Habitat Descriptions
Tell me more
about the
Marsh Monitoring Program.
Who are
MMP volunteers,
and what do they do?
How do the
amphibian surveys work?
In addition to monitoring their stations for marsh birds or amphibians, volunteers are asked to generally describe the habitat in and around each sample station. The habitat descriptions are easy to do. A simple sketch map and a few multiple choice questions are completed for each station.
Volunteers are also asked to record the percentage of their sample area covered by as many as four dominant species of emergent vegetation (e.g. cattail).
Sounds great, where do I go from here?
The Marsh Monitoring Program offers everyone - from amateur naturalists to professional biologists - a unique and rewarding opportunity to contribute to the knowledge and conservation of one of North America's most threatened ecosystems. The surveys are also a great way to spend some time around a marsh, to see and hear some things that you might otherwise miss, and to be part of a community of wildlife watchers.
Contact:
Kathy Jones
Aquatic Surveys Officer
The Marsh Monitoring Program
Long Point Bird Observatory
P.O. Box 160
Port Rowan,
Ontario Canada N0E 1M0
Phone: (519) 586-3531
Fax: (519) 586-3532
Email: aqsurvey@bsc-eoc.org
