Dead Things and DrawingsStudying roadkill and creating an activity booklet for

Next Generation ClubBy Ella Doud

2020-2021 off-season education intern

And for what!?

Timeline of events

● November- daily roadkill surveys- Federal rd ● January- survey posted on Facebook● February- volunteer training● March- daily roadkill surveys- 4 streets

22 people responded49 categories chosen

Procedure of Roadkill Surveys

Death tells us about Life:

Animal behavior Human behavior Observability

All data tells us about:

Animal behavior

Human behavior

Observability

Unique finds

● Two Atlantic Blue Crabs hit in November○ Why did the crab cross the road?

● 6 turtles were hit outside of survey dates○ One was very large

● This bat was our first mammal○ After Marissa put it into iNatualist it got flagged

for all of these studies! ○ Now all of the photos I’ve taken are uploaded

and flagged

My drawing process

Making it more than a coloring book

Thank You ● To my volunteer Jennifer and her daughter ● To Anne for editing, giving me ideas, and assessing the age range of my book

● To those who have provided feedback/support/ideas for my activities or drawings

● To those who full on revised my booklet ● To those who gave me ideas or critiques for my roadkill procedure● To those who filled out my survey● To those who went on roadkill surveys with me

● To Ben and Michael who are picking up my roadkill project!!