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Environmental Education

  • Another exciting fall at Sullivan's Woods has ended with over 600 4th grade students experiencing the environment up close.  From Sept. 18th through Oct. 10th classes will came out for an exciting and educational day.  Winnebago Audubon members have for years voluteered their time and experience to guide student groups through Sullivan's Woods.  Thanks to all those who are helping this year:  Louise Coumbe, Zaiga Freivalds, Joanne and Mike McAleer, Frank Zuern, Jeanne Shiras, Barb Urbrock, Carolyn Blassingame, Lorraine Eberle, Lorna Edwards, Dave Moon, Pam and Larry Lang, Wendell Williams , Val Williams, Barb Urbrock, Sarah Thompson and Judy Anderson.
  • Consider becoming an Audubon Adventures sponsor.  For $46 you will supply a 4th or 5th grade class with 4 different issues of a fun hands on environmental newspaper.  Last year we were able to sponsor 19 classrooms in the Oshkosh area because of your generousity.  Contact Carla Hansen at 920-233-1129 for more information.
  • Sullivan's Woods Schedule for Fall 2008:

        1.  Sept 18th:  Green Meadow

        2.  Sept 19th:  Traeger

        3.  Sept 23th:  Franklin

        4.  Sept 25th:  Jefferson

        5.  Sept 26th:  Smith

        6.  Sept 29th:  Read

        7.  Sept 30th:  Shapiro

        8.  Oct 2nd:  Webster Stanley  

        9.  Oct 3rd:  E. Cook  

       10.  Oct. 6th:  Merrill

       11.  Oct 7th:  Roosevelt

       12.  Oct 8th:  Oakwood

       13.  Oct 9th:  Washington

       14.  Oct 10th:  Oaklawn and Lincoln

      

       

     

  • Winnebago Audubon participates in Wisconsin’s First Salamander Survey

       The Wisconsin Audubon Council, Inc. (WAC,) a coalition of the state’s 14 independent chapters and two National Audubon centers, received a grant from the Citizen-Based Monitoring Network of Wisconsin in August 2007 to coordinate a statewide survey of salamanders. Herpetology experts with the WDNR and state universities are guiding this effort. Members of Wisconsin Audubon chapters will serve as citizen monitors. Four Winnebago Audubon families have volunteered to participate.

       Each volunteer family will be advised when to place their five live traps in a local breeding pond based on criteria provided. Volunteers will check the traps daily over a one-week period, probably in early April, and enter their catch results on a data sheet. There will be a second period in early July when they will be asked to place their traps again for 6 consecutive days. 

       Wisconsin has seven salamander species. The survey focuses on four species that breed in shallow woodland pools: the tiger, spotted and blue-spotted salamanders and the central newt. This survey brings attention to these secretive creatures, gives wildlife managers’ much-needed distribution data, and promotes the value of wetlands and woodland pools.

       According to Randy Korb, WAC president and project director, monitors will receive web-based training, receive data sheets and materials to build their traps before the survey begins in early April 2008.