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Jan 24, 20202 min read
Field work is complete!
At the end of August, we finally wrapped up our 2.5 years of field work! At times, it felt like it was never going to end, but here we...
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MIT
Aug 10, 20193 min read
Blitzing for Biota
One of the coolest things about working in the wildlife profession is noticing how different each biome and ecosystem is from one...
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MIT
Jul 11, 20193 min read
Independence Day Skunk!
Summer is in full swing at the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest. Two weeks ago, we had our annual Safety Day presentations led by Mark...
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MIT
Apr 24, 20192 min read
Spring has sprung in the Andrews!
It's that time again! Spring has finally arrived at the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, but we are still fending off everything that...
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MIT
Mar 12, 20195 min read
Snowpocalypse!
Hello dedicated skunk followers! It's been a long hiatus. Things have been pretty slow around the Andrews. Following the government...
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MIT
Dec 25, 20182 min read
Winter Solstice in the H.J. Andrews
As the longest night of the year has come and gone and so has our ability to track our skunks. This is the third government shutdown...
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MIT
Dec 5, 20183 min read
Gobble Gobble
Happy Thanksgiving! This year, we are thankful for the Conservation Canines (CK-9) from the University of Washington. One of the main...
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MIT
Oct 31, 20182 min read
Trick or Treat?! Testing out GPS collars on our skunks
Happy Halloween from the Andrews! I am happy to report that the crew is fully stocked with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Starbursts! We...
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MIT
Oct 22, 20182 min read
Skunkapalooza!
We are officially in skunkapalooza! Since late August, we have been catching skunks left and right and a few weasels from the HJA and the...
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MIT
Aug 29, 20182 min read
The familiar stench of success!
Watch out skunks, we are back at it again! It's time for our fall trapping season. We opened our traps last night, and the skunks...
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MIT
Aug 10, 20181 min read
Skunk mugshots of the 2018 summer
Here's the lineup of the skunks that we have collared around the HJA this summer. Compare and contrast their mug shots and see if you can...
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MIT
Jun 1, 20183 min read
Direct hit!
The dreaded day has finally come... After about a month-long drought, we finally caught another skunk! When I approached the trap,...
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MIT
Apr 18, 20182 min read
Spring is here! And it is still very wet.
Spring has finally sprung! And it is still very very wet here at the HJA. This month, we welcomed a new crew member, Ben Murley. Ben...
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RR
Mar 14, 20182 min read
Now it feels like winter!
Work here at the HJ Andrews has slowed quite a bit in the past few weeks, and we have a late winter to thank. This past winter has until...
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MIT
Feb 21, 20183 min read
My first conference in Oregon
Last week, I had the pleasure of going to the 2018 Joint Annual Meeting in Portland where the theme was "Regional Strategies Addressing...
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MIT
Jan 8, 20182 min read
Hello Winter and Happy New Year!
The end of a field season is always a bittersweet time for me. Bittersweet because this means we have successfully collected data for our...
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RRP, LJR, MIT, BTD
Nov 21, 20171 min read
Photos from the Field
One of the biggest rewards of working in the field is living in the habitat of the animals you are studying. It puts into perspective why...
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RRP
Nov 11, 20173 min read
Skunk Radio
How do you find an animal the size of a house cat in the middle of a dense, mountainous forest? By listening for the sound of a beep. The...
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MIT
Oct 22, 20173 min read
Rain, rain, here to stay...
Nothing let's us know that fall is actually here better than a full week of rain. But with the rain and cooler weather, we finally have...
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RRP
Oct 17, 20173 min read
The Secrets of Camera Trapping
The scent of fresh duff and dew drops cling to the inside of my nostrils as my partner and I reach our destination in the heart of the...
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