Who's Who of Citizen-based Monitoring in Wisconsin.
  		Photo: Wisconsin River - K. Mooney
Spiderwort - R. Paloski
Pine marten - J. Woodford
Rusty snaketail - K. Mooney
Sharp-shinned hawk chicks - L. Semo
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The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the University of Wisconsin-Extension received funding through Wisconsin’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Planning Grant to gather information concerning citizen-based monitoring programs in order to:
  • provide citizens the opportunity to learn about volunteer opportunities in their communities
  • promote cooperation among citizen-based monitoring programs
  • recognize the valuable contribution citizen-based monitoring programs make to the conservation of Wisconsin’s natural resources.

Citizen-based monitoring has a long and successful history in Wisconsin. Based on our most recent survey, there are more than 150 volunteer monitoring groups in the state which contribute over 300,000 man-hours of labor each year -- an estimated value of 20 million dollars annually (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2004).
 
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