[mou] Loon Survey Volunteers Still Needed -Kandiyohi County

[Lisa Gelvin-Innvaer]

Volunteers are still needed to track Minnesota's loon population in
Kandiyohi County as part of the Minnesota Loon Monitoring Program.  Gaps
in survey coverage hinder our ability to properly interpret the data. 
So we are putting out the call for more volunteers to partner with the
DNR=s Nongame Wildlife Program to have fun while making a difference.

We currently have 4 unfilled survey Aslots@ in Kandiyohi Co. for the
following 4 lakes:


Lake                           Lake Code
Ringo/Little Carlson    34-203            Take Rd 29 about 1 mile west
of Hwy 71 

                        
Unnamed                     34-221         Canoe put-in off Rd. 29
about 1 mile west of   
                                                         HWY. 71 at
curve in road                   
                                                         Requires
walking through high grasses and 
                                                         shin deep
water.   Pre-check permission for                                       
 
                                                          private
access from south and west sides. 


Unnamed                     34-205       Scope off of County Rd. 5
about 1.5 miles 
                                                        south of Rd. 29

		
Golden Pond                34-355       Just east of Sunburg (the town)
south of  
                                                        Hwy 9. Can
observe (scope or binocs) from            
                                                         North side of
lake on  Hwy 9

(Note:  All of the lakes are relatively small. The first 3 lakes are
fairly close to each other about 10 miles north of Willmar, west of Hwy
71. 


Volunteers survey designated MLMP lakes to count the number of loons
seen.  Each lake is surveyed on one morning during early July between
5:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. This year the survey period is July 4-July 14,
2003. Easy-to-follow instructional materials, maps, and data forms will
be provided.  Volunteers will need their own binoculars and/or spotting
scopes and to provide their own transportation (including canoe) 
Besides counting adult loons and their young, volunteers also will be
asked to record basic information about the habitats that the loons need
to survive and thrive. 

To sign up or for more information, please contact :
 Larinda Burg, MNDNR Nongame  (507-359-6035,
larinda.burg@dnr.state.mn.us)

               REMEMBER:  It's All For The Birds !

Many thanks,


Lisa Gelvin-Innvaer
Nongame Wildlife Specialist
MN DNR  Southern Region
261 Hwy 15 South
New Ulm, MN 56073
 phone:  ( 507) 359-6033
      fax:   (507) 359-6018
 e-mail:  lisa.gelvin-innvaer@dnr.state.mn.us