A new collaborative effort at Rowe Sanctuary will expand the scientific knowledge of Platte River wet meadows and guide future management efforts.
Teams from the Crane Trust and Rowe Sanctuary have created 14 permanent transects on the sanctuary to monitor vegetation. These transects will provide data on the plants present at these locations and the height of those plants. Then, the information will be combined with bird and butterfly surveys done at the same locations to tell whether management activities are having the desired effect.
Our data will also feed into larger research projects, allowing for a greater understanding of our remaining Platte River wetlands and wet meadows.
Survival by Degrees
Two-thirds of North American birds are at increasing risk of extinction from global temperature rise
Rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns affect birds' ability to find food and reproduce, which over time impacts local populations, and ultimately continent-wide populations, too. Some species may even go extinct in your state if they cannot find the conditions they need to survive and raise their young.