ODFW Conservation

Biologists in Oregon are monitoring the Hart Mountain bighorn herd. This important herd faces threats including the encroachment of invasive plants. ow.ly/2wfL50N1Stg @MyODFW #BighornSheep

Are you working on a conservation and/or recreation project but need funding? Join our informational webinar tomorrow, Feb. 17 at 1 p.m., to learn more about OCRF. dfw.state.or.us/conservationst… Photo by Sage Brown #OCRF #oregonisalive

What could Ocean Acidification mean to Oregon's pink shrimp and oyster fisheries? Find out at this free talk. Jan. 5, 3:30-4:30 pm on zoom or in person @HatfieldMSC Newport.

This week, Congress will make a critical decision about the future of thousands of species - from gray whales to butterflies #recoverwildlife

Learn about ODFW's Motus tower at Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area installed this summer. #motus #woodpecker #conservation youtu.be/Ktpi4XFJtYU

A coworker snapped this pic of a Pileated woodpecker in Douglas County. Pileated woodpeckers need large hollow trees and snags for nest and roost sites. On the other side of Oregon, they're a Conservation Strategy Species in the Blue Mountains Ecoregion.

The first Pacific lamprey passed over Soda Springs Dam since the new fish ladder opened in 2012. It’s likely this is the first lamprey to migrate that high up in the North Umpqua River system in 70 years!

It's the start of #WildTurtleWeek! Check out some of the amazing work that @MyODFW and partners are doing in the Willamette Valley to protect Northwestern Pond Turtles youtu.be/WMM6-Wj3fmM?t=…

April 7 is now Nature of Oregon Day. Photog friends: get your Oregon photos ready to post! dfw.state.or.us/conservationst…

How to Participate – Great Backyard Bird Count #_ga=2.253165641.1346637240.1645144064-1554035119.1644423195" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">birdcount.org/participate/?u… #gbbc #GreatBackyardBirdcount2022 #GBBC2022 #oregon

Great article on Pacific lamprey that's worth your time. Pacific lamprey are an #OregonConservationStrategy Species.

3 vacancies on the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund Advisory Committee, 2 ecoregions need reps (Blue Mountains and Columbia Plateau and the Northern Basin and Range) as well as 1 at-large. See link for details on how to apply. dfw.state.or.us/conservationst…

Grant applications open until Feb. 25 for the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. Details: dfw.state.or.us/news/2022/01_J… #oregon #conservation #recreation #grants

Animals, kelp, and… PLASTIC?! Yep, trash is often found in the Cobble Beach wrack line. 🙁❌ If you see plastic while walking the beach, do you pick it up and throw it away? If you do, thank you! Plastic pollutes the ocean and harms wildlife. #TidepoolTuesday 📸 L. Brandt, BLM

Today's F&W Commission gets presentation about new Habitat Division at ODFW. Live now or rewind later! youtu.be/Bx8mCTETNs4

Furry high five to @SenJeffMerkley and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for hearing the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act this week!

@sheeeeeeeeeed Since we don't have any evidence (camera footage) of how the fisher lost an eye, we can only guess.

@ODFWConserve Do you think the first one is responsible for the second one's eye situation?

Fisher (Pekania pennanti) at DNA trap sites in SW OR. 1) fisher sniffs a site where the night before a rival one-eyed male visited 2) one-eyed male checks out the trap and scratches 3) a fisher scent marks and belly flops in the snow 4) a fisher pair! #mustelid #fisher #Oregon

@SarahTheWoodDuk Close by in the West Cascades or Coast Range ecoregions. More on fisher can be found here: oregonconservationstrategy.org/ecoregion/west…

@SecondNatureMB Genetic research in the early 2000s led to the reclassification of fisher, which were determined to be more closely related to species like wolverine than to the members of the Martes genus. Marten are still classified under Martes.