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We took three darter hunts in May and
conditions were challenging, not because of the cold, but because we
had large
amounts of rainfall off and on all
month. When all was said
and done, we surpassed an all-time record! (For a full account of
Jenny’s
Darter Hunt see American Currents
Vol. 37, No. 2) In
June, Konrad Schmidt
and I helped with the fish portion of the ninth annual Bioblitz at the
Cedar
Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve in northern Anoka
County. After
hauling in trap and minnow nets, we seined for
minnows. We totaled
up 17 species of fishes and several aquatic
invertebrates. Check out
these links for informationon the Bioblitz, http://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu
and http://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/Researchand
Teaching/Bioblitz/index.htm
We set
up an aquarium and several kritter keepers in the visitor center
accompanied by
NANFA and Minnesota Aquarium Society literature. |