A couple of days after returning from the Black Oystercatcher trip, I went out to Dusky Camp again to do Artificial Nest Island monitoring. The Artificial Nest Island Project was established in the 1984 on the Copper River Delta as a means to create more nesting habitat for dusky Canada Geese, Read more…
The last 10 days I have spent living on a boat called “Tenacious” along with 3 others as we traveled through the Prince William Sound, conducting Black Oystercatcher surveys. Over the course of the trip, I learned many new things and saw and experienced places I never thought I would Read more…
What an incredible experience to see 6,000 sandpipers shimmering in the air! Fun fact: the scientific name for a flock of Western Sandpipers is called a “murmur”. However, after spending much time watching and listening to them move and call, I have found a new word that seems more aligned Read more…
The shorebird surveys ended on the 16th of May. After completing the surveys, I jumped straight into my involvement with the Dusky Canada Goose Project. The purpose of this project is to collect data on goose nests depredation by monitoring nests remotely. The daily routine at what we- the Cordova Read more…
Last week my days were full of exploring the town of Cordova with a paintbrush in hand. The Shorebird Festival was this past weekend and another intern from Tiera Peninsular and I were on a window painting excursion to help kick off the festivities to welcome the shorebirds. Many other Read more…
Hello all! My name is Gabriela. I grew up near Salt Lake City in Utah and graduated from Utah State University with a degree in Conservation Restoration Ecology. During my time there, I conducted undergraduate research on how to best utilize the intraspecific genetic diversity of bulrush plants of the Read more…
From my previous trips to Dusky Camp (Dusky Canada Goose base camp) it was filled with contained laughter. You only heard it at breakfast, dinner, and a little bit in the weather ports before going to bed. In addition, it seemed contained because the population of camp was usually from Read more…
Today’s blog is a throwback to earlier this season at the end of May. I have not discussed an important project within the Wildlife and Ecology Department in the USFS Cordova Ranger District Office. To be specific the Ecology Department (we simply call Ecology) focuses on the monitoring and removal Read more…