**RESCHEDULED** Please Join us for the Winter Tracking Survey at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science ReserveSaturday, January 28 9:00am - 4:00pm About the SurveyThe Cedar Creek Wildlife Survey is a joint venture between the Minnesota Wildlife Tracking Project and the
University of Minnesota's Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve. It is a
unique opportunity to improve your tracking skills,
connect with nature, and help Cedar Creek scientists learn about the
wildlife living on their property.Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve is a 5,400 acre experimental ecological reserve operated by the University of Minnesota. It is located about 35 miles north of Minneapolis and St. Paul, just east of Bethel. Cedar Creek lies at the boundary between prairie and forest. It is a mosaic of uplands dominated by oak savanna, prairie, hardwood forest, pine forests, and abandoned agricultural fields and of lowlands comprised of ash and cedar swamps, acid bogs, marshes, and sedge meadows. The area was first set aside in the early 1940s to be kept in its natural condition for scientific and educational purposes. Much of the land remains pristine, and has never been developed for agriculture. You can learn more at www.cedarcreek.umn.edu Great TrackingThe diverse, pristine habitat supports a wide variety of mammals. In our past surveys, we have found the tracks of black bear, fisher, skunk, among others. If you are a beginner, the surveys will offer an overview of
the diversity of Minnesota Mammals. For the advanced tracker, you might
get to try your hand at distinguishing fisher from otter; fox squirrel
from
grey squirrel; and a variety of tiny mammal tracks. You can take a look
at more of what our tracking teams have found on our iNaturalist Project PagePublic access to the Reserve is limited. The Cedar Creek Wildlife Survey program offers you the rare opportunity to explore this exceptional landscape. Snow Tracking Workshop, Sunday, January 15We highly recommend that anyone planning to join the survey for the first time attend our January Tracking Club for an introduction to snow tracking.Saturday, January 15, 9:00am - 1:00pm Ft. Snelling State Park Visitor Center 101 Snelling Lake Rd West St Paul, MN 55111 Click here for directions If you are new to wildlife tracking surveys, want to brush up on tracking basics, or just want a chance to get together with other tracking enthusiasts, please join us. Full details here Winter Survey, Saturday, January 28Our Winter Survey will take place one week after our Snow Tracking Workshop. We
will head out in teams to survey road transects for animal tracks,
then come back in to share our discoveries with one another. Each team
will be led by an experienced wildlife tracker, certified in Track & Sign identification.Saturday, January 28 9:00am - 4:00pm If
you will not have attended a training, but still want to
participate in the survey, let us know. We will do our best to
accommodate everyone who wants to take part. To sign up for the survey:
For a map & directions to Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, click here |
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