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 23, 2024
Closed for Renovation!
Renovations are exciting. Sure they can be a headache but when complete, it’s like a whole new world. Many stores […]
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May 29, 2024
There Goes the Neighborhood
White-tailed deer walking through boreal forest Photo Credit Melanie Dickie
January 22, 2024
Concealed Woodland Danger
If you have read this blog for any length of time, you know how important plants are. You know soil […]
September 14, 2023
Art, Armor, and Constant Conflict
We have a shrub on our property that looks like a mushroom. It is not the product of my topiary […]
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. […]
January 9, 2023
Eat your veggies…and flowers
Eating low on the food chain is good for your health and the environment. Filling your plate with fruits and […]
October 13, 2022
Rainbow
My first opportunity this year to participate in the archery season was this morning. A light frost was blanketing the […]
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 […]
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 16, 2020
Canid rivalries and Herbaceous Clashes
Competition – it’s not just for critters
March 10, 2020
Sound Stage
Forests are the setting for nature’s most beautiful melodies.
February 17, 2020
Periodic Table
Soil chemistry, plants, and fancy head gear.
May 14, 2025
The Game of Life
It’s mid-May and there are already fawns on the ground. We are working our way up to the peak of […]
May 5, 2025
We interrupt the regularly scheduled program…
Things are greening up and the birds have returned. Nest building and turf wars are in full swing. And in […]
March 26, 2025
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 25-9
[Comments in brackets are by Jeannine and Duane] ———————————————————————————- From the Northern Crew: Greetings from the North! When it rains, […]
August 6, 2024
Fat Does and Big Antlers
I am here again to sing the praises of the best kind of deer – those WITHOUT antlers. I have […]
May 18, 2023
Pieces of the Puzzle
Springtime has always been a favorite for me. Even though we didn’t have much of a winter, I can’t wait […]
May 8, 2023
House Hunting
Doe 16601 was an adult at time of capture. So 2018 was not her first fawning season. We know from […]
May 1, 2023
It’s a trap!
Homo sapiens – we are a complex species. And that’s putting it mildly. Modern humans burst on to the scene […]
February 8, 2023
…and a Spare
Most of the time Mother Nature has a back up plan. And if we (people) don’t get involved or mess […]
August 3, 2022
Gut Feeling
Summer is in the home stretch. And while we’ve been going to fairs, baseball games, and festivals, bucks and does […]
February 8, 2022
A Wicked Migraine
Cumberland Island National Seashore is home to one of my research projects. I reintroduced bobcats on the island back in […]
October 29, 2021
Unpredictable Prey
You are a predator. Deer aren’t going to just stand there and wait to be eaten. Humans often forget that […]
September 27, 2021
What’s for Dinner?
Below are two bucks feeding near a year-round scrape that I captured on the game camera. Can you tell what […]
