College of Forestry

Forest Animal Ecology Lab

Media

OSU PolliNation Podcast (December 2024) – New PNW Bee Keys (episode #277)

Oregon State University (December 2024) - New online tools simplify native bee identification in Pacific Northwest 

Eos (March 2024) - The best way to kill trees to create habitat

Jefferson Public Radio (February 2024) - How to make the best dead trees for wildlife habitat

Anthropocene (January 2024) - What's the best way to kill a tree? Scientists have an answer.

Jefferson Public Radio (January 2024) - New online guides help identify Oregon's many native bees; see also phys.org, Daily Barometer

Jefferson Public Radio (April 2023) - Bees and clearcuts: OSU study tracks the interaction; see also phys.org, earth.com

Phys.org (March 2023) - Woodpecker that likes burned forest can breed in unburned woods too, research shows; see also birdwatchingdaily.com

OSU College of Forestry Focus (March 2023) - Solving the murrelet mystery

OSU College of Forestry (November 2022) - Pollinators in the forest

Western Forester (October/November/December 2022) - How is Wildfire Affecting Wildlife Habitat?

Living Bird (April 2022) - Sounds like home: experimenting with audio to help Marbled Murrelets find prime habitat

Scientific American (March 2022) - Bird feeders are good for some species - but possible bad for others

Western Forester (January/February/March 2022) - The latest findings on forest management and pollinator habitat

In the Woods Podcast (November 2021) - Pollinators

Designated Drinker Show (September 2021) - Jim Rivers, Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology at Oregon State University

The Revelator (August 2021) - A rare ‘bird of two worlds’ faces an uncertain future

UPI (July 2021) - Songbirds unlikely to become dependent on bird feeders; see also Anthropocene magazine, Treehugger, Popular Science

Hakai Magazine (July 2021) - Scientists Are Tricking Birds Into Finding New Homes; see also phys.org, KTVZ.com

Oregon Field Guide (February 2021) - Marbled Murrelets; see also opb.org

Tillamook County Pioneer (February 2021) - Hampton Lumber Research Project Centers on Improving Pollinator Habitat with Wildflower Plantings in Clearcuts

KLCC, Eugene (January 2021) - Wildfires Open Forests For Wildlife and Research

KOIN, Portland (January 2021) - Wildfires Boost Native Female Bee Numbers

Oregonian (September 2020) - Oregon Seabird Facing Dual Threats as Forests Burn and Oceans Warm

Proteus (May 2020) - Solve for 'x': The Life Variables of a Forest-nesting Seabird

Science Daily (April 2019) - Wild Bees Flock to Forested Areas Affected By Severe Fire; see also wildlife.org, iFiberOne

Science Daily (November 2018) - Roadmap For Filling the Gaps in Forest Pollinator Research

Audubon magazine (Fall 2018) - From Sea to Tree, Scientists Are Tracking Marbled Murrelets With Rising Precision

Woodland magazine (Fall 2018) - Logging Site Slash Removal May Be Boon For Wild Bees In Managed Forests; see also Science Daily

OPB (August 2018) – Wild Bees May Benefit From Cleaning Up After Clearcuts

OSU (June 2018) - Researchers Assess the Health of Forest Pollinators and Their Link to Agriculture

OSU Terra Magazine (May 2018) – Flying Under the Radar

Corvallis Science Pub (March 2018) – The Endangered Marbled Murrelet

Hakai Magazine (January 2018) – The Unsolved Mystery of Marbled Murrelet

OPB (December 2017) – Severe Wildfires Bring A Welcome Landscape For Native Bees

OSU Terra (November 2017) – Home from the Sea 

OSU PolliNation Podcast (September 2017) – Seeing the Forest for the Bees (episode #21)

Daily Barometer (August 2017) – Seabird Research Creates Opportunities for Ecosystem Understanding

KLCC (July 2017) – OSU Researchers Study Elusive Threatened Seabird

The World (July 2017) – Marbled Murrelet Study Along the Oregon Coast

YouTube (February 2017) - Tracking the Oregon Marbled Murrelet with FLIR Thermal

OSU Terra (July 2013) – Threshold for Thriving

Science Daily (August 2012) – For Young Birds, Getting Stressed Out Can Be a Good Thing