May 26, 2023
Hi everyone, what a week!
Monday morning Mel, Romy and Catherine headed off to do a stream assessment down in DeSable while Keiran and Ashton prepped the location for our outdoor classroom down in the Daryl Guignion Memorial Park. The afternoon was spent following headwaters and setting up a trail camera down in Tryon. We are hoping to capture some beaver pictures! On Tuesday Matt, Mel, and Nicole attended bank swallow survey training in Charlottetown. While they were busy learning, the rest of the gang went to the Westmorland River Nature Park to do some maintenance. In the afternoon the crew equipped our waders and split into two groups to assess more streams and headwaters.
Wednesday brought an activity that is a favorite amongst our watershed crew, water quality! Keiran, Mel and Ashton were the lucky crew members that got to partake in our biweekly water quality testing while Nicole, Romy and Catherine finished up yet another stream assessment. In the afternoon we returned to the streams, but this time in Westmorland; making sure things looked alright for when we do our REDD surveys in the fall.
Thursday…… you guessed it, more stream assessments! We planted some milkweed in our pollinator gardens and spent some time down in Crapaud removing bittersweet nightshade from the stream. It was a scorching hot day, so we made sure to drink lots of water and rest when needed. On Friday, we continued our nightshade removal, this time at Westmorland Park. It seemed like the pesky invasive vine was taking advantage of every crack and crevice! The afternoon was spent working on our plant identification sheets and building connections with more landowners! SSWA is so grateful for the wonderful communities of people who make our work possible.
Stay dry this weekend and make sure to drink plenty of water!
Love, SSWA
