Friday, July 17, 2015

Birch Lake Blog Contributor -- Jason Tutkowski

Jason sent me an email yesterday volunteering as a contributor to the Birch Lake blog. I'm really looking forward to reading his entries.

Here's a short bio that he put together as an introduction.


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Hello everybody!  My name is Jason Tutkowski and I am extremely proud to say that this summer I am a water resources/aquatic invasive species intern at the North Lakeland Discovery Center.  I recently graduated with my bachelor degree in Environmental Science from Carroll University in Waukesha, WI, and will be attending graduate school this upcoming fall at UW-Milwaukee.  My past volunteer experiences have mainly dealt with terrestrial invasive species such as teasel, sweet clover, and buckthorn, so I am very pleased to have this entire summer to learn about aquatic invasive species (AIS).  My main focus is on the lakes in the Town of Winchester including Birch Lake, of which I have intensely surveyed twice already this summer.  I will be working independently as well as with the Winchester Town Lakes Committee and volunteers to locate, document, and provide educational outreach for prominent invasive species such as curly leaf pondweed, Eurasian water milfoil, and purple loosestrife.  If you see a guy with a dark green Discovery Center shirt on your lake, give me a wave!  This has been and will continue to be a great experience in the Northwoods.  I also want to thank Dorla for allowing me to contribute to her wonderful blog.    

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