WSO Research Grants – 2012
WSO provides small grants for research on Wisconsin birds. The grants, generally for $500 or less, are intended to encourage small research projects, especially by amateurs and students.
Grant money may be used for such things as travel expenses, usable supplies, minor equipment, etc.; more costly equipment may be funded if ultimate ownership resides with an organization or institution (museum, university, etc.).
The grants are issued once a year. Applications are due at the end of January. Click here for more information.
WSO awarded seven grants in 2012
- William E. Stout of Oconomowoc for An Urban Cooper’s Hawk Population and Nesting Study in the Metropolitan Milwaukee Area.
- Kristen Malone of the Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, MI for Genetic Impact of Translocation in a Declining Population of Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus).
- Bruce Bacon of Mercer for North Lakeland Discovery Center MAPS Station Start-up Assistance.
- Jeff Wilson of Mercer for Remote Camera Detection of Common Loon Nest Predators in Iron County, Wisconsin.
- Max Henschell of Madison for The Viability of Heart Rate Monitors for Nesting Passerines.
- James G. Knickelbine and the Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve in Two Rives for Bird and Bat Mortality at a Small Wind Turbine Facility in Manitowoc County.
- Victoria D. Paiskowski of Hartland for Fall Migration Bird Banding in the Cedarburg Bog.
For questions, please contact Michael John Jaeger (jaegermj@charter.net)
Posted: April 3rd, 2012