Bio 245 – Stewardship Opportunities

Fall 2004

The Nature Conservancy - Ottawa Bluffs Preserve

September 11 – seed collection (10:00 a.m.)

September 25 – seed collection (10:00 am)

October 9 – seed collection (10:00 a.m.)

October 23 – seed collection (10:00 a.m.)

November 13 – brush control (10:00 a.m.)

December 4 – brush control (10:00 a.m.)

December 11 – brush control (10:00 a.m.)

Bring: work gloves, lunch and water (optional)

Wear: hiking/work boots, hat, long pants, and layers of clothing

For more info:  http://nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/minnesota/volunteer/              

Directions from St. Peter: east out of town on hwy 99 (past Whiskey River); 1 mile from St. Peter Food Coop on hwy 99 turn north (left) on Ottawa Bluffs Road, county hwy 23. Go about 4 miles north on 23 and look for Nature Conservancy signs on the right. This is immediately after a small housing development. Park along the road. (If you cross the railroad tracks by the Unimin plant you’ve gone too far.)

Name ____________________________________________

Date: ____________________________ Visit (circle one): 1^st 2nd

(This form must be turned no later than 1 week following the workday.)

Signature of The Nature Conservancy Representative: ____________________________

Please provide brief descriptions of tasks and value of performing these tasks. Please also note something new (related to conservation biology) that you learned.

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