“Wait, ducks migrate at night?” Upper Mississippi Refuge ranger Katie Julian on preserving habitat

Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife & Fish Refuge ranger Katie Julian joins to talk about the 100-year anniversary, the importance of the Mississippi River for migrating birds and how to help protect them, plus how one can get her job.

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One of the big reasons Julian came on was to spread awareness that, in Lake Onalaska, they put out buoys as “avoidance areas” because those areas have plentiful food sources for migrating birds, and they don’t want boaters to disturb them.

Julian also talked about the 100-year anniversary and how it’s been their mission to promote conservation and keep a healthy wildlife habitat.

Lastly, as we learned that Julian gets to hang out at overlooks and take pictures of migrating birds and other wildlife, we had to ask just what someone has to do to get a job like hers.