Support Our Work

The Northwest Ecological Research Institute (NERI) is celebrating its 24th year of research and education. Our study subjects have included chickadees, bluebirds, purple martins, turkey vultures, nighthawks, common loons, native turtles, frogs, and Oregon slender salamanders. Wetland Wildlife Watch has involved volunteers in monitoring wildlife on the Mt. Hood National Forest for 22 years. Restoration projects on the northern Oregon coast have improved riparian and salmon spawning habitat. We have written over 85 reports, created two salamander field identification cards, and published 11 journal articles and two books. We continue to train dedicated volunteers and professionals to study, monitor and restore Pacific Northwest flora and fauna.


The Northwest Ecological Research Institute (NERI) has limited funds to support our projects. Of course, project leaders seek and receive grants, but a little seed money from NERI really makes a difference in leveraging other funding sources. We are an all volunteer organization, and your entire donation goes toward supporting our projects.

Please help by making a generous, tax-deductible donation to the Northwest Ecological Research Institute. Please send your contribution of whatever size to: NERI, 130 NW 114th Ave., Portland, OR 97229.

List of Reports and Publications

NERI conducts research on a range of native wildlife and ecosystems. Please contact us if you would like information about our projects.

NORTHWEST ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

LIST OF PROJECT REPORTS, STUDENT REPORTS, AND PUBLICATIONS

February 2008

PROJECT REPORTS:

85-01 Distribution and ecology of native reptiles. PG.* Preliminary report. 14 p.

86,87 Common loons in the Bull Run Watershed, April-June, 1986,1987. CC. 34 p. ea.

86-02 Reproductive biology of chestnut-backed and black-capped chickadees in the Portland, Oregon area. PG. 15 p.

86-03 Secondary effects of Bacillus thuringiensis spray on avian predators: The reproductive success of chestnut-backed chickadees. PG. 20 p.

87-01 Aquatic herptile survey of Frog Creek and vicinity, Mt. Hood National Forest. CC. 7 p.

87-02 Impact of B. t. on growth and reproductive success of chickadees. PG. 21 p.

87,etc. Wetland Wildlife Watch: annual program reports, 1987 - 2007. CC. 8-14 p. ea.

88-02 Wetlands in the Big Bend area of the Bull Run Watershed. CC. 7 p.

88-03 Long term impact of B. t. on diet and reproductive success of chickadees. PG. 7 p.

88-04 Bluebird nesting success - 1988. PG. (Addendum. CC.) 33 p.

88-05 Common loon breeding in Oregon - 1988. CC. 22 p.

89-02 Barn owl pellet analysis. TD. 2 p.

90,91 Common loon breeding in Oregon and Washington: reports for 1989, 1991. CC. 22, 7 p.

90,etc. Hillsboro Landfill wetlands monitoring: annual reports, 1990 - 1993. CG & CC. 12-77 p.

91,etc. Reprod. success of west. and mtn. bluebirds, reports 1988-1990,’91,’92. CC. 24,7,2 p.

92-01 Native reptile rehabilitation, 1991 summary. TD. 2 p.

92-02A Bluebird study at Murderers Creek Wildlife Mgt. Area, 1990-1991 report. CC. 3 p.

93-03 Training stream inventory crews for amphibian data collection. CC & CT. 3 p.

93-04 Smith/Bybee Wildlife Watch final report. JK. 12 p.

94-04 Summary of 1994 amphibian training sessions. CC & CT. 3 p.

95-02 Preliminary land/water management plan, Neskowin property. CC, DC, JK, & MW. 6 p.

95,01 Common loon management in the Bull Run Watershed. CC. 7 p.

96,etc.Olympic vulture study: progress reports, 1995 - 2003. DM. 3-9 p.

97,etc. Oregon slender salamander study: field work updates, 1997 - 1999. CC, FC. 3-13 p.

98-01 Oregon spotted frog egg mass counts at Conboy NWR. FC. 1p.

98-03 Five year plan for studying and managing wildlife at Smith and Bybee Lakes. SB, EB,

TD, SS. 66 p.

98-02 Wetland Wildlife Watch – Review of 1987 to 1997. CC. 9 p.

98-04 Bluebird productivity and medusahead control at Murderers Creek Wildlife Management

area in 1997. CC. 6 p.

98,00 Laminated ID cards for Plethodon salamanders: Washington, N Oregon. CC, FC. $5.

99-02 Oregon slender salamander surveys at Silver Falls State Park. CC. 10 p.

99,01 Wildlife Research at Smith and Bybee Lakes Natural Area – Annual Reports for 1999

and 2000. TD, SS, SB. 56, 34 p.

99-03 Snoqualmie Pass Amphibian Surveys. CC, DH. 6 p.

99,etc. Common Nighthawk Project reports, 1999 - 2003. CF. 3 p. ea.

00-02 Desolation Meadow Amphibian Survey, 2000. CC. 7 p.

00-05 Hall Slough Restoration Project. TD. 2 p. + 7 p . color

00-06 Amphibian and Reptile Survey of Marine Park Wetlands, Vancouver. CC. 2 p.

00-08 Thermal Requirements of Oregon Slender Salamanders, progress report. DH. 15 p.

01-03 Amphibian surveys in Yellowstone National Park. CC. 15 p.

01-07 Nest Box Monitoring Manual. CC. 39 p.

03-02 Wetland Wildlife Watch Summary – 1987 to 2002. CC.14 p.

03-06 Knappa Restoration Projects. TD.1p.

04-01 Surveys for N. Red-legged Frog on McCarthy Creek and Associated Wetlands. SB.3p.

06-02 Bald Eagle, Osprey, and Common Loon Surveys at Bull Run Lake, 2006. CC. 2p.

07-02 Ranid frog & western toad monitoring on the Mt. Hood NF, 1986-2007. CC. 16p.

07-04 Surveys for Oregon’s two imperiled reptile species. SB, AC. 9p.

STUDENT REPORTS:

S-01 Examination of nest boxes - Bickleton Bluebird Trail, 1989. Abigail Kennedy. 7 p.

S-02 Examination of nest boxes - Estacada Seed Orchard, 1989. Abigail Kennedy. 7 p.

PUBLICATIONS CONCERNING NERI PROJECTS:

Steen, D.A., M.J. Aresco, S.G. Beilke, B.W. Compton, E.P. Condon, C.K.Dodd, Jr., H. Forrester,

J.W Gibbons, J.L. Greene, G. Johnson, T.A. Langen, M.J. Oldham, D.N. Oxier, R.A.

Saumure, F.W. Schueler, J.M. Sleeman, L.L. Smith, J.K. Tucker, & J.P. Gibbs. 2006.

Relative vulnerability of female turtles to road mortality. Animal Conservation 9:269-273.

Burgess, M.E. and T.M. DeLorenzo. 1995. The rehabilitation of 30 western pond turtles

(Clemmys marmorata) exposed to diesel fuel. pp. 15-34 In C. Rineer-Garber, ed. The

Effects of Oil on Wildlife. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference. Seattle, WA.

Corkran, C.C. 1987. Status and potential for breeding of the Common Loon in the Pacific

Northwest. pp.107-116. In P. I. V. Strong, ed. Papers from the 1987 Conference on Loon

Research and Management. North American Loon Fund. Meredith, NH.

Corkran, C.C. 1992. Spring weather can be a killer. Sialia 14(3):83-84.

Corkran, C.C. 2001. Anecdotes from a central Oregon bluebird study. The Murreletter 9(1):7.

Corkran, C.C. 2001. When snags are scarce: Saving birds using nest boxes. Mazama

LXXXII(13):14-15.

Corkran, C.C. 2004. Birds in Nest Boxes: How to Help, Study, and Enjoy Birds when Snags

Are Scarce. Naturegraph Publishers, Happy Camp, CA. ($15.95)

Corkran, C.C. and C. Thoms. 1996. Amphibians of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia:

A Field Identification Guide. Revised. Lone Pine Publ., Edmonton, AB. 175 pp. ($19.95)

Fouts, D. R. 1996. Ten years helping purple martins in the Pacific Northwest. Purple Martin

Update 7(1):7-11.

Sharp, B. E. 1996. Post-release survival of oiled, cleaned seabirds in North America. Ibis

38(2):222-228.

Sharp, B. E. 1997. Avian population trends in the Pacific Northwest. Bird Populations 3:26-45.

Thoms, C., C.C. Corkran, and D.H. Olson. 1997. Basic amphibian survey for inventory and

monitoring in lentic habitats. pp.35-46. In D.H. Olson, W.P. Leonard, and R.B. Bury, eds.

Sampling Amphibians in Lentic Habitats: Methods and Approaches for the Pacific Northwest.

Northwest Fauna No.4. Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology. Olympia, WA. ($12.00)

MacRae, D. 1998. Turkey vulture migration over the strait of Juan de Fuca between Canada and

the United States. Vulture News 38:2-9.

* PG – Philip Gaddis, CC – Charlotte Corkran, CG – Christie Galen, TD – Teresa DeLorenzo, CT – Chris Thoms, JK – Jeffrey Kee, MW – Mirth Walker, DC – David Corkran, DH – Davis Harrington, DM – Diann MacRae, FC – Fara Currim, SB – Sue Beilke, EB – Elayne Barclay, HS – Heather Stevens, SS – Stephanie Sackett, DH – David Harrington, CF – Cathy Flick, AC – Anita Christensen.

***Reports can be ordered from NERI, 130 NW 114^th Ave., Portland, OR 97229.

About NERI

MISSION STATEMENT

The purpose of the Northwest Ecological Research Institute (NERI) is to further knowledge of Pacific Northwest natural history through research, training, and dissemination of information.

ABOUT US

The Northwest Ecological Research Institute (NERI) is a small, non-profit organization. From our name, you’d think we’re rather formal, but we’re not. We are a group of naturalists, teachers, wetland specialists, scientists, and students who like to work on projects related to native wildlife and plants. We’ve been around since 1985. Our projects have included surveys of amphibians and turtles, research on chickadees and bluebirds, monitoring of wildlife and mitigation plantings. We have conducted numerous workshops that provide training in field survey and wildlife identification techniques. Enjoyment of working out in the field is a characteristic of our associates, as well as a goal of our projects. Care to join us? For more information, write to us at: Northwest Ecological Research Institute, 130 NW 114th Avenue, Portland, OR 97229