WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. -- Ozaukee County's fish passage program and a key volunteer in documenting how fish are responding to efforts to restore their migration routes along Lake Michigan tributaries were among the groups and individuals recently recognized for outstanding achievements in citizen-based monitoring of Wisconsin's natural resources.
Other honorees for the Citizen-based Monitoring Awards include two volunteers with Milwaukee's Urban Ecology Center, a key volunteer in surveys to collect data about dragonflies, and Dave Redell, the late Department of Natural Resources bat ecologist, who built the Wisconsin Bat Conservation Program.
Separate Wisconsin Stream Monitoring Awards were given by the University of Wisconsin-Extension and DNR to recognize volunteers, employees and teachers for their commitment to monitoring, collecting data, raising awareness and sharing knowledge about Wisconsin streams.
Recipients of those awards included a leader of the Central Wisconsin Trout Unlimited Riverkeepers, a Racine high school student, a teacher at Menominee Indian High School in Keshena, a Crawford County stewardship group and the coordinator of stream monitoring for Milwaukee Riverkeeper
"Wisconsin is fortunate to have so many people who care so deeply about our natural resources," says Owen Boyle, who coordinates the Citizen-based Monitoring Network for DNR.
"We appreciate the efforts of each and every one of those volunteers. Our conference offered us a chance to honor in particular some of the groups and individuals who have provided outstanding service and leadership."
Read on at: http://dnr.wi.gov/news/Weekly/?id=375#art7
