Wildlife
Betsy Hartley
Featured Resources
Manage Wildlife Conflicts in Your Home and Garden
Our homes and gardens often overlap with spaces and resources used by wild animals, both native and non-native. A "shared habitat" situation can pose some challenges when the animals' day-to-day activities come into conflict with ours. This publication gives an overview of how and why human-wildlife...
Deer-resistant plants for Central Oregon
Below is a list of plants that tend to be more deer-resistant.Latest Resources
Balancing weed control, fuels reduction, and wildlife
While it can be challenging to find the balance, there is much that we can do to meet our objectives for wildlife while controlling weeds and reducing fuels. Recent research at OSU can help us make informed decisions about some of the tradeoffs.
Looking for Frog-Friendly Moss Control
Does moss treatment that is typically used on roofs hurt frogs?
How do I move a shrub with a nest?
Arborvitae line my back fence and I want to remove them and replace them with fruit trees. However, a pair of scrub jays is nesting in the arborvitae. I am not in an imminent hurry, but how can I eventually remove the arbor vitae with minimal disruption to the jays?
Latest News
Slime proves valuable in developing method for counting salmon in Alaska
Jan 2, 2019
Scientists have published a novel method for counting Pacific salmon – analyzing DNA from the slime the fish leave behind in their spawning streams.
Aspen is making a comeback in and around Yellowstone National Park, because of predators
Aug 30, 2018
The reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park is tied to the recovery of aspen in areas around the park, according to a new study.
New evidence of two subspecies of American pikas in Rocky Mountain National Park
Jul 11, 2018
Rocky Mountain National Park provides habitat for not one, but two subspecies of the American pika, a species thought to be closely connected with climate change, according to a new study.
