Dataset

Upper St. Lawrence River Volunteer Monitoring

Dataset by River Institute

Dataset summary

Observations

  • 24 August 2023

    Landons Bay by Emma Ehrenfeld

    Plants: Flowering rush, typha, coontail, eurasian milfoil, tapegrass, more i did not observe closely. Fish: Longnose gar, bluntnose minnow, largemouth bass, rock bass, yellow perch, BROOK SILVERSIDE, tubenose goby, round goby, banded killifish.

  • 24 August 2023

    Turnaround Road by Emma Ehrenfeld

    Plants: WATER MEAL, pickerel weed, milkweed, goldenrod, chickory Invertebrates: Water striders, bumblebee

  • 24 August 2023

    Gananoque Rotary Beach by Emma Ehrenfeld

    Birds: Osprey, Canada Geese, ring-billed gulls Reptile: musk turtle Plants: Fragrant white water lillies, tapegrass, phragmites... plenty more but did not observe Fish: Pumpkinseed sunfish, rock bass, largemouth bass, yellow perch, SPOTFIN SHINERS, blackchin shiners, banded killifish, tadpole madtom, brown bullhead, tubenose goby, round goby. Invasive species: Phragmites, zebra mussels, tubenose goby, round goby.

  • 22 August 2023

    Mouth of St Regis River by Emma Ehrenfeld

    Very overgrown and hard to access due to vegetation

  • 16 August 2023

    Mouth of Fraser Creek by Emma Ehrenfeld

    Incredibly healthy and dense aquatic vegetation; species included coontail, stargrass, and fanwort. There was very little algae on the plants. A massive murmuration of a swallow species was observed, along with loons and river otters!

  • 10 August 2023

    Howe Island Bay by Emma Ehrenfeld

    Plants: WATER NYMPH, ALGAE, fanwort, eurasian milfoil, typha, willow trees Fish: Bridle shiner, pugnose shiner, banded killifish, ROCK BASS, largemouth bass, tadpole madtom, brown bullhead, bluntnose minnow, yellow perch, round goby, tubenose goby Invasive species: eurasian milfoil, round goby, tubenose goby. Species at risk: bridle shiner, pugnose shiner.

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