Crossover Episode with Kelcie
Hello all! Typing this blogpost LIVE from Kane County where we are taking our final victory lap of turtle catching. We have picked up a hitch hiker named Kelcie who agreed to help us sample [...]
Blanding’s Bowl VII
Blanding's Bowl is a seven-year tradition in Lake County that involves Lake County (Gary, the turtle techs, and wildlife techs), Northern Illinois University researchers, and the Wildlife Epidemiology Lab. It is a week where [...]
Coping with Field Withdrawal
Hello readers! Although we know you come here for cute turtle pics and stories about us sloshing through marshes, unfortunately we have none of that this week. Having packed up the field lab, we have [...]
Turtle team’s final week
Katy is introducing our recaptured turtle Rose to trees. During the final week of turtle team's field season, we were joined by a few familiar faces! Fourth years Ivana, Brina and Katy joined [...]
A Day in the Life of a Blanding’s Turtle
Welcome back to the blog! With field season slowly slipping away, Sam and I wanted to return the focus to the stars of summer: Blanding's turtles! This week's vlog is from the perspective of [...]
Secrets of the Swamp
Welcome back readers! Last week we packed up our lab and headed back to U of I to start lab work this week (which you'll hear more about in next week's blog). Don't fret though, [...]