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.
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 […]
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May 15, 2020
Antlers: The cancer that doesn’t kill
Could understanding antler growth be the key to a cure?
September 17, 2018
My Summer Vacation – Part 2
Shenandoah has plenty of bears but what about deer?
July 16, 2018
2018 Veg Crew Adventures – Week 5
Are those palm trees?
April 15, 2018
(Deer) Food for Thought
When it comes to deer food, quantity cannot always make up for quality, especially when deer become metabolic powerhouses in spring.
June 23, 2017
Veg Crew Adventures – 1
Who says vegetation isn’t exciting!
September 14, 2016
Can you hear the screams?
Listen carefully.
July 12, 2016
The Meaning of Life – Explained!
Don’t get too excited yet. It likely won’t explain your life.
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.
May 11, 2016
Quality or a Pile of Rocks
The forests are turning green again. Is it all the same to deer?
May 10, 2016
Tomorrow’s Trees Today
Dwight Yoakam brought us Tomorrow’s Sounds Today 16 years ago. Penn’s woods have been bringing us Tomorrow’s Trees Today for centuries.
July 25, 2015
A Rose by Any Other Name
Male dispersal is almost a given in white-tailed deer but some females partake in the adventure as well. What thorn is prodding these ladies to move on?
