Dataset

Upper St. Lawrence River Volunteer Monitoring

Dataset by River Institute

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 20 September 2023

    Hoople Bay by Emma Ehrenfeld

    Plants: Coontail, CATTAILS. Fish: Golden shiner, largemouth bass, pumpkinseed sunfish, bluegill, yellow perch, brown bullhead.

  • 19 September 2023

    Dalhousie Mills by Emma Ehrenfeld

    Fish: fantail darter, cutlip minnow, stone catfish, smallmouth bass, bluntnose minnow, logperch. Plants: Typha sp., coontail. Invertebrates: eastern lampmussel, eastern eliptio, floater sp. Amphibians: bullfrog, green frog

  • 15 September 2023

    Gallingertown Quarry Lake by Emma Ehrenfeld

    Plants: Richardsons pondweed, eurasian milfoil. Fish: Pumpkinseed sunfish, bluegill sunfish. Amphibians: Green frog. Invasive species: Eurasian milfoil.

  • 12 September 2023

    Cornwall Island South Inlet by Emma Ehrenfeld

    Birds: European Starlings, mallards, ringbilled gulls. Fish: Round gobies, tubenose gobies, banded killifish, yellow perch, brown bullhead. Invasive species: round goby, tubenose goby, european starling

  • 5 September 2023

    Mabel Kleinsteuber Boat Launch by Emma Ehrenfeld

    Birds: Swan sp., catbird, american kestrel, american goldfinch. Insects: Tricoloured bumblebee, cicada sp., mud dauber wasp, dragonfly sp., marsh ramshorn, greater pond snail, mammoth pond snail, bladder snail, monarch butterfly, cabbage moth. Amphibians: Leopard frog, green frog. Fish: Pugnose shiner, bridle shiner, grass pickerel, iowa darter, banded killifish, blackchin shiner, bluntnose minnow, round goby, tadpole madtom, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, PERCH, brook silverside, pumpkinseed, bluegill. Plants: COMMON BLADDERWORT, sago, TYPHA SP., Fragrant white waterlily, Eurasian milfoil, European frogbit, chara. Species at risk: Bridle shiner, grass pickerel, pugnose shiner Invasive species: frogbit, Eurasian milfoil, Round goby

  • 31 August 2023

    Mulcaster Island Shore by Emma Ehrenfeld

    ZEBRA MUSSELS everywhere

  • 30 August 2023

    KEPO Wetland Dock Kahnawake by Emma Ehrenfeld

    Fish: Tench, pumpkinseed, largemouth bass, Round goby, bluegill. Plants: Arrowhead, rush, elodea, frogbit, pickerelweed, fragrant white water lily, tapegrass, coontail. Crustaceans: Virile crayfish Invertebrates: Water bugs, Water striders, water boatmen, dragonflies (adult and nymph stage), damselflies (adult and nymph stage), whirlygig beetles, pond snails, marsh ramshorn snails, bladder snails. Amphibians: leopard frog, green frog. Reptiles: snapping turtle (humongous) Invasive species: Frogbit, round goby.

  • 29 August 2023

    Maitland Tower Point by Emma Ehrenfeld

    Birds: Canada geese, double-crested cormorant, ruby-throated hummingbird Fish: eastern silvery minnows (!), BLUNTNOSE MINNOW, spotfin shiner, largemouth bass. Invasive species: tubenose goby, round goby.

  • 29 August 2023

    Fairhaven Bay by Emma Ehrenfeld

    Fish: Muskellunge, longnose gar, BRIDLE SHINER, BLACKCHIN SHINER, bluntnose minnow, pugnose shiner, banded killifish, brown bullhead, largemouth bass, rock bass, pumpkinseed, brook silversides. Plants: PICKERELWEED, TYPHA sp., arrowhead sp., bullrush, elodea, NITELLOPSIS, coontail.

Intended audience
Our group or organization, Our community, Broad audience/everyone
Intended use
Benchmarking of water body or watershed health, Share and compare results across watersheds., Education and engagement of local communities, Use in resource prioritization and decision making