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.
January 14, 2020
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 129
New year, new crew, same job
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April 18, 2019
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 128
Clean up and night work
April 11, 2019
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 127
Goodbye deer, Hello FLIR
April 4, 2019
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 126
The end is near.
March 28, 2019
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 125
Luck is on our side.
March 21, 2019
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 124
Challenging captures this week!
March 12, 2019
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 123
From the Northern Crew: After hitting a little bit of a rut, I believe trapping success is on the […]
March 7, 2019
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 122
From the Northern Crew: That prognosticating groundhog Phil got it all wrong. After waking up to a fresh layer […]
February 28, 2019
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 121
From the Northern Crew: This past round of trapping went fairly well with 8 new deer. We deployed 4 […]
February 21, 2019
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 120
From the Northern Crew: After two solid weeks of capture, our success rate dropped a bit this week with […]
February 13, 2019
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 119
Sometimes luck just isn’t on your side.
February 6, 2019
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 118
Great start to the season!
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. […]
