Over the summer, Aurora conducted fieldwork collecting data on the response of native species of anurans to a nature-based solution, levee setbacks. Aurora spent two months capturing tadpoles, predatory fish, and aquatic invertebrates to understand the wildlife conservation benefits of floodplain restoration projects conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and other natural resources management agencies along the Missouri River. This field campaign will help to shed light on the biodiversity benefits associated with nature-based solutions.

This work is part of the Wildlife & Water Labs ongoing work on the Ecosystem Services of Levee Setbacks on the Missouri River