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Figure 1. Blood samples are collected from a Peregrine Falcon chick for biological records
This Peregrine falcon chick is temporarily taken from the eyrie and brought to the field team via a padded black basket
Members of the public are invited to be a part of the research efforts and pass on the knowledge to others
Setting up a trail camera survey station
Wildlife Technicians hike in live traps for setup
A length measurement is taken (tip of the nose to base of tail)
This little brown bat is outfitted with a serial Identification band on its right forearm
Photographing White Tail Deer in Minnesota
Getting eye-level with the animal subject provides a unique perspective.
Featured "Gotcha" image of the May/June 2017 Issue of the Wildlife Professional
Minnesota Conservation Volunteer July/August 2018 Issue
A typical mature mixed conifer cover type seen in fisher habitat
A female fisher explores inside the den box
Climbers carefully make their way down the cliff face to collect and replace the chicks in the eyrie
Field team members are practiced and handle the chicks with great care
After the biological data collection the chicks are returned safely to their nest
The perspective of a trail camera survey station (road kill deer as bait).
Marten enters a camouflaged live trap.
Martens are weighed in the trap
Biological data collection tent under the night sky
An acoustic detector records frequencies emitted by bat's echolocation
The Green Teacher Magazine, Winter Issue 2015
My first article to be published as a professional Naturalist and Photographer.
Deer accumulate in high densities near feeding stations
Minnesota Conservation Volunteer July/August 2018 Issue
An article in the Conservation Volunteer Magazine January/February 2019 Issue
A wildlife ecologist installs the fisher den box
A fisher at a carnivore monitoring station
A Live Trapped Marten peers at the researchers through the bars.
Seen here are pliers, I.D and serial # bracelets, DNA vials, water for cleaning, and leg diameter gauge
Remotely triggered cameras are an non-invasive way to monitor and collect information
A marten is released after biological data collection
A technician removes an oral tissue sample from a marten carcass for later analysis.
A big brown bat about to be released
With the money raised I was able to build a DSLR Camera Trap to use with students of Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center. Images produced with the equipment are used in educational programs on wildlife.
This pregnant doe is one of many road killed animals along this stretch of highway
A grey fox struck and killed by a vehicle on her way back to feed her pups
Peregrine Falcon monitoring article in the Minnesota Conservation Volunteer July/August 2018 Issue
A glue strip on the ceiling of the den box opening will collect hair samples from fisher
Installing the den box to a robust red pine
An American marten at a carnivore monitoring station
This mother falcon watches the field team members carefully from a nearby ledge
The chick is fitted with an identification band. The colors and numbers reveal information about sex and location of birth
Researchers set up live traps in marten territory.
Marten jaws are boiled to aid with tooth extraction.
Biologists and technicians prepare the data station for incoming bats
A red bat caught in the mist net before retrieval
Article in the Adirondack Life Magazine January/February 2017
The Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center 2019 Calendar
A temperature logger in a PVC housing will collect air temperatures inside the den box
Tightening the cables securing the box to the tree
In the first year of the study a road kill deer leg is hung underneath the den box
A male fisher investigates a den box in Wright, MN (Photo courtesy Carlton County Land Department).
Climbers must descend the cliff to retrieve the peregrine falcon chicks
A band is fitted with a unique identifying serial number
The Boreal Forest habitat
Researchers inspect the wing membranes for signs of White Nose damage
Conservation Volunteer Magazine
My first photo publication to appear with the Minnesota DNR Magazine.
A temperature logger will gather data in the area outside the den box
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