NORTHWEST ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
LIST OF PROJECT REPORTS, STUDENT REPORTS, AND PUBLICATIONS
March, 2010
PROJECT REPORTS:
85-01 Distribution and ecology of native turtles. 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 - 2009. 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 turtle 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.
* 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. CR – Chris Rombough, LM – Linda McGinnis.
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 turtle species. SB, AC. 9p.
09-02 Oregon Zoo Grant Turtle Report. SB, AC. 11p.
09-03 Portland Bureau of Environmental Services Turtle Report. SB, CR, LM. 45p.
10-01 Port of Portland Turtle Survey Report. SB.
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.
Gaddis, P.K. and C.C. Corkran. 2008. Reproductive biology of the chestnut-backed chickadee Poecile rufescens) in northwestern Oregon. Northwestern Naturalist 89(3):152-163.
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.
***Reports can be ordered from NERI, 130 NW 114th Ave., Portland, OR 97229. (503)643-1349.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
News and Events from Hyla Woods
If you would like to be involved, please RSVP to peter_hayes@comcast.net. All opportunities are open to everyone.
• Cohohoho Rendezvous – Sat. Dec. 12th, 2 pm – dark, in the Timber Forest. Join us in welcoming the Lousignont Creek coho back from their big Pacific adventure. Note – we’re starting later than in past years.
• Pondering Ponderosa – Sat. March 13th, 10 AM in Timber Forest. Learn more about that hopeful act of tree planting – and adjust your carbon karma – by helping with the ongoing reforesting of parts of the lower field. If there is interest, we will include an exploration of the forest and our forestry approaches.
• Amphibian Round Up – Saturday April 3 will mark the fifth year of our one day blitz to monitor aquatic amphibians in the major wet spots in the three forests. Join us for a unique chance to explore all three forests in a day while working with energized amphibian experts.
• School Group Helpers On Call? – Our work with school groups continues to be important in the forests. Because there is often a need for additional adult volunteers, we hope to build a list of “on call helpers” ready to consider volunteering to support the students and teachers. If you’d like to be added to the list of those receiving “who might help out?” alerts, please let us know.
• Annual Bird Monitoring – Year Fourteen! – In early May we look forward to another round of listening for what the birds have to tell us about the health of the forests. If you’d like to help – or just tag along – with the monitoring, or do bird work at other times of the year, please let us know.
• Trails for Students – Sat. May 15, Timber Forest – In hopes of expanding the network of trails that help students explore the forests, and bird monitoring teams make their rounds, we’ll experiment with a day of volunteer trail building. Skills, experience, and tools will be welcome, but are not necessary. With the return of the green, this is a great time of year in the woods.
• Firewood for Sale – Demand for firewood continues to be high, but we still have a small amount of the Fall stock of slabwood available. Please contact us for more details.
• Wood Available – If you, or someone you know, has a building project coming up, we hope you’ll keep us in mind. Our current stock includes flooring and paneling in several species, beautiful fir trim, wild edged slabs, and select lumber in fir, oak, maple, cedar, and alder.
• Custom Furniture Direct from the Forest – If you are interested in a custom table or bench, please know that Jeremy, the talented wood worker who lives in the Timber Forest, welcomes the chance to build it for you with wood from the forest.
News from the Woods:
• Tough Times for Forests – and Forest Owners – The short term economics of forestry in Oregon continue to be very challenging, with the amounts paid by mills for logs being only slightly more than the costs of logging and hauling. Signs of recovery are visible, but all indications suggest it will be a slow one. On the flip side, recognition of the value of forests as a wise investment is strong and continues to grow.
• A Bright Light Amid the Gloom – One goal of our choice to begin milling, drying, and direct marketing some of our top quality wood was to make our forests less vulnerable to the cyclical economics that characterize Oregon forestry. Though sales of finished products have become more challenging, results show that our efforts to build a more diverse and recession resistant operation are working.
• Who Knows Where the Wood Goes? – Since sending our last newsletter, a large amount of wood has flowed from the forest, through our mill and kiln and on to an exciting range of projects. A sampling includes: a new cabin for Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center, multiple floors in oak, maple, and ash, a salty outbuilding deep in the Deschutes River Canyon, an award winning set of maple kitchen cabinets, various furniture projects, and fir trim for several new homes. We enjoy the chance to know the many people who will live with this wood, and to help them know the Hyla forests.
• Growing Forests – Growing Forest Stewards – Through 2009 our work with local schools and colleges has continued to grow in both size and quality. Whether they’re fourth graders or doctoral students they come to learn and to help improve the forests. We appreciate the chance to work with them and encourage you to visit the new “education and research” blog on hylawoods.com to learn more.
• The Research Team – Because monitoring forest health is an essential ingredient in our work, we welcome the diverse partnership that has grown around the monitoring work. Sub teams include: Forest Grove Community School and the Montessori Earth School studying stream health and land history, Pacific University studies of amphibians, small mammals, and restoration techniques, OSU Watershed Extensions documenting stream function, OSU College of Forestry studying forest stand dynamics, NW Ecological Research Institute helping with all aspects of our monitoring, Oregon DEQ cooperating on water temperature monitoring, Audubon Society of Portland playing a key role in our bird monitoring, and our team of hunters keeping us posted on where the grazers are (in their freezers?!). Special thanks to all of them.
• Considering Carbon – We believe that conservation forestry requires us to shift from multi-resource/single revenue stream to becoming multi-resource/multi revenue stream. Because of this we keep a close eye on the emerging markets for ecosystem services. Carbon is at the front of the pack. Using a three step approach we are: 1) learning to measure the forests’ carbon, and 2) learning to better capture forest carbon, while taking an interested, yet cautious, approach to the third step of committing to selling the carbon credits from the forests. Prospective buyers show strong interest, but, to date, don’t offer approaches that work well enough to justify our commitment.
• Eyes Per Acre – We’re most fortunate to have outstanding forest keepers living in each of the three forests. Steph has developed a special relationship with the Mt. Richmond bear, Jeremy and Thomas are throwing themselves whole hog into caring for the Timber Forest (with their hog!), and Sandra continues to provide a reliable presence at Manning.
• Forest Intern – An Experiment – After several years of considering it, we’re excited to have our first forestry intern working with us. The serendipity of the web brought us energetic, keen, and thoughtful Marc Carrel. In addition to learning about all aspects of the forest work – from micro to macro, Marc is a great help with our never ending projects.
• And Finally – A Few Recent Stories – For a view of how professionals choose to make sense of some of our work, the following may be of interest:
ODE Magazine explores the community-connected forest approach - http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/62/sustainable-forests/
Oregonian looks at forest carbon - http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/oregon_woodland_owners_conside.html
Oregonian reports on new options with local wood - http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/09/group_connects_local_timber_ow.html
OPB tells of new StreamBank program’s success in accelerating stream restoration - http://news.opb.org/article/6170-software-could-speed-stream-bank-recovery-projects/
Capital Press looks at the potential of small scale milling - http://www.capitalpress.info/content/lf-small-sawmills-art-091109#
The Vancouver Voice reports on a student project - http://www.vanvoice.com/article/19732-walk-woods
And a piece on the good work of Forest Grove Community School students and staff - http://www.stroudcenter.org/newsletters/2009Summer/forest_grove.html
As ever, thank you for your interest and involvement. If you’d like to be involved in any of the opportunities described above, please let us know (peter_hayes@comcast.net).
Take Care – the Hayes Family
• Cohohoho Rendezvous – Sat. Dec. 12th, 2 pm – dark, in the Timber Forest. Join us in welcoming the Lousignont Creek coho back from their big Pacific adventure. Note – we’re starting later than in past years.
• Pondering Ponderosa – Sat. March 13th, 10 AM in Timber Forest. Learn more about that hopeful act of tree planting – and adjust your carbon karma – by helping with the ongoing reforesting of parts of the lower field. If there is interest, we will include an exploration of the forest and our forestry approaches.
• Amphibian Round Up – Saturday April 3 will mark the fifth year of our one day blitz to monitor aquatic amphibians in the major wet spots in the three forests. Join us for a unique chance to explore all three forests in a day while working with energized amphibian experts.
• School Group Helpers On Call? – Our work with school groups continues to be important in the forests. Because there is often a need for additional adult volunteers, we hope to build a list of “on call helpers” ready to consider volunteering to support the students and teachers. If you’d like to be added to the list of those receiving “who might help out?” alerts, please let us know.
• Annual Bird Monitoring – Year Fourteen! – In early May we look forward to another round of listening for what the birds have to tell us about the health of the forests. If you’d like to help – or just tag along – with the monitoring, or do bird work at other times of the year, please let us know.
• Trails for Students – Sat. May 15, Timber Forest – In hopes of expanding the network of trails that help students explore the forests, and bird monitoring teams make their rounds, we’ll experiment with a day of volunteer trail building. Skills, experience, and tools will be welcome, but are not necessary. With the return of the green, this is a great time of year in the woods.
• Firewood for Sale – Demand for firewood continues to be high, but we still have a small amount of the Fall stock of slabwood available. Please contact us for more details.
• Wood Available – If you, or someone you know, has a building project coming up, we hope you’ll keep us in mind. Our current stock includes flooring and paneling in several species, beautiful fir trim, wild edged slabs, and select lumber in fir, oak, maple, cedar, and alder.
• Custom Furniture Direct from the Forest – If you are interested in a custom table or bench, please know that Jeremy, the talented wood worker who lives in the Timber Forest, welcomes the chance to build it for you with wood from the forest.
News from the Woods:
• Tough Times for Forests – and Forest Owners – The short term economics of forestry in Oregon continue to be very challenging, with the amounts paid by mills for logs being only slightly more than the costs of logging and hauling. Signs of recovery are visible, but all indications suggest it will be a slow one. On the flip side, recognition of the value of forests as a wise investment is strong and continues to grow.
• A Bright Light Amid the Gloom – One goal of our choice to begin milling, drying, and direct marketing some of our top quality wood was to make our forests less vulnerable to the cyclical economics that characterize Oregon forestry. Though sales of finished products have become more challenging, results show that our efforts to build a more diverse and recession resistant operation are working.
• Who Knows Where the Wood Goes? – Since sending our last newsletter, a large amount of wood has flowed from the forest, through our mill and kiln and on to an exciting range of projects. A sampling includes: a new cabin for Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center, multiple floors in oak, maple, and ash, a salty outbuilding deep in the Deschutes River Canyon, an award winning set of maple kitchen cabinets, various furniture projects, and fir trim for several new homes. We enjoy the chance to know the many people who will live with this wood, and to help them know the Hyla forests.
• Growing Forests – Growing Forest Stewards – Through 2009 our work with local schools and colleges has continued to grow in both size and quality. Whether they’re fourth graders or doctoral students they come to learn and to help improve the forests. We appreciate the chance to work with them and encourage you to visit the new “education and research” blog on hylawoods.com to learn more.
• The Research Team – Because monitoring forest health is an essential ingredient in our work, we welcome the diverse partnership that has grown around the monitoring work. Sub teams include: Forest Grove Community School and the Montessori Earth School studying stream health and land history, Pacific University studies of amphibians, small mammals, and restoration techniques, OSU Watershed Extensions documenting stream function, OSU College of Forestry studying forest stand dynamics, NW Ecological Research Institute helping with all aspects of our monitoring, Oregon DEQ cooperating on water temperature monitoring, Audubon Society of Portland playing a key role in our bird monitoring, and our team of hunters keeping us posted on where the grazers are (in their freezers?!). Special thanks to all of them.
• Considering Carbon – We believe that conservation forestry requires us to shift from multi-resource/single revenue stream to becoming multi-resource/multi revenue stream. Because of this we keep a close eye on the emerging markets for ecosystem services. Carbon is at the front of the pack. Using a three step approach we are: 1) learning to measure the forests’ carbon, and 2) learning to better capture forest carbon, while taking an interested, yet cautious, approach to the third step of committing to selling the carbon credits from the forests. Prospective buyers show strong interest, but, to date, don’t offer approaches that work well enough to justify our commitment.
• Eyes Per Acre – We’re most fortunate to have outstanding forest keepers living in each of the three forests. Steph has developed a special relationship with the Mt. Richmond bear, Jeremy and Thomas are throwing themselves whole hog into caring for the Timber Forest (with their hog!), and Sandra continues to provide a reliable presence at Manning.
• Forest Intern – An Experiment – After several years of considering it, we’re excited to have our first forestry intern working with us. The serendipity of the web brought us energetic, keen, and thoughtful Marc Carrel. In addition to learning about all aspects of the forest work – from micro to macro, Marc is a great help with our never ending projects.
• And Finally – A Few Recent Stories – For a view of how professionals choose to make sense of some of our work, the following may be of interest:
ODE Magazine explores the community-connected forest approach - http://www.odemagazine.com/doc/62/sustainable-forests/
Oregonian looks at forest carbon - http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/04/oregon_woodland_owners_conside.html
Oregonian reports on new options with local wood - http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/09/group_connects_local_timber_ow.html
OPB tells of new StreamBank program’s success in accelerating stream restoration - http://news.opb.org/article/6170-software-could-speed-stream-bank-recovery-projects/
Capital Press looks at the potential of small scale milling - http://www.capitalpress.info/content/lf-small-sawmills-art-091109#
The Vancouver Voice reports on a student project - http://www.vanvoice.com/article/19732-walk-woods
And a piece on the good work of Forest Grove Community School students and staff - http://www.stroudcenter.org/newsletters/2009Summer/forest_grove.html
As ever, thank you for your interest and involvement. If you’d like to be involved in any of the opportunities described above, please let us know (peter_hayes@comcast.net).
Take Care – the Hayes Family
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