previously, and knew that with the acreage and size of the ditches, surveying on foot would not be easy. So this time, they brought a canoe along.
There’s no getting around wading through water and muck, but canoeing the ditches made for a much more efficient survey! With the survey data, we can now get a better understanding of water movement across the site and ditch volumes to understand what restoration options here might look like. Stay tuned…
WWA Ecologist Anna Rzchowski surveying the Waushara County site
This innovative public lands program is the result of an agreement with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources with Pittman-Robertson Funding derived from your hunting and fishing expenditures. Other funding necessary to support this program was contributed by the Fund For Lake Michigan, The James E. Dutton Foundation, and the Wisconsin Bird Fund, ” A Legacy Fund of the Society of the Tympanuchus Cupido Pinnatus.