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.
October 6, 2021
Purple Mountains or Amber Waves
My summer vacation took me to the Adirondacks. The park is 6.1 million acres (larger than its neighbor state of […]
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May 14, 2021
Busy Bees
For the last week, I’ve been watching some very active and persistent carpenter bees. There is much chasing, bouncing off […]
March 10, 2020
Sound Stage
Forests are the setting for nature’s most beautiful melodies.
May 24, 2023
Forest Introverts
As I have stated before, Spring rocks. Actually, it flowers! That’s one of the reasons I like it so much. […]
August 23, 2021
The Line in the Sand…or Forest
Recently a reader shared with us a video of one of our radio-collared bucks that is at least 6.5 years […]
March 2, 2021
The Real Does of the Deer Forest Study: Holiday Drama and Life Lessons
If you know anything about deer, you know that fall is a very important season in their life. I know […]
February 22, 2021
The Real Does of the Deer Forest Study: Love and Loss
When last we left Doe 12866, she had fawned in the little State College woodlot 6+ miles from her established […]
February 16, 2021
The Real Does of the Deer Forest Study: Maternity Ward
Doe 12866, heavy with fawn, has made her way to State College after an all night trek. The only plausible […]
February 8, 2021
The Real Does of the Deer Forest Study: Pregnant and On the Move
In our last installment, Doe 12866 was acquainting us with her movements around her home range. Nothing out of the […]
February 1, 2021
The Real Does of the Deer Forest Study: The New Norm?
None of the Deer Forest Study objectives have anything to do with deer movements specifically. Deer are collared to understand […]
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!
November 15, 2016
Soup to Nuts: A Deer-Forest Study Thanksgiving
Duane Diefenbach and Chris Rosenberry will be giving a presentation on The Deer-Forest Study. They will cover everything from deer travels to vegetation sides dishes to a main course which features the guest of honor!
July 11, 2016
Fawn Wars: The Forest Strikes Back
If fawns could use the force I imagine they’d tell predators, “I am not the fawn you are looking for.”
June 30, 2015
Run Forest Run
We are but mere mortals when it comes to those who run IN the forest.
The Deer-Forest Blog
We’re tracking deer in Pennsylvania’s forests. Check out what is going on in the field and learn what our researchers are discovering.
