Northwest Nature Matters

Wildlife connectivity is a hot topic - especially in the West. Join for a fascinating conversation with Leslie Bliss-Ketchum (Samara Group) and Rachel Wheat (ODFW). Leslie and Rachel are experts in wildlife connectivity, road ecology, and implementing new strategies to improve wildlife movement in a human altered landscape.

Oregon Conservation Strategy Key Conservation Issue: Barriers to Animal Movement

House Bill 2834

Secretarial Order 3362

Geology is a fundamental discipline to major biological concepts such as evolution and biogeography. Join me in a fascinating conversation with Geologist Andrew J. Meigs as he explains the geologic principles behind plate tectonics, volcanism, and mountain-building in the Pacific Northwest. Andrew is a Professor of Geology at Oregon State University.

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Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries: https://www.oregongeology.org/

Statewide Landslide Database: https://www.oregongeology.org/slido/index.htm

Great conversation with Selina Heppell, the Chair of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University. Selina discusses her research, describes her department's strategy for the future, and reflects on better ways to attract, train, inspire, and support the next generation of wildlife professionals.

OSU Dept of Fisheries and Wildlife

https://fw.oregonstate.edu/

An inspiring discussion with three leaders in wildlife science and management. Harriet Allen, Evie Merrill, and Wini Kessler are recognized for their scientific accomplishments while leading wildlife programs in state and federal agencies and academia. In addition to their scientific credentials, they are pioneering trailblazers and mentors for women in the wildlife profession.

Harriet Allen:

https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonFishWildlife/photos/were-celebrating-women-history-month-today-featuring-one-of-our-first-women-in-s/10152600067001761/

Wini Kessler: https://www.juneauempire.com/news/former-juneau-ecologist-becomes-second-woman-to-win-national-award/

Evie Merrill: https://wildlife.org/rmef-honors-tws-member-evelyn-merrill/

A fascinating discussion with Dr. David Shepherdson about the role of zoos in conservation. As the Deputy Director of Conservation at the Oregon Zoo, David discusses how zoos are becoming an essential foundation of conservation success; from the most significant voices in conservation education to leading experts in endangered species recovery programs.

Link to books by Gerald Durrell https://www.amazon.com/Gerald-Durrell/e/B001H6MXJW%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Alexis De Tocqueville's essay on American civil engagement in "Democracy in America" 1831:

https://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/805328.html

Video by the Oregon Zoo's Leland Brown advancing hunter awareness about non-lead ammunition: https://vimeo.com/318080907

Free-roaming horses and burros represent one of the most challenging and complex issues in the realm of western public land policy. In this episode we talk with Keith Norris, the Director of Policy and Communications with The Wildlife Society. Keith gives an overview of the issues and reveals important science based details and perspectives often left out of this otherwise emotionally driven topic.

For more information from TWS:https://wildlife.org/horse-rich-dirt-poor/

Short film co-produced by Keith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6h242vy_q8

Positions statement of The Wildlife Society: https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/PS_FeralHorsesandBurros.pdf

Testimony of ORTWS: https://wildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/WHB-Oregon-Comments2.pdf

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ORTWS Annual Meeting https://ortws.org/2019-annual-meeting/

To Support Recovering America's Wildlife Act:

1. Thank your member of congress for supporting the Recovering America's Wildlife Act via social media (#RecoverWildlife), phone, or email.
2. If they are not yet supporting the bill, ask your Member of Congress to co-sponsor Recovering America's Wildlife Act. You can also refer people to OurNatureUSA.com for an auto-generated letter.
3. Consider signing the National Wildlife Federation's 1000+ group letter of support
4. Consider joining the Alliance for America's Fish and Wildlife: https://www.fishwildlife.org/application/files/2215/1382/3049/AAFW_Membership_Sign-up.pdf
5. Please share this info with your colleagues, family and friends. #RecoverWildlife

A great conversation with Christian Hagen and Jeremy Maestas about the natural history and conservation of the greater sage-grouse. Christian is a leading grouse scientist and research professor at OSU. Jeremy is a sagebrush ecologist at the NRCS and part of the Sage Grouse Initiative team implementing grouse conservation projects on private lands throughout the West. Siskadee is the Crow name for Sage Grouse. photo by Steve Chindgren

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For more information about the Sage Grouse Initiative: https://www.sagegrouseinitiative.com/

Video: Wilson Wewa discusses the tribal perspectives on the meaning and significance of the sage grouse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADW6IREJnGY

Video: Excerpt from a sage grouse film produced by Steve Chindgren showing a huge winter flock in Wyoming https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaVQE_HmeXI

In this episode we join leading bat experts Dr. Tom Rodhouse and Roger Rodriguez to discuss the natural history and conservation of bats. Tom and Roger reveal fascinating facts about bat biology while also discussing their research, and new impacts to bat populations in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

To learn more about the Northwest Bat Hub: https://osucascades.edu/HERS/northwestern-bat-hub

To learn more about the North American Bat Monitoring Program: https://www.nabatmonitoring.org/#/home/welcome

To learn more about the disease, White-nose Syndrome: https://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/

To learn more about the issue of bats and wind energy: http://batsandwind.org/

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In this episode we discuss sea otter population restoration with Robert Bailey, the Board President of the Elakha Alliance. "Elakha" is the Chinook and Clatsop Indian word for sea otter. In the late 1990s, the Elakha Alliance was organized by members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, the Coquille Indian Tribe and others to promote the restoration of sea otters and a healthy marine ecosystem on the Oregon coast.

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A discussion with Monty Gregg, a wildlife biologist with the USFS, about implementing conservation projects using the power of partnerships. Proactive conservation on our public lands is a critical,yet challenging goal in an era of declining funds and little public support. Monty discusses his approach to partnerships - demonstrating how non-governmental organizations can become key players in success.

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Restoration project example: http://ochocoforest.org/forest-management/aspen-restoration-central-oregon/