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What does on-the-ground conservation look like and who makes it happen? Hosted by wildlife biologist Monty Gregg, this podcast connects you with wildlife and habitat experts through long-form discussion about natural history and conservation. Join Monty as he explores conservation challenges and solutions across the Pacific Northwest.Monty is the Forest Wildlife Biologist for the Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland in Oregon. He has emerged as a national leader in organizing and implementing complex habitat restoration efforts benefitting locally and regionally important fish and wildlife species. This podcast is produced by the Oregon Wildlife Foundation, with additi…
One porcupine in a juniper tree, and your tidy forest assumptions need a new map.
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Pallid bats hunt scorpions, and a spotted bat prediction pays off in the field.
This single-episode review follows a bat-research conversation from the strange hunting life of pallid bats to the quieter thrill of finding spotted bats where a model suggested they might be.
A clear, practical look at how fire scars reveal the histories shaping forests.
Fire scars become the anchor for a grounded discussion of how past disturbance can point toward better forest decisions. Andrew Merschel explains how forest type, topography, and sampling shape the work of mapping fire regimes, especially in dry east-side forests where…
A curious, grounded look at porcupines, sagebrush-juniper habitat, and what local sightings may reveal.
Porcupine Research follows the North American porcupine from quills and tree-climbing feet into a more unsettled question of place. The conversation moves through sagebrush and juniper habitat, vehicle collisions around Bend, and the possibility that shrub porcupines may have…
A grounded account of how shared towers turn tagged-bird signals into wildlife research.
MOTUS frames tagged-bird movement as a story of infrastructure, cooperation, and patient fieldwork. Monty Gregg speaks with Callie Adkins, Regional Non-Game Wildlife Biologist for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, about towers that detect signals from tagged birds when…
A live convention conversation about SAF's hard years and the work of staying involved in TWS.
The live convention setting gives the interview a useful tension: professional societies need to keep changing while still honoring the people who built them.
Steven Novella and a rotating panel dissect weekly science news and debunk pseudoscience claims.
Sarah Rose's audible bat study asks whether spotted bats and pallid bats can be tracked by human ears, not just bat detectors.
Northwest Nature Matters with Monty Gregg and Jess Bynum interviews Andrew Merschel about dendrochronology, fire history, and forest structure in Oregon.
Northwest Nature Matters opens on the North American porcupine, a rodent with as many as 30,000 quills, hairless climbing soles, and a habit of feeding on cambium.
MOTUS is the episode's central tool: Callie Adkins and Monty Gregg explain how towers detect coded radio tags to track wildlife movement across boundaries.
["Rebecca argues that active forest management is stewardship, not preference, and uses orchard and garden metaphors to show why doing nothing is still a decision.", "The live convention interview follows her path from UW-Stevens Point and South Dakota forestry work to Minnesota certification, NWTF partnership projects, and SAPPI.", "The conversation also covers SAF's 11 districts, about 9,000 members, the 125th anniversary year, and programs such as the Capital Christmas Tree and Forest Proud.", "It closes on global forestry mismatches, including SAPPI's South Africa operations, where natural forest management is illegal and assumptions about forest work differ sharply."]
Host Monty Gregg discusses habitat fragmentation and safe passage projects for wildlife in Oregon.
Host Monty Gregg introduces the podcast and chats with co-host Jess about fall weather before previewing an interview with a conservation expert.
Host Monty Gregg interviews a renowned environmental author about conservation and natural history in the Pacific Northwest.
Host Monty Gregg discusses the Portland Eco Film Festival and a local conservation nonprofit with co-host Jess Bynum.
Host Monty Gregg and co-host Jess Bynum discuss the joys of fall, including hunting and foraging for mushrooms and berries on public lands.