Learn about the real world science happening at Voyageurs National Park with scientists in the field!

Meet Cat Berrick, Voyageurs National Park Wildlife Technician, on the trail at Rainy Lake Visitor Center. Cat's work at Voyageurs National Park helps build our understanding of the animal populations in the Park by monitoring ecosystem health, as well as specifics like how species respond to climate change. While we hike - and look for scat and tracks - Cat will share more about her versatile job which includes studying loons, bald eagles, secretive marsh birds, and semi-aquatic mammals like beavers and otters; and completing SCUBA surveys for invasive mussels.

LOCATION:
Oberholtzer Trail, Rainy Lake Visitor Center
Voyageurs National Park (1797 Township Rd 342 International Falls, MN 56649)

WHEN: Saturday, August 19th

TIME: 8:00-10:00 AM

BE PREPARED: Wear comfortable shoes, bring water and prepare with rain gear and bug spray. Event will be canceled if there are thunderstorms.

About Cat Berrick

Cat Berrick started in May 2022 as the new permanent Wildlife Technician at Voyageurs National Park. Cat previously worked as a seasonal technician in Voyageurs during the summer of 2020. Originally from Nebraska, for the past 7 years Cat has worked as a seasonal fisheries and wildlife technician in her home state as well as in Utah, Idaho, and Washington. She is excited to be back in Minnesota with all the foraging, fishing, and hunting opportunities the North Woods has to offer. In her free time, she enjoys looking for new wild edibles, reading, and training her cocker spaniel puppy, Timberdoodle AKA “Doodie”.