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SUMMARY:Wandering River Plant Community Monitoring
DESCRIPTION:We are looking for volunteers to help record plant growth and survival at our Beaverhood planting along a stretch of private property in La Pine\, Oregon. I anticipate monitoring all 4 enclosures will take 4 people half a day. We revisit these sites twice per year\, so whether you are interested in volunteering for one day or for many years\, this opportunity may be a good fit for you. Plant community monitoring is directly useful for informing Beaver Works’ future riparian restoration methods so we can improve efficacy over time. We share these lessons with other practitioners in the nascent field of beaver-focused habitat restoration. Volunteering in hands-on surveys\, inventory\, and monitoring will demonstrate competency in species identification\, quality assurance\, and working independently — skills applicable to many natural resource and ecology roles. The work involves hiking less than a 1/4 mile to each project site\, but once there\, it involves stooping and paying close attention to detail in a confined space. \nAbout the Location: We’ll meet at the Think Wild office at 8 a.m. to carpool down to the site (45 minutes). This is a gorgeous stretch of the Little Deschutes River within a Conservation Opportunity Area with significant wildlife viewing opportunities. River otters\, eagles\, porcupines\, elk\, and beavers all call this property home. Volunteers are an essential part of this project. While working\, we will discuss beaver natural history\, their outsized impact on wildlife habitat\, and riparian restoration. \nRSVP to reserve your spot. \nContact maureen@thinkwildco.org (541) 699-1606 with questions about this event
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SUMMARY:The Beaver Den - eDNA and beaver citizen science
DESCRIPTION:Each month\, we select a published research paper relating to beavers to read\, critically evaluate\, and discuss. \nBeavers are fascinating animals with so many mechanisms of influencing the world. Closely examining primary literature will give us a deeper understanding of how their influences on other species and environmental processes are studied and established. Scientific writing can be impenetrable\, but discussing a text together is a great way to enhance understanding and grow curiosity for the details that others notice. \nApril is Citizen Science Month! eDNA (environmental DNA) is a new tool for scientific inquiry where water samples are analyzed for the presence of multiple species with the potential to occur within the area. Researchers in the UK conducted a research project focused on the participants’ experience in collecting eDNA and the quality of the data they collected. \nHow can some of these methods be applied to questions of beaver ecology\, population dynamics\, and watershed science here in Oregon? Let’s discuss:\nBroadhurst\, H.\, Smith\, E. E.\, Jackman\, J. M.\, Singleton\, N.\, Tansley\, D.\, Raynor\, R.\, & McDevitt\, A. D. (2023). Citizen scientists’ motivation to participate in environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys: A case study on monitoring mammals in the UK. \nRSVP to reserve your spot!
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SUMMARY:The Beaver Den - Scientific Literacy Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Each month\, we select a published research paper relating to beavers to read\, critically evaluate\, and discuss. Beavers are fascinating animals with so many mechanisms of influencing the world. Closely examining primary literature will give us a deeper understanding of how their influences on other species and environmental processes are studied and established. Scientific writing can be impenetrable\, but discussing a text together is a great way to enhance understanding and grow curiosity for the details that others notice. \nOregon spotted frogs (Rana pretiosa) gather in breeding ponds in early spring. This iconic species is both the most aquatic and most imperiled native frog in the Northwest. Here in the East Cascades\, the arid extent of their range\, most of their wetland habitat has been lost due to habitat modification and prolonged drought. Let’s read about the role of beaver-managed habitat in supporting this Federally threatened Oregon Conservation Strategy Species: \nRowe\, J. C.\, Pearl\, C. A.\, Duarte\, A.\, McCreary\, B.\, & Adams\, M. J. (2024). Population dynamics of the threatened Oregon spotted frog before and after drought mitigation. The Journal of Wildlife Management\, 88(1)\, e22496. \nRSVP to reserve your spot! \nContact Maureen (Maureen@thinkwildco.org) with questions on this or future meetings.
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