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...

One of the coolest things about working in the wildlife profession is noticing how different each biome and ecosystem is from one...

Summer is in full swing at the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest. Two weeks ago, we had our annual Safety Day presentations led by Mark...

It's that time again! Spring has finally arrived at the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest, but we are still fending off everything that...

Hello dedicated skunk followers! It's been a long hiatus. Things have been pretty slow around the Andrews. Following the government...

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...

Happy Thanksgiving! This year, we are thankful for the Conservation Canines (CK-9) from the University of Washington. One of the main...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The dreaded day has finally come... After about a month-long drought, we finally caught another skunk! When I approached the trap,...

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...

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...

Last week, I had the pleasure of going to the 2018 Joint Annual Meeting in Portland where the theme was "Regional Strategies Addressing...

The end of a field season is always a bittersweet time for me. Bittersweet because this means we have successfully collected data for our...

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...

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...

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...

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...