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Thank you for a successful Saltmarsh Restoration Field Workshop!
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The Coastal Restoration Team would like to thank everyone who came out to our workshop on July 27! We had a great time talking about our potential restoration site, the different equipment we use to monitor and assess sites, and all things salt marshes. Please enjoy the photo journal from the workshop below.
Thank you to the Country Bread Basket Bakery and Coffee Shop for hosting our registration table and parking. Many participants enjoyed breakfast and lunch at the Bakery before and after the workshop. We would also like to thank Laura Auchenbach from Bird Studies Canada, one of our project partners, for joining us at the workshop as well.
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Our Engagement Specialist, Merydie Ross, will match your interests wtih upcoming volunteer opportunities.
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Continue scrolling to view the photo journal. All photos were taken by the Clean Foundation.
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Charlynne Robertson, the Project Lead, welcomed workshop participants. She gave a brief introduction of the project, an overview of the different workshop stations, and a safety talk before heading into the marsh for the morning.
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Sophie Boardman, one of our Clean Leadership summer interns pictured above on the left in the green hat and fruit bag, took over Clean's Instagram for the day on July 27 and documented the workshop and her research in the afternoon.
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Our first stop in the marsh was a talk about saltmarsh basics and why we are interested in the Brule Shore site. It was led by our Restoration Specialist, Allen Beck, who is standing behind the poster in the picture above.
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We then headed to the bird station! Laura Auchenbach from Bird Studies Canada talked about their marsh bird monitoring program and common marsh birds, such as Nelson's sparrows, blue herons and bald eagles observed during the workshop. She also talked about the song meter, the contraption on the top of the wood sick in the picture above, and how it is useful to birders in collecting songs to understand bird populations present in marshes.
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We then watched the team do a drone flight. Allen talked about the different permits required to use the drone and what the drone footage and images are used for in analyizing a site. The first photo is of Allen and Clean Leader summer intern Cara MacKenzie watching the drone land. The picture below was taken by the drone of the group watching the drone as it makes its flight.
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Our next stop was the fish station! Cara explained the different equipment used to monitor fish populations in a marsh, such as a fyke net shown in the bottom left above. Cara talked about fish commonly found in saltmarshes such as a mummichog fish, as seen in the bottom right photo. Lastly, Allen talked about invertebrates commonly found in marshes, such as the ribbed mussel.
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The last station was led by our GIS Specialist, Logan Horrocks and Clean Leader summer intern, Sam Cunningham. At this station they discussed the devices used to assess potential sites and monitor throughout the restoration process.
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In the picture above, Sam is demonstrating how to use the YSI water quality meter. In the picture below, Logan is explaining how the real-time kinematic GPS device takes elevation coordinates that are useful in marsh health assessments. Participants were able to check out these devices up close!
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Thank you again to everyone who attended the workshop. Our team had fun sharing our work with you all. Follow us on social media @CleanFoundation to see more photos from the workshop and to hear about future events!
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