Snapshot Wisconsin A volunteer-based project for wildlife monitoring

Let's discover our wildlife together! Snapshot Wisconsin is a partnership to monitor wildlife year-round, using a statewide network of trail cameras. The project provides data needed for wildlife management decision support. It is also a unique opportunity for individuals, families, and students to get involved in monitoring the state’s valuable natural resources.

Snapshot Wisconsin in the headlines

Citizen science in Wisconsin conservation
Can anyone be a scientist? Citizen science and crowdsourcing data have become ways to gather a large amount of data with a small amount of resources. We’ll learn about citizen science and its impact in Wisconsin conservation with our two DNR guests...
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Smith: Snapshot Wisconsin trail cam project poised to go statewide
In one image, a bull elk appears to be taking a selfie. In another, a short-eared owl could be playing "chicken" with the camera. In yet another, a white-tailed deer fawn looks every bit a kid on summer break as it splashes through a creek. These and hundreds of other candid portraits of wild animals in Wisconsin are worthy of publication in a book. But they weren't taken by a professional photographer. And they aren't just compelling images. All were captured on trail cameras set out by volunteers...
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Photos: Wisconsin's remarkable wildlife
White-tail deer. This photo and the others in this gallery are from Snapshot Wisconsin, a citizen-science effort coordinated by the Department of Natural Resources to monitor wildlife and information wildlife management in the state...
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Upcoming events

September

• September 17, Platteville Public Library, Platteville, WI 530PM – 730 PM
• September 19, Town Bank, Darlington, WI 6-8PM
• September 27, Crandon Library, Crandon, WI 230-430PM
• September 28, Lincoln County Service Center, Merrill, WI 930-1130

October

• October 2, Adams County Community Center, Adams, WI 6-8PM
• October 3, Elk Mound, WI, 6-8PM
• October 8, Norskedalen, LaCrosse, WI 130-330PM
• October 17, Science Operations Center, Madison, 6-8PM
• October 23, Waukesha County Courthouse, Waukesha, WI, 230-430PM
• October 23, Waukesha County Courthouse, Waukesha, WI, 6-8PM
• October 25, Crossroads at Big Creek, Sturgeon Bay, WI, 6-8PM
• October 30, UW Extension Office, Sheboygan, WI 6-8PM

November

• November 1, Spooner, WI 1-3PM
• November 1, Spooner, WI 5-7PM
• November 6, Wautoma Library, Wautoma, WI 130-330PM
• November 6, Wautoma Library, Wautoma, WI 530-730PM
• November 7, Shawano County Courthouse, Shawano, WI 130-330PM
• November 7, Shawano County Courthouse, Shawano, WI 530-730PM
• November 13, Washington County UW-Extension, West Bend, WI 6-8PM

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