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.
August 29, 2017
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 81
Not much going on in the deer department but there are still bears and ducks.
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August 23, 2017
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 80
Crew leaders are lonely again…
August 9, 2017
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 79
Fawn monitoring, fawn mortalities, bear capture, and (of course) vehicle repair.
July 31, 2017
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 78
Telemetry, necropsies, and truck repairs – Same old, same old
July 26, 2017
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 77
Surprises around every corner this week!
July 19, 2017
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 76
Slithering through the summer
July 12, 2017
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 75
Summertime and the living’s easy
July 5, 2017
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 74
All’s quiet on the Northern and Southern front.
June 27, 2017
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 73
So long fawn capture. Hello bears, fences, and geese.
June 22, 2017
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 72
Summer is just starting, but the fawning season is almost over.
June 13, 2017
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 71
Hanging on for those last few catchable fawns
June 7, 2017
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 70
It’s Fast and Furious times!
April 17, 2022
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 22-13
[Comments in brackets are by Jeannine and Duane] ——————————————————————– From the Northern Crew: Hi everyone, This week our time was […]
December 29, 2017
2017 Deer-Forest Year End Review
Duane and I chat about our favorite posts of 2017. Like a podcast with no audio!
August 29, 2016
Veg Crew Diaries Entry X
We’ve crossed the finish line! The 2016 field season is over for the veg crews.
August 16, 2016
Veg Crew Diaries Entry IX
Oh, hey there August… when did you show up?
August 1, 2016
Veg Crew Diaries Entry VIII
I know it’s the end of July, but why does it have to be so HOT?!
July 15, 2016
Veg Crew Diaries – Entry VI
Two weeks since my last update. We have been busy!
July 8, 2016
Veg Crew Diaries Entry V
What do you mean it’s July? Where has the time gone?!
July 5, 2016
Veg Crew Diaries Entry IV
A week without rain?! We didn’t think it would happen, but it did! Plus we found dying caterpillars and seedlings growing 5 feet off the ground.
June 28, 2016
Veg Crew Diaries Entry III
We have added a weekly dining feature to the Veg Crew Diaries – the “Deer Plate Special”
June 14, 2016
Veg Crew Diaries Entry II
This week was a vegetation survey marathon (and sprint!). And we found an amazing American chestnut tree – alive!
Meet the Veg Crew!
That’s right, all the green stuff from the smallest seedling to the tallest tree—we catalog them all.
October 20, 2020
Field Notes
Deer Crew Diaries may go on hiatus in the summer and fall but that doesn’t mean the field techs do. […]
