Northwest Nature Matters

Part three of a three part series dedicated to the naturalist and explorer, John Kirk Townsend. In 1839, Townsend published his journal as a book entitled "A Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River". The journal recounts the then 24 year old's trip from Missouri to the mouth of the Columbia River in 1834, with fellow naturalist and professor Thomas Nuttall.

This narration is slightly abridged by the narrator and is based on an old printing where some excerpts of the original journal were omitted. For a complete version of Townsend's book, go to this link:

http://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/narrative-of-journey-across-rocky-mountains-to-columbia-river

For free e-book versions go to www.gutenberg.org here: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45238

W. Lindquist's paper :Stealing from the Dead:Scientists, Settlers, and Indian Burial Sites in Early-Nineteenth-Century Oregon

link: https://www.ohs.org/research-and-library/oregon-historical-quarterly/upload/04_Lindquist_Stealing-from-the-Dead_OHQ-115_revised.pdf

An ethnohistorical review relating to Fort Vancouver

https://www.nps.gov/fova/learn/historyculture/upload/Ethnohistorical-Overview-by-Deur-Accessible-PDF.pdf

To learn more about early 19th century Phrenologists, their role in racist policies, and Samuel Morton's Crania Americana: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMVzPCOut1w

Part two of a series dedicated to the naturalist and explorer, John Kirk Townsend. In 1839, Townsend published his journal as a book entitled "A Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River". The journal recounts the then 24 year old's trip from Missouri to the mouth of the Columbia River in 1834, with fellow naturalist and professor Thomas Nuttall.

This narration is slightly abridged by the narrator and is based on an old printing where some excerpts of the original journal were omitted. For a complete version of Townsend's book, go to this link:

http://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/narrative-of-journey-across-rocky-mountains-to-columbia-river

For free e-book versions go to www.gutenberg.org here: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45238

Part one of a series dedicated to the naturalist and explorer, John Kirk Townsend. In 1839, Townsend published his journal as a book entitled "A Narrative of a Journey Across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River". The journal recounts the then 24 year old's trip from Missouri to the mouth of the Columbia River in 1834, with fellow naturalist and professor Thomas Nuttall. These naturalists brought with them, some preconceptions about Native Americans. Nevertheless, the Journal illustrates, in vivid detail, the travels of an expert naturalist/scientist exploring the West.

This narration is slightly abridged by the narrator and is based on an old printing where some excerpts of the original journal were omitted. For a complete version of Townsend's book, go to this link:

http://osupress.oregonstate.edu/book/narrative-of-journey-across-rocky-mountains-to-columbia-river

For free e-book versions go to www.gutenberg.org here: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45238

This episode is primarily oriented to students, early professionals, and others considering wildlife careers. We explore the various career tracks in the wildlife profession with Quentin Hays, a wildlife biologist and professor who brings personal perspectives from his diverse work in agency, academic, and private sectors.

Instead of delving into specific jobs, we explore how wildlife career tracks differ in the academic, non-profit, agency, and consulting/private sectors. We discuss pros and cons in each sector, and ways to prepare for each.

To Support Northwest Nature Matter's please visit our Patreon Site here:

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A fascinating conversation with wildlife biologist Paul Henson about Endangered Species Act implementation. Paul is the State Director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Oregon Office where, among other duties, he supervises a team of dedicated biologists who implement ESA recovery strategies across a spectrum of listed species.

Paul discusses a new paradigm in ESA implementation that emphasized proactive conservation strategies for species like the Oregon Chub, California Condor and more. Enjoy!

A link to a recent paper about ESA implementation co-authored by Paul:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328277152_Improving_Implementation_of_the_Endangered_Species_Act_Finding_Common_Ground_Through_Common_Sense

To Support Northwest Nature Matter's please visit our Patreon Site here:

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Few issues are more important than the over-arching capacity to fund conservation now and into the future. In this episode we explore a key piece of funding legislation recently introduced to the Oregon State legislature, HB 2829, The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. It's successful passage requires immediate support from Oregonians.

We explore the bill and surrounding issue with Representative Ken Helm, policy experts Mark Labhart and Jim Owens, and former ODFW biologist Claire Puchy. We discuss the important history leading up to this far-reaching issue, what the bill does, and how you can support its passage in the coming DAYS and WEEKS.

For more information on this bill and email contacts of state Senators and Representatives:

https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/HB2829

Direct link to the Bill:

https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2829

Recovering America's Wildlife Act:

https://wildlife.org/policy/recovering-americas-wildlife-act/

Oregon Conservation Strategy:

http://www.oregonconservationstrategy.org/

A conversation with biologists Brian Bangs and Chris Allen about a pioneering success story recovering the once Endangered Oregon Chub. The Oregon Chub was de-listed in 2015 - the first fish ever removed from the federal Endangered Species Act list.

Brian is a native fish biologist and Oregon Chub project lead for ODFW. Chris Allen is an endangered species biologist and recovery project leader with the USFWS in Oregon.

Brian and Chris discuss various native freshwater fish species of conservation concern, the Oregon Chub project, and their trailblazing efforts to achieve de-listing.

For more information about the Oregon Chub:

https://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/articles.cfm?id=149489414

ODFW website for Oregon Chub:

https://www.dfw.state.or.us/fish/species/chub.asp

An eye-opening conversation with Dr. Burke Hales and Dr. George Waldbusser about the effects of ocean acidification on ocean ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest.

Professors and research partners at Oregon State University, Burke and George definitively linked an increase in ocean acidification to the collapse of oyster seed production at a commercial oyster hatchery in Oregon.

We discussed the overarching science behind climate change, the chemistry behind atmospheric and ocean carbon and acidity, effects on marine organisms and their ecosystems, and more!

Links for listeners to explore this issue:

Global Carbon Project website:

https://www.globalcarbonproject.org/

NOAA Ocean Acidification Program:

https://oceanacidification.noaa.gov/

Link to some of George and Burke's papers:

http://oregonstate.academia.edu/GeorgeWaldbusser

Leland Brown with the Oregon Zoo, and Jim Akenson with the Oregon Hunter's Association discuss lead exposure in scavenging birds of prey, and how to increase hunter adoption of non-lead ammunition.

Leland is a hunter, wildlife biologist, and the Non-lead Hunting Education Coordinator at the Oregon Zoo. Leland is a national leader in building outreach and education programs designed to increase hunter awareness of lead poisoning in wildlife and non-lead ammunition alternatives.

Jim Akenson is a hunter, wildlife biologist, and the Conservation Director for the Oregon Hunter's Association. Jim has a broad background in wildlife research and project management, including long-term carnivore research in the Frank Church Wilderness.

Oregon Zoo's Non-lead page

https://www.oregonzoo.org/conserve/non-lead-hunting-education-program

North American Non Lead Partnership

https://www.facebook.com/North-American-Non-lead-Partnership-2254811284786107/

Video: Presentation of an Oregon field science project investigating lead exposure in scavenging Raptors

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-ZeM2fdI2c

Hunting with Non Lead

http://www.huntingwithnonlead.org/

Peregrine Fund's Non-lead page

https://www.peregrinefund.org/non-lead-ammo

A fascinating conversation with Taal Levi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University.

Taal is a geneticist and ecologist with a broad research focus including assessing the ecological consequences of wildlife over-exploitation, fisheries management, the ecology and conservation of predators, disease ecology, and population dynamics in a changing climate.

Our conversation moved through several interesting research topics including how DNA techniques are re-writing our understanding of species' natural history; DNA bar-coding; studying the rare Humboldt marten; brown bears, rodents, and seed dispersal; passenger pigeons; recovering extinct species; the ecology of Lyme disease; trophic cascades, and more!

Links for listeners:

USFWS proposal to list the Humboltd marten as Threatened under the ESA: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2018-10-09/pdf/2018-21794.pdf

James Estes book on trophic cascades

https://www.amazon.com/Trophic-Cascades-Predators-Changing-Dynamics/dp/1597264873

James Estes memoir Serendipity: An Ecologist's Quest to Understand Nature

https://www.amazon.com/Serendipity-Ecologists-Understand-Organisms-Environments/dp/0520285034

Estes et al. paper on trophic downgrading

https://people.clas.ufl.edu/rdholt/files/255.pdf