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SUMMARY:Riveredge Bioblitz
DESCRIPTION:July 12 @ 8:00 am – 4:30 pm\n              \n                  Riveredge Bioblitz \n              \n              Riveredge welcomes all to our first annual Bioblitz at the new Riveredge Sandhill Property! (Sandhill is located @  4630 St.Finbars Road\, Saukville\, WI 53080  – park on the East side of St. Finbars Road.) \nThe Bioblitz is a free event where participants actively contribute to the historic monitoring and inventory of plants\, birds\, insects\, fish and more within a fixed acreage of land and water. We’ll use photo documentation and data collection with the easy-to-use iNaturalist app. (If you’re new to iNaturalist\, we’ll show you how to use it.) See below for a guide to the day–come for all or just drop in for your favorite activity. \nGUIDE TO THE DAY \nAnytime 8:00 am – 3:00 pm | Registration and App Orientation (Downloading iNaturalist on your phone is the first step to contributing to this citizen science community effort. We will be on-hand to give you a short tutorial to the app if you haven’t used it before! If you would like your observations to count towards this BioBlitz\, you will join the Riveredge Bioblitz through the iNaturalist application on your smart device.) Our Registration and App Orientation Table will be located on the trailhead into Sandhill and open from 8:00am to 3:00pm. \nAnytime 8:00 am – 3:00 pm | Bioblitz! (Once registered\, simply use the app to help you identify and record everything from grass\, flowers\, insects\, trees\, birds and mammals!  Your contributions will be added to our total species list\, help to inform management\, and track change over time.  \n8:00 am – 12:00 pm | Songbird Capture and Banding Research Observation (Mist-nets and a banding table will be set up with an ability to approach and engage researchers recording data and banding wild songbirds. The Riveredge Research Manager Jana Gedymin will lead this effort.  Jana is a Master Bander certified through the Institute for Bird Populations)  \n9:00am\, 11:00am\, 1:00pm\, 3:00pm | Tour Woody Plant Identification and Community Orchard Demonstration Area (Matt Smith\, research and conservation director\, will lead groups on a tour of wild native woody plants and the native agroforestry plantings Riveredge has established with the Savanna Institute and Great Lakes Protection Fund.  Matt has been a restoration ecologist for the last 24 years and is well-versed in teaching native species identification and ecology.  Tours will be 30 minutes long and run on the hour at 9:00am\, 11:00am\, 1:00pm\, 3:00pm \n8:30am\, 9:30am\, 11:30 am\, 1:30pm | Tour Birding by Sight and Song (Nathaniel Reinartz\, conservation manager\, will lead groups on an educational hike to discover the area’s songbirds by sight and song.  Nathaniel is a professional atlaser and bioacoustic technician that annually monitors birds in their habitats\, conducts Wisconsin breeding bird atlas field surveys\, and speciates birds through audio recordings and spectrograph analysis.  Nathaniel also leads the Friday morning bird walks at Riveredge.  If you don’t have binoculars we have enough to lend for the tour 🙂  Tours will be 45 minutes long and run at: 8:30am\, 9:30am\, 11:30 am\, 1:30pm   \n8:00 am – 12:00 pm\, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Interactive Youth Activity Table (Riveredge Environmental Educators will host fun nature-based activities t<hroughout the day in the shade)  \n  \nAll ages welcome | Children must be accompanied by an adult\nThis event is free for everyone!\nPre-registration is not required\, but highly recommended so you can be notified of any changes due to weather. \nRegister Here \n\n        \n      \n    \n  \n\n\n\n\nView or print the instructions for the iNaturalist app ahead of time by clicking the green button below!\n\n\n\n\nInstruction Sheet for Getting Started with iNaturalist\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n    \n      \n        \n        Registration\n                  All ages welcomeFree for everyone! \n                          Register Here\n              \n\n    \n      \n        \n        Become a Member\n                  Take advantage of member benefits and discounts! \n                          Join Now\n              \n\n    \n      \n        \n        FREE All Terrain Wheelchair Available\n                  For all ages | No CostAction Trackchair® model ST \n                          Learn More or Reserve the Trackchair!\n              \n\n    \n      \n        \n        More Events\n                  Explore other upcoming events! \n                          Event Calendar
URL:https://riveredgenaturecenter.org/event/riveredge-bioblitz/
LOCATION:WI
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Family Programs,Free Program,Research and Conservation,Volunteers
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SUMMARY:Summer Plant ID and Management
DESCRIPTION:July 18 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm & 4:15 pm – 7:15 pm\n              \n                  Summer Plant ID and Management \n                  Daytime and Evening Options \n              \n              Get to know native and non native plant species in their natural settings and leave with a good understanding of how to and how not to manage them. In this short half day course students will tour Riveredge’s high quality and low quality habitats alongside Matt Smith. Matt serves Riveredge as the Director of Research and Conservation. He has over 22 years of experience as a restoration ecologist and is the primary manager for this project responsible for monitoring\, project implementation and reporting. He has worked throughout the great lakes region as both a technician\, project manager\, and consultant on projects small and large scale covering a wide range of disturbance and habitat type. These classes are rain or shine\, please dress accordingly. \nChoose the class time that works best for you: 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm or 4:15 pm – 7:15 pm. \nAges 14+ | Member: $30 | Non-member: $35\nPre-registration is not required\, but highly recommended. \nRegister Here \n*MEMBERS: Riveredge has a new registration system. Please login (for the member discount) by following these instructions. \n\n        \n      \n    \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n    \n      \n        \n        Registration\n                  Ages 14+Member: $30Non-member: $35 \n                          Register Here\n              \n\n    \n      \n        \n        Become a Member\n                  Take advantage of member benefits and discounts! \n                          Join Now\n              \n\n    \n      \n        \n        FREE All Terrain Wheelchair Available\n                  For all ages | No CostAction Trackchair® model ST \n                          Learn More or Reserve the Trackchair!\n              \n\n    \n      \n        \n        More Events\n                  Explore other upcoming events! \n                          Event Calendar\n              \n\n    \n    \n  \n\n\n\n\nMembers: \n\n\n\nFollow the instructions using the button below to login to your member account for member discounts on programs and events. You can use this login to check your membership status\, see your expiration date\, and renew your membership as well. \n\n\n\nIf you don’t see the member price after logging in\, need help checking your membership status\, or you are unsure what email address we have on file\, please reach out to our Membership Manager\, Renee Buchholz at rbuchholz@riveredge.us or call the Riveredge office at 262-375-2715. \n\n\n\nTo become a member\, click here \n\n\n\n\nHow to Register as a Member\n\n\n\nCancellation Policies
URL:https://riveredgenaturecenter.org/event/summer-plant-id-and-management/
LOCATION:Riveredge Nature Center\, 4458 County Hwy Y\, Saukville\, WI\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult Programs,Family Programs,Research and Conservation
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