Hot Burning In A Wet Habitat
You may notice a black field on the west side of Hwy 63 near Iroquois NWR. That is because on May 22nd a crew of 15 wildland firefighters performed a prescribed burn in order to …
2018 Heron Nest Surveys
Did you know that herons nest in colonies that are called rookeries? Well, technically they are called heronries, but that term has never really caught on in the U.S. A rookery is actually a nesting …
Seneca Pool Restoration Gets Underway
Historically, the area of the refuge that we know of as Seneca Pool was a forested wetland that usually flooded in the spring and then was dry for the rest of the year. After the …
Youth Conservation Corps is Working Hard!
This year’s YCC crew has been very busy! We have four YCC members and two leaders this summer. Kari Neilson, from the Student Conservation Association, has been working alongside Bethany Crahen to lead Taylor Burns …
Keeping an Eye (or Ear) on the Refuge’s Woodcock Population
Every year about this time, on calm rain-free nights, Refuge staff and volunteers go out and stand along the roadside in the fading light of day. This may seem like an unusual way to spend …
Chasing Refuge Bats
New York State is home to at least nine different species of bats including the northern bat, little brown bat, Indiana bat, hoary bat, big brown bat, red bat, and small-footed bat. This summer we …
Iroquois Duck Banders have the Blues
Actually, what the title of this article should say is, “Iroquois Duck Banders Have The BlueWINGS.” That’s because the Refuge banded 181 blue-winged teal during the 2011 waterfowl banding season. That’s more bluewings than we’ve …
Forest Improvement Project
During the month of May Iroquois NWR completed its first forest improvement project which focused on replacing a non-native conifer plantation with native tree species. The first planting consisted of a 17 acre plantation that …