While communications of all kinds are important to us, we don t want technological advances to come at the expense of migratory birds, which are ecologically and economically invaluable in controlling insect pests and pollinating plants, and an irreplaceable part of our natural heritage. The Sandhill Outdoor Skills Center is sponsoring a trapper education workshop in conjunction with the Wisconsin Trappers Association on the weekend of Sept. 18-19. Anyone who completes the course will receive a WTA-DNR trapper education certification card and a manual on trapping. The center is located 20 miles west of Wisconsin Rapids near Babcock, Wisconsin. The course will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday and finish at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Students provide their own sleeping bag, and appropriate clothing for fall weather.
They will also have to make their own arrangements for transportation to and from Sandhill. All successful applicants will be notified by September 3.