Author Archives: jennyseifert
Hey anglers, be on the lookout for the fish no one wants to catch: round gobies
Post by Jenny Seifert, UWEX Aquatic Invasive Species Outreach Specialist Round gobies are ferocious little bait stealers. For this reason, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is calling on anglers to help the agency monitor whether these invasive fishes are … Continue reading
Aquatic invasive species detection goes CSI with eDNA
Post by Jenny Seifert, UWEX Aquatic Invasive Species Outreach Specialist Peering into a bucket of mud, Maureen Ferry felt like she was looking for a needle in a haystack. That needle was the New Zealand mud snail, a teeny tiny … Continue reading
Become an invasive species detective for a day with AIS Snapshot Day
Post by Jenny Seifert, UWEX Aquatic Invasive Species Outreach Specialist Searching for invasive species in Wisconsin’s 84,000 miles of river, 15,000 lakes and millions of wetland acres is no task for just one person – or one agency, for that … Continue reading
Put your actions to stop aquatic hitchhikers on the map!
Post by Jenny Seifert, UWEX Aquatic Invasive Species Outreach Specialist Going boating this fourth-of-July weekend? Share how you stop aquatic hitchhikers on our Landing Blitz Story Map. This holiday weekend, June 30th through July 4th, is the ninth annual Landing … Continue reading