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Recent Press

2024

Forest degradation is about more than just cutting old growth say a global group of scientists
Press Release: 
Is a Big Patch of Protected Land Better Than Many Small Patches?
Sierra Magazine: 

2023

Can conservationists agree on land preservation strategy?
OPB Think Out Loud: 

2020

Oregon seabird facing dual threats as forests burn and oceans warm, study says.
The Oregonian: 
For hummingbirds, routes may differ
National Science Foundation: 

2019

Fractured Forests Are Endangering Wildlife, Scientists Find
NY Times: 

See Also: O Globo, Phys.org, International Business Times

OSU study: Deer, elk can help tree seedlings survive
KTVZ News: 
Reach ‘peak meat’ by 2030 to tackle climate crisis, say scientists
The Guardian: 
NW Forest Plan 25 years later: Wildfire losses up, bird populations down
OSU Press Release: 
Direct killing by humans pushing Earth’s biggest fauna toward extinction
OSU Press Release: 

See Also: U.S. News, Popular Science, The Guardian, Newsweek

2018

From Sea to Tree, Scientists Are Tracking Marbled Murrelets With Rising Precision
Audubon: 
Old-Growth Forests May Help Songbirds Cope With Warming Climate
NPR Weekend Edition: 
Old Growth Could Be Key For Native Songbird Species To Beat Climate-Change Heat
Oregon Public Broadcasting Field Guide: 
Wild Bees May Benefit From Cleaning Up After Clearcuts
OPB.org: 
Día de la Diversidad Biológica: En Colombia Hay 1.345 Especies Amenzadas
Latin American Post: 
For tropical forest birds, old neighborhoods matter
Phys.org: 
When Hummingbirds Visit, This Flower Pops Open like a Jack-in-the-Box
Discover: 
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ancient-forests-may-protect-birds-from-rising-heat/
Scientific American: 

2017

Complex, old-growth forests may protect some bird species in a warming climate
Science Daily: 
Complex, old-growth forests may protect some bird species in a warming climate
Science360: 
Home from the Sea
Terra: 
Human activities are reshaping forest animal communities around the world
OSU Press Release: 

See also: Phys.org, KTVZ

Thousands of scientists issue bleak ‘second notice’ to humanity
The Washington Post: 
Deforestation may soar now Colombian civil war is over
New Scientist: 
Seabird research creates opportunities for ecosystem understanding
The Daily Barometer: 
To Save The Forest, Don't Cut The 1st Tree: Study
OPB.org: 
Conserve intact forest landscapes to maximize biodiversity, reduce extinction risk
Science Daily: 
Conserve intact forest landscapes to maximize biodiversity, reduce extinction risk
Phys.org: 
First ‘intrusions’ into unbroken forests drive pulses of biodiversity loss
Mongabay: 
BioBlitz at Avery Park
Albany Democrat-Herald: 
KMUD News interview with Matt Betts
KMUD News: 

See also: Redwood Audubon Presents Hummingbird Highways

How the World's Smallest Birds Survive the Winter
National Geographic: 

2016

Forest corridors prove critical to biodiversity, pollination success in the tropics
Science Daily: 

See also: Phys.org, Conservation Magazine, crhoy.com

People are hunting primates, bats, and other mammals to extinction
Science Magazine: 

See also: The Huffington Post, Smithsonian.com, Mongabay, The Guardian

Old Growth May Help Protect Northwest Forest Birds from the Impacts of Climate Change
Northwest Climate Science Center: 
Old-Growth Forests Provide Temperature Refuges In Face Of Climate Change: Study
OPB.org: 

See also: Phys.org, Tech Times, Gazette-Times, Science Daily

2015

Sweet Switch (pdf)
Biosphere Magazine: 
Choosy Flowers
AAAS Science Update: 
Discerning Plant Picks Its Pollinators
New York Times: 
Flowers choose the best pollinators
Nature: 
Plant species evolved a way to determine most promising pollinator
Phys.org: 
Plants pick their Pollinators
CBC Radio - Quirks and Quarks: 
Tropical plant knows whose bill is in its flowers
Science News: 

2014

Small Scale Science
Terra: 
Precipitation and Not Warming Temperatures May be More to Blame for Bird Population Shifts
Science World Report: 

See Also: ScienceDaily; High Country News; Nature World News; Science

Forest scientist terms new Crown policy radical, experimental
CBCNews New Brunswick: 
To tell a bird by its song
LTER Network News: 
Research in Costa Rica
Albany Democrat-Herald: 

See also: KVUE, Austin, TX | Centro Tampa

2013

Researchers study effects of forest fragmentation on hummingbird behavior
The Daily Barometer: 
Threshold for Thriving: How much forest management is too much for northern house wrens?
Terra: 
What Do Birds Do for Us?
Audubon Magazine: 

2012

Bioacoustics in Birdland
Focus on Forestry: 
For Young Birds, Getting Stressed out Can Be a Good Thing
Science Daily: 
Feeding the birds
Albany Democrat-Herald: 
OSU high-tech team monitors bird songs
KGW.com: 

2011

Butterfly chaser
Corvallis Gazette-Times: 
A Bird's-Eye View: Studying Forests From Above
NSF-Science 360: 

2010

The Persistence of Species: An ecologist seeks clues to forest biodiversity
Terra: 
Lasers Help Researchers Predict Birds' Preferred Habitat
Science Daily: 
Why don't butterflies cross the road?
Nat Geo: 
Saving Species: Episode 6 - Adam Hadley interview from the rainforest of Costa Rica
BBC Radio 4: 

2009

Nature - The Future of the Amazon
BBC Radio 4: 
"Hummingbird 'Tag' Suggests Fragmentation May Be Part of Pollination Crisis"
Science Daily: 
"OSU Researchers Tie Pollination Woes to Bird Travel Disruptions"
Oregonian: 
Study: Pollinating birds won't cross cleared land
Corvallis Gazette Times: 

2008

"Word of Mouth"
Conservation Magazine (public outlet for the Society of Conservation Biology): 
"Birds Communicate Reproductive Success in Song"
Science Daily: 
"Birdsong Bandwagon"
Science Podcast Update (AAAS): 
"Songbirds Eavesdrop to Find Nests"
Telegraph (London): 
"The Siren Song of Avian Real Estate"
Washington Post: 
"Whistle While You Work"
Oregonian: 
What's in a Song?
ScienceNOW (AAAS): 
Interview with Matt Betts
Jefferson Public Radio