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.
July 6, 2016
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry XXIII
A lull in the deer “action” for our crews.
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June 28, 2016
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry XXII
One last capture and some brownies. Not a bad way to wrap up fawn capture.
June 20, 2016
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry XXI
And that’s a wrap! Short and intense – fawn capture draws to a close.
June 14, 2016
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry XX
Our crews had a very vanilla week.
June 6, 2016
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry XIX
Our crews are in high gear.
June 1, 2016
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry XVIII
Finding fawns is more than a full time job.
May 23, 2016
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry XVII
It has begun…
May 16, 2016
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry XVI
New blood has arrived! Let the games begin.
May 9, 2016
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry XV
Let the new season begin!
May 2, 2016
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry XIV
Transitioning from one season to the next.
April 25, 2016
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry XIII
And then there was one. Well, 2 really. But they aren’t together.
April 18, 2016
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry XII
Crews are still on poop patrol but their ranks are thinning.
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.
Veg Crew Diaries Entry III
We have added a weekly dining feature to the Veg Crew Diaries – the “Deer Plate Special”
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. […]
