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Celebrate: 2021 Celebrate the U.P.!

12:45 PM - Welcome and Introduction with Evan Zimmermann, UPEC Vice President

1PM - Eli Bieri

Reversing Roadkill: Marquette's Blue Spotted Salamanders

Hundreds of salamanders at Presque Isle Park were unknowingly killed by vehicles every spring. How did research and advocacy by a team of NMU students and professors prevent this? What else needs to be done? Cool salamander facts?

2 PM - Dr. Stan Temple

What Have We Done to Deserve All These Cranes?​

Sandhill Cranes have made a dramatic comeback in the upper Midwest. Why has there been such an impressive resurgence in the crane population since Aldo Leopold worried about its impending extirpation 80 years ago?

3 PM - Panel Discussion: Citizen Science

Karen Bacula - Moosewatch: Predator/Prey Study on Isle Royale

Find out what it takes to be a part of the world’s longest running predator/prey study.

Joe Youngman - Citizen Science for U.P. Birds

A whirlwind overview of Christmas Counts, eBird and the projects of Copper Country Audubon.

Andrea Denham - iNaturalist and the U.P. Land Conservancy

Learn how the U.P. Land Conservancy incorporates iNaturalist, using citizen science to inventory and document flora and fauna on their public land preserves.

Mar 21, 2021 12:45 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)