…able to consistently capture and band loons. Since then over three thousand loons in northern Wisconsin received US Fish and Wildlife Service metal bands and color plastic bands. Each loon is fitted with a unique band color combination, allowing scientists to identify an individual loon’s behavior and track its location….
…he turned his attention to dragonflies. He hiked and boated to wetlands, jabbing a dip-net in the muck, to collect dragonfly larvae at Pictured Rocks, Isle Royale, Grand Portage, St. Croix, and the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. Next year he hopes to add Sleeping Bear Dunes and Voyageurs National Park….
…Lehr said that researchers and park service personnel have often wondered why sediment plumes out of the Bad River take a hard left and hug the shore when most of the main currents travel the opposite direction. “The eddy is so interesting that we plan to do some future simulations…
…the question of how to communicate scientific facts to the public. Hofstedt, O’Laughlin, and student research assistants at the Center for Rural Communities surveyed beach usage and brainstormed ways to talk to the public. The group most at risk—children—were most likely to swim regardless of warnings, Hofstedt said. “We needed…
