Humbug Marsh Amphibian and Reptile Survey FRI 6/24 - Michigan

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• Subject: Humbug Marsh Amphibian and Reptile Survey FRI 6/24 - Michigan
• From: "Donna" g*@sbcglobal.net
• Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 20:44:11 -0500

Hello All,

I received this notice as part of the National Wildlife Federation Habitat
Stewards Team. Thought some on this list might be interested. If not, please
use the delete key and sorry to bother you. 
 
Donna

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Please forward this to others that may be interested.


Greetings all,

I would like to invite you to our 2nd annual Herpathon! This year the 
event will take place at Humbug Marsh! As many of you already know this
site has a long history of efforts to protect it. Humbug Marsh 
represents the last mile of natural shoreline on the U.S. mainland of 
the Detroit River. We have a unique opportunity to be the first to 
survey this site for amphibians and reptiles. We hope to find a variety
of Michigan's herpetofauna maybe even some rare ones (I am pretty good
at doing that these days)!

So here are some details:

What: 
An intensive 12 hour amphibian and reptile survey

Where:
Humbug Marsh, located in Gibraltar

When:
Friday, June 24th from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Who: 
You of course!

How:
We will be conducting visual surveys as well as more intensive funnel 
trap and dip net surveys. No voucher specimens will be collected but
lots of pictures are encouraged!!! 
 
Why: 
Working with the MDNR's Natural Heritage Program and the Grosse Isle 
Land Conservancy, the Herpathon is designed to identify amphibian and 
reptile diversity and distribution at Humbug Marsh as part of the 
Michigan Herp Atlas project. This information will be used to aid in 
assessing the distribution and diversity of reptiles and amphibians as
well as aid in management strategies for species at this site. Also, 
this event is intend for volunteers to HAVE FUN!!!

Provided below is a tentative event schedule. Please forward this 
email to colleagues who might be interested in attending. You are 
strongly encouraged to stay the whole day, but it is not mandatory.
Also please note this event is intended for adults and remember to bring 
plenty of insect repellent and water!

Humbug Marsh Herpathon Tentative Schedule 

Time Event
7:30-8:30 Registration and trap placement
8:30-11:30 Survey I
11:30-12:30 Lunch (on your own)
12:30-3:30 Survey II
3:30-4:00 Break and snack time
4:00-7:00 Survey III
7:00-8:00 Dinner (Provided)
Note: schedule subject to change 

If you are interested and plan on attending please RSVP ASAP so we can
get an accurate head count. Please feel free to contact me at (313) 
268-6189 to discuss the event further. We look forward to seeing you 
June 24th!

Sincerely,
David A. Mifsud, M.S.
Herpetologist
Herpetological Resource and Management

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