The final volunteer habitat day is Monday August 10th from 3:00-6:00pm!
During this final date we will be managing woody debris from the shoreline, and burning it on site. Doing so, in turn provides an open and suitable foraging habitat for shorebirds. The larger pieces of debris will be managed with a chainsaw where needed. This will be a really fun, hands-on experience! Gloves, buckets, chainsaw and contracting bags will be provided. Please bring your own equipment/materials if you have them. If you have experience using a chainsaw and want to bring and use your own, please reach out to Mikayla via email.
Participants are strongly encouraged to email Mikayla, at watertrail@stlouisriver.org if they are interested in helping with any volunteer date.
Bring: water, sun hat, sunglasses, gardening or leather gloves, snack, sunscreen, bug spray, long socks, and clothing protection from bugs and vegetation with thorns, poison ivy, etc.
Directions: The Piping Plover Habitat Site is located on Wisconsin Point; directions to exact location follow.
Hwy 2 East/Hwy 53 South through Superior, WI.
Turn left onto Moccasin Mike Road (toward City of Superior landfill).
Turn left onto Wisconsin Point Road (before you reach landfill). **NOTE: Last public restroom at first parking lot on right (Lot 1).
Drive almost all the way to the end of the road, pass through Pine Tree forest and pass Native American burial grounds on the right.
Just shortly past this there is a gravel road to the left with a brown gate.
Please walk down gravel approach toward the Bay side of Wisconsin Point, walk through a 12-foot-tall perimeter fence gate.
Turn left and walk down the beach to check-in with SLRA staff. Thank you for your passion and interest!
Reminder to email Mikayla, at watertrail@stlouisriver.org if you are interested in helping at one, both, or all three of these days so you can receive updates, and we have enough tools to go around.