Snapshot Wisconsin

Beaver Creek has exciting news! We will be partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on their Snapshot project. This project aims to encourage people to participate in citizen science opportunities, something that Beaver Creek is passionate about. It will use trail cameras to snap pictures of native animals as a way to monitor wildlife year-round. Similar to Beaver Creek’s Biotic Inventory, this will help the DNR track wildlife in the area and make wildlife management decisions.

During summer 2016, Beaver Creek performed a Biotic Inventory of the species at the reserve. With the help of both experts and citizen scientists alike, we were able to catalog over 30 species of dragonflies, 12 species of frogs, 27 species of lichen, and more! With our new trail camera and help from the Wisconsin DNR, we can track some of the more elusive animals. You can find the full article on the Biotic Inventory here.

As of now, Snapshot Wisconsin has nearly 600 trail cameras returning over eight million photos! With Beaver Creek’s new trail camera, we can add to this number and help track numerous species on the reserve. We can use your help, too! After photos are collected, they will be uploaded to Zooniverse.org where volunteers and citizen scientists can be a part of this project by helping to classify animals. We are excited to be a part of this project, and look forward to seeing where it takes us!

Interested in learning more about the Snapshot Wisconsin program? Click here to get involved! To help classify animals, click here.