The 2025 Canadian Wildlife Conservaqtion stamp. This stamp shows 5 Greater Scaups sending on icy water in by a snow covered marsh. It was created from “Northward Bound - Greater Scaup”, painted by artist Ken Ferris. Long description. The 2025 Canadian Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamp has a cost of $8.50; the stamp is not for postage, but rather a contribution to the conservation of wildlife habitat in Canada.

This is my bi-annual reminder to purchase Canadian Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamps.These stamps support #Birds, #Wetland and #Habitat Conservation throughout #Canada including @birdscanada.bsky.social's #GreatLakes Marsh Monitoring Program
#MMPSurvey #Frogs
www.canada.ca/en/environme...

A screen capture with text: The Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program survey season is almost finished for 2025. Check out these great articles (and learn why a very young Dr. Tozer is hip deep in a marsh). Includes a photo of Doug Tozer and a photo of a Pied-billed Grebe.

The 2025 GL #MMPSurvey season is almost complete!
Great Lakes Marsh Monitors should check their email inboxes. I just distributed your latest email update.
mailchi.mp/e9fb58173466...
#birds #frogs #wetlands #marshes #habitatmatters #getoutside

A male Red-winged Blackbird straddled between two pieces of reeds with his brilliant red epaulets on display for all to see. His head is turned so that he seems to be looking right at you, as if to say "what are you up to now". The text is "the webinar will shart shortly"

Doug and I look forward to our first informal Marsh Monitoring Chat this evening (1 of 3 for 2025). It will be great to chat with #GreatLakes #MarshMonitors.
www.birdscanada.org/gl_mmp #MMPSurvey #Wetlands #Ontario #BirdsCanada.
Participants can find the registration link in recent emails.

An Orange square with a large photo of a teeny tiny orange spring peeper frog. The frog is in mid-call so that its vocal sac is so large its bigger than its head and almost translucent. The frog is sitting on a small piece of reed. Words are It's time to survey! and the Birds Canada logo is included.

Best of luck to the Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring frog surveyors who are starting to survey #wetlands. Frogs are starting to call in our southern portions of the #GreatLakes watershed.
Learn about the program at www.birdscanada.org/gl_mmp
#frogs #birds #BirdsCanada #MMPSurvey #Volunteer 4 #Science

Six people are working on a beach embankment with blue water and houses behind.

December 5th is International Volunteer Day, so we're taking a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible volunteers.
Thanks #MMPSurvey folks monitoring #frogs & #birds in #wetlands & #CLLSSurvey'ers watching over loons & lakes.
#InternationalVolunteerDay2024 #BirdsCanada

“Proud Pair – Buffleheads” from the 2024 Canadian Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamp series plus Habitat Matters 2024 Canadian NAWMP Report

Black Duck Joint Venture page with the importance of Birds Canada's MMP highlighted, see report text page 32

A photo of Birds Canada's Dr. Doug Tozer monitoring marshes and text regarding the enhanced MMP protocol. See page 33 of report.

HabitatMatters! 2024 Canadian NAWMP Report https://buff.ly/3OefuiB
#birds #wetlands #habitat #conservation
P.S. - The #MMPsurvey teams at #BirdsCanada love a great and successful collaboration! #NAWMP (North American Waterfowl Management Plan)

Adult Northern Leopard frog sitting on a wooden desk. You can see the random not square spots on the frog.

NO...No.. no! It's too soon.
Go back into the deep water.
Northern Leopard Frog seen in southern Ontario,
#weather #frogs #wetlands #MMPSurvey
Help monitor the marshes on both sides of the #GreatLakes To learn more see the Volunteer Position Description: www.birdscanada.org/gl_mmp

Screen shot of the 2024 cover letter for MMP Participants. Hopefully, they will take the time to read it. If you would like to read it yourself you will need to register and then sign up for the volunteer portal.

We will be starting to ship Great Lakes Marsh Monitoring Program survey packages this week. It seems early but, with this weather, frogs will be calling before we are prepared for them.
Learn more about this program at www.birdscanada.org/gl_mmp #MMPSurvey #birds #wetlands

screen capture of the MarshWatch page

How are your marsh id skills? By sight? By sound? Test it out using the MarshWatch quizzes at birdscanada.org/bird-science... #MMPSurvey #frogs #birds #wetlands