This week I began cleaning small mammal (Sherman) traps in preparation for our upcoming small mammal surveys. In order to remove biases from our survey, it’s important to clean out previous bait and animal waste left in each trap. During the dry part of the week, I was able to set out 3 time-lapse cameras throughout the 
prairie restoration project areas on the south end of the farm. 
Each camera is set to take a picture every 24 hours so that we can see in detail how the project area is changing over time. At the end of this week, I was able to spend some time with Jimmy learning how to use the tractor and the shredder. Shredding strips in the public hunting fields on the farm will disperse seed on the ground for the doves as well as make it easier for the hunters to spot and retrieve birds.
AnMarie Ulery-Wild Life Intern