Mussel Monitoring in the Sangamon River – 8/29/2020

There aren’t many things more fun than spending a day on the water – except maybe a day IN the water.  On this lovely Saturday, I convinced Hogan to come with me to a mussel monitoring event in Illinois.  I warned Hogan that we would get wet and dirty, but he was still unprepared for … Continue reading “Mussel Monitoring in the Sangamon River – 8/29/2020”

My First Covid Work Trip – 8/19/2020

I started my new job at NGRREC just as Covid was expanding into Missouri and Illinois.  This means that all of the spring events that I would normally lead had been cancelled.  In August, I finally had a chance to travel to meet some of the volunteers and partners in the northern half of Illinois … Continue reading “My First Covid Work Trip – 8/19/2020”