Oct 29, 2020
We talk to National Park Service Ecologist Tom Rodhouse all about Oregon's bats and their habitats. This episode is a good primer on Oregon bats but also details some of the habitat issues that impact many of our 15 species of bats in Oregon. Rodhouse also breaks down some cool new research that focuses on machine...
Oct 22, 2020
Cougars are a conservation success story in Oregon. Nearly extirpated by the 1960s, a change to game mammal status helped the species recover over the last sixty years. This episode takes a look at the biology, life history strategies and management of Oregon's cougars with ODFW's carnivore biologist Derek Broman.
Oct 15, 2020
Oregon's commercial fisheries are a vital part of Oregon's coastal economy. Aside from supplying fresh fish, crabs and pink shrimp to Oregon and the world, the families who work these fisheries, some going back decades, are the heart and soul of the towns and fishing villages up and down Oregon's 300 miles of coastline....
Oct 8, 2020
While the beginning of October might be synonymous with buck deer seasons, waterfowl hunters start looking up at the sky for the familiar sights and sounds of northern birds moving south. ODFW's waterfowl biologist, Brandon Reishus, talks through the 2020/2021 outlook as well as waterfowl management in the age...
Oct 1, 2020
ODFW Hatchery Program Manager Scott Patterson walks us through a half-dozen of the most common misconceptions about Oregon's fish hatcheries including why so many people complain about closing hatcheries, when only one hatchery has closed in the last decade. This episode will debunk a lot of the fish tales that you...