Small Mammal

Location: Schmeeckle Reserve http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/Schmeeckle/Map/

Transportation: Drive/meet in visitor center parking lot at Schmeeckle

When: 6am and 6pm two weeks during the fall (usually late September/early October)

Volunteer Duties: Assist project leaders check, bait, set traps, help identify species found, identify sex of species, and ear-tagging species

What to Bring: Headlamp/flashlight for morning trap hours

What We Are Looking For: Diversity of small mammals and if a certain bait attracts them (peanut butter and oats or crack corn is used for bait)

Project Purpose: Learn how to use Sherman Live traps, for those attending Treehaven/CWES & Europe hands-on experience in trapping small mammals