Lynnfield Connects to Northeast MOTUS Collaboration!

On July 22, members of the Northeast MOTUS Collaboration installed a receiving station at the Lynnfield Middle School. The school was selected as one of 50 sites in the New England network that, once in operation, will track and transmit data of migratory birds all along the eastern seaboard as they pass from points as far away as Columbia South America to Canada’s Hudson Bay.

Reedy Meadow, the largest freshwater cattail marsh in New England, and one of eleven Massachusetts’ National Natural Landmarks, is home to a number of important migratory bird species.

The Northeast MOTUS Collaboration is a partnership of the agencies: New Hampshire Fish & Game Department, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Massachusetts Fish and Game Department, Pennsylvania Game Commission, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Maine Audubon, Massachusetts Audubon, New Hampshire Audubon and Willistown Conservation Trust. When fully operational, the MOTUS Wildlife Tracking System will connect enormous expanses of land through scientific research, for the benefit of both humans and wildlife.

In photo (L-R): Steve DeBettencourt, Director Facilities-Lynnfield DPW, Mark Allain, Lynnfield DPW Staff, Claudio DiCarlo, Lynnfield DPW Staff, Jon Rice, Urban Bird Conservation Coordinator, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Cullen Hanes, MOTUS Technician, Mallory Sarver, Field Assistant, Carnegie Museum of Natural History