Now that we’ve let you in on the big invasive worm secret, we’re letting you know how to help.
Great Lakes Worm Watch is hosting the fourth annual Big Worming Week, which started Sunday and will run through Oct. 2nd.
Things started in the Hartley Nature Center where the Worm Watch team taught the public how to sample plots and collect valuable data on worms.
Photo: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
The team offers workshops all year to prepare folks to help out during Big Worming Week. While they encourage and will accept samples year-round, Big Worming Week minimizes the data’s seasonal variability and makes comparing the results easier.
In addition to workshops telling you how to be a scientist, there’s a game show about worms, tools to identify worms, books about worms and other wormy things.
If you’re interested in stopping a forest-eating invader, wiggle on over to the Great Lakes Worm Watch Team website to see how you can help.