Deer Island Slough is different from our other conservation priorities. Rather than protecting forest, stream, or meadow habitat, the key feature here is a six mile long channel of the Columbia that has been diked off from the main river, maintaining a unique wetlands feature that supports the largest turtle population in Columbia County. InterestingContinue reading “Deer Island and its Slough (Conservation Priority #4)”
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Columbia County Reptiles Get-together on June 25th
We’ll be having at get-together at 6pm on Thursday, June 25th to celebrate and discuss the results of the Columbia County Reptiles and Amphibians paper. This wouldn’t be a formal talk (you can read the paper for that), but an informal hangout to discuss the results, answer questions, and talk about future action. The hangoutContinue reading “Columbia County Reptiles Get-together on June 25th”
The Carcus Creek/Lava Creek complex (Conservation Priorities #1)
After all that work collecting data and studying habitat associations, we identified five habitats as the greatest conservation priorities for reptiles and amphibians in Columbia County. The first of those is the Carcus Creek / Lava Creek complex. Introduction to the Land The area in question is ~6 miles east of Mist in the centerContinue reading “The Carcus Creek/Lava Creek complex (Conservation Priorities #1)”
Writing our report on Reptiles and Amphibians – with pictures!
We have to apologize for the lack of posts recently. Both Matt and I have been extremely busy, and one of the tasks keeping us busy is putting together the report for the Columbia County Reptiles and Amphibians study that we’ve been working on for nearly five years. This is your last reminder – ifContinue reading “Writing our report on Reptiles and Amphibians – with pictures!”
How to enter data for Columbia County Reptiles and Amphibians
You may have seen our booth at the Columbia County Fair. (We’ll be in front of Brad’s World Reptiles every day through July 18th.) Here’s how you can take part in our research. Why this project? Columbia County has received little attention from wildlife biologists, thus we don’t know how our wildlife is faring. MattContinue reading “How to enter data for Columbia County Reptiles and Amphibians”
Wild Columbia County 