Swans have congregated in smaller numbers at traditional wintering sites in Indiana and on the Mississippi River at West Alton, Missouri. Of the ten swans fitted with satellite transmitters, five wintered in southern Illinois, one in northern Illinois, one on the Lower Wisconsin River, two in Hudson, and one, until early February, on the St. Croix River in Polk County. This latter bird moved to southern Douglas County, where it nested last summer, on February 7. Two swans were found dead of lead poisoning - one in Minnesota in December and Adams County mail T09 in Illinois in February. For more information on Wisconsin's trumpeter swans , view the NRF's web site, which contains a link to the site with satellite telemetry maps .
Biologists look forward to another exciting year, as more swans reach breeding age.
Though you may not know them, the Board of Directors is an influential, dedicated and trustworthy aspect of the Natural Resources Foundation. They work behind the scenes to make our organization operate effectively. To help you get acquainted, we'd like to introduce two new members as well as recount the contributions of two well-seasoned directors. Mark Reihl Mark Reihl is the executive director of the Wisconsin State Council of Carpenters and focuses on legislative and political issues affecting carpenters. That committee considers environmental and conservation issues balancing their impact on union members' jobs and their quality of life.