About the Deer-Forest Study
Pennsylvania forests face many challenges - invasive plants, insect outbreaks, soil acidity, tree diseases, and even deer. This study is being conducted to better understand the role of deer in the context of all these challenges and to help Pennsylvania’s forest and wildlife managers better manage deer and the forest.
May 29, 2024
There Goes the Neighborhood
White-tailed deer walking through boreal forest Photo Credit Melanie Dickie
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May 7, 2015
Will Climate Change Change Deer?
We have been using our GPS-collared deer to study how weather influences deer behavior. But what about the big picture of climate change. Will it affect deer and deer management?
January 17, 2018
The Future is Now
Is Pennsylvania the latest intersection for deer, climate change, and disease?
June 25, 2023
Baby and Bathwater
I have a reminder set on my phone for the first of every month. It simply says, “Dog pills.” My […]
April 19, 2022
Ah-Choo
Ah spring! I look forward to it every year. Since adulthood, I am no longer a fan of winter. It […]
April 26, 2019
Barking up the wrong tree
Coyotes, genes, and management?
January 20, 2019
World domination
The coyote’s scrappy cousin is mounting his own continental bid.
August 15, 2018
A Bird, Two Ungulates, and a Fungus
A circle of life and death story
July 26, 2018
Perfect Recipe
It just isn’t the same without all the ingredients.
January 24, 2018
Beach Bums
Being a permanent beach bum may not be a dream come true.
July 15, 2017
Tree hugging across the pond
Our embraceable beech has a European cousin. Are they experiencing the “green” death of beech bark disease?
October 14, 2016
Cruel Summer
It was hot. It was dry. Bucks didn’t seem to mind. But what about the ladies?
June 17, 2016
The Onion
Peeling one can make you cry but reading one should make you laugh.
