Turtle And Amphibian Forum via Zoom

Edit: The video of the event can now be viewed here: The Scappoose Bay Watershed Council will be holding an online Turtle and Amphibian Forum on Wednesday, March 11th from 4 pm to 6 pm. You can register here via Zoom. The speakers will be Susan Barnes of ODFW, Jon Hakim of Wild Columbia, andContinue reading “Turtle And Amphibian Forum via Zoom”

Wonders of the Boise Cascade Property

The second conservation priority site we identified was the wilderness portion of the old Boise Cascade property (now coined the St. Helens Industrial Business Park). It made our list as the second-most pristine site for meadow reptiles. The complex supports Rubber Boas, Racers, and one of just three populations of Western Skinks in Columbia County.Continue reading “Wonders of the Boise Cascade Property”

The study is published! Part 1: What animals did we find?

Our paper is finally published! This was a labor of love, the product of years of research, over a thousand hours of surveying, and months of writing and editing. We deeply thank the hundreds of contributors who provided us with data, the scores of landowners who let us survey on their property, and the dozensContinue reading “The study is published! Part 1: What animals did we find?”