EEB 585 Extended Field Trip 2006:
The Wisconsin-Iowa Mississippi River Coast

Trip  Information & Logistics 

River Site & Boat Rental
Trip Committees
Transportation

River Site & Boat Rental

The field trip will be conducted from rented houseboats.  We will bring along separate boats, canoes, whatever day-trip boats we can bring so that the house-boats will provide us a home and base station, and the extra boats will be used for small group forays into the river plain (aquatic and terrestrial).  If you have a canoe or moveable boat please consider bringing it along.

Location.  The exact section of river for the field trip will be choosen early in Spring semester, 2006, and input by all is encouraged.  Informal meetings in the fall semester 2005 showed a preference for the river regions around La Crosse, Wisconsin (approximately the areas of locks & dams 7 & 8.

Selection (v.1.21.06):  pools 6-7-8 or 7-8-9.

Wisconsin-Iowa Mississippi River Lock and Dam Maps

Houseboat Rental Information

Trip Time.  The trip will take place sometime during May 7-21, 2006 after spring semester classes are done.  This proved to be an ideal time in 1998.  

Committees

1.  River site (pool-dam) & Boat Rental Committee:  
        -Eric*, Jelena, Barbara
2.  Map-GPS Committee:  
        -John D.*, Eric
3.  Small Boat Fleet & Water Safety; First Aid:  
        -John D.*
4.  ISU Animal Permits & Trapping Committee:  
        -Carol V.:  Birds, University animal care permits
        -Rolf K.:  Birds
        -Eric W.:  herpetofauna, non-game species
        -Mike C.:  fish
        -Brent D.:  mammals
        -John D.:  mussels
5.  Boat Captains Committee:  
        -Brent; 
        -Rolf; Jenniffer, Mike C., Claudia, Chris
6.  Student Project Web Site Committee:
        -Chris, Jessica, Barbara 
7.  Food Committee: 
        -Brent D., Chair; Kristina
        -Jenniffer D. 
8.  Finance Committee:
        -Carol V., Treasurer
        -Eric, Site-Rental committee laison

Transportation

Planning for transport of people, boats, supplies, food and equipment:

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