Volunteer Work on Midway

Our work schedule this year is a little different than last year. We work Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an hour off for lunch. One of the marine debris projects that we worked on last year has ended but much of the rest of the work we do is the same as last year. We have 5 Albatross reproductive success plots that we monitor weekly and 3 Red-tailed Tropicbird survivorship and reproductive success plots that we monitor 2 times per week. We also have whole atoll counts of the Laysan Duck population that we perform each week. We do more work this year in the greenhouse propagating native plants and also spend time out planting plants that were produced by previous volunteers. We also spend time pulling and chopping invasive species. Most of our days are full and varied. I have time to take pictures and write on this blog because many of the chores and activities that I do at home are not available out here. Also, my camera fits easily in my pocket, where it resides all the time.