Challenges:

• Standard protocols; data collection/curation

• Strategic site/survey selection

1. Historical inventories-Extant and distribution of Mussels

2. Substrate habitat (T. Slawski, SEWRPC, substrate data?)

3. Fish community

4. Water quality

• Visibility

  • Volunteers

  • Legislatures

• WCLC—Grant opportunity

• Phenology/ basic life history traits (e.g. rainbow lure phenology)

  • Ellipse—cold water physiological hosts (McHenry County data?)

 

Action Items:

1. 2019 Citizen Science Training

2. Begin development of Mussel Database

3. Develop sampling protocols

 

Group Facilitator: Todd Levine, Carrol University, levinetd@gmail.com &

Lisie Kitchel, WDNR, Lisie.Kitchel@wisconsin.gov

 

Sign up List:

Jesse Weinzinger, WDNR , Jesse.Weinzinger@wisconsin.gov

Stephen Levas, levass@uww.edu

Tom Slawski, SEWRPC, tslawski@sewrpc.org