But the changes are even more fascinating when you pay attention in other ways — by looking, listening, trapping, netting, or turning over coverboards in search of wildlife using the land. With all of these tools in hand, the Community Science team can tell “healing” stories that rival any of your favorite bedtime tales.
Read our annual reviews and blog articles to hear how the American beaver and northern short-tailed shrew have returned urban green spaces. Read about the bluet damselflies and clubtail dragonflies that haven’t been seen in Milwaukee County in over 100 years! You can anticipate the cliffhanger of what will come next — an otter? A nesting bald eagle? An evening bat?
The American beaver has returned to the Milwaukee River. Photo by Community Scientist Bruce Halmo
We’d love to add to our growing group of storytellers this field season as together we write chapters about native bees and other pollinators, fireflies, singing frogs, sucker fish and shrikes. Learn how you can join our team of community scientists on May 17th at the Riverside Park branch for Community Science: How to Get Involved in Hands On Research, or attend one of our many volunteer training opportunities. The (field) season of adventure awaits!
Community Science volunteers taking part in bird banding research
