ODFW Conservation

Learn more about #Oregon's native #fish and #wildlife and efforts to #conserve them through the

[The Wildlife Society @wildlifesociety]

Biologists in Oregon are monitoring the Hart Mountain bighorn herd. This important herd faces threats including the encroachment of invasive plants. https://t.co/HAtvmkgQU2 @MyODFW #BighornSheep

[ODFW Conservation @ODFWConserve]

Are you working on a conservation and/or recreation project but need funding? Join our informational webinar tomorrow, Feb. 17 at 1 p.m., to learn more about OCRF. https://t.co/EAFPMhvZ6Y

Photo by Sage Brown
#OCRF #oregonisalive

[ODFWMarine @ODFWMarine]

What could Ocean Acidification mean to Oregon's pink shrimp and oyster fisheries? Find out at this free talk.

Jan. 5, 3:30-4:30 pm on zoom or in person @HatfieldMSC Newport.

[Oregon Zoo @OregonZoo]

This week, Congress will make a critical decision about the future of thousands of species - from gray whales to butterflies #recoverwildlife

[ODFW Conservation @ODFWConserve]

Learn about ODFW's Motus tower at Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area installed this summer. #motus #woodpecker #conservation https://t.co/5FHNxzJe9j

[ODFW Conservation @ODFWConserve]

A coworker snapped this pic of a Pileated woodpecker in Douglas County.

Pileated woodpeckers need large hollow trees and snags for nest and roost sites.

On the other side of Oregon, they're a Conservation Strategy Species in the Blue Mountains Ecoregion.

[ODFW Conservation @ODFWConserve]

The first Pacific lamprey passed over Soda Springs Dam since the new fish ladder opened in 2012.

It’s likely this is the first lamprey to migrate that high up in the North Umpqua River system in 70 years!

[ODFW Conservation @ODFWConserve]

It's the start of #WildTurtleWeek! Check out some of the amazing work that @MyODFW and partners are doing in the Willamette Valley to protect Northwestern Pond Turtles https://t.co/vM8UJ1WRCJ

[Greg Vaughn @thatGregVaughn]

April 7 is now Nature of Oregon Day. Photog friends: get your Oregon photos ready to post! https://t.co/lSjlEsws9x

[ODFW Conservation @ODFWConserve]

How to Participate – Great Backyard Bird Count https://t.co/yYcsECMznT #gbbc #GreatBackyardBirdcount2022 #GBBC2022 #oregon

[ODFW Conservation @ODFWConserve]

Great article on Pacific lamprey that's worth your time.

Pacific lamprey are an #OregonConservationStrategy Species.

[High Country News @highcountrynews]

“They look like scary-ass monsters.” —A fish biologist https://t.co/eyMpH8SPyg

[ODFW Conservation @ODFWConserve]

3 vacancies on the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund Advisory Committee, 2 ecoregions need reps (Blue Mountains and Columbia Plateau and the Northern Basin and Range) as well as 1 at-large. See link for details on how to apply. https://t.co/qMD81kUaUu

[ODFW Conservation @ODFWConserve]

Grant applications open until Feb. 25 for the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund. Details: https://t.co/xYM5L42qli #oregon #conservation #recreation #grants

[BLM Oregon & Washington @BLMOregon]

Animals, kelp, and… PLASTIC?! Yep, trash is often found in the Cobble Beach wrack line. 🙁❌
If you see plastic while walking the beach, do you pick it up and throw it away? If you do, thank you! Plastic pollutes the ocean and harms wildlife. #TidepoolTuesday

📸 L. Brandt, BLM

[ODFW Conservation @ODFWConserve]

Today's F&W Commission gets presentation about new Habitat Division at ODFW. Live now or rewind later! https://t.co/x5fvtV7gYA

[Oregon Zoo @OregonZoo]

Furry high five to @SenJeffMerkley and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for hearing the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act this week!

[ODFW Conservation @ODFWConserve]

@sheeeeeeeeeed Since we don't have any evidence (camera footage) of how the fisher lost an eye, we can only guess.

[ODFW Conservation @ODFWConserve]

Fisher (Pekania pennanti) at DNA trap sites in SW OR. 1) fisher sniffs a site where the night before a rival one-eyed male visited 2) one-eyed male checks out the trap and scratches 3) a fisher scent marks and belly flops in the snow 4) a fisher pair! #mustelid #fisher #Oregon

[ODFW Conservation @ODFWConserve]

@SarahTheWoodDuk Close by in the West Cascades or Coast Range ecoregions. More on fisher can be found here: https://t.co/9Le9trjyb6

[ODFW Conservation @ODFWConserve]

@SecondNatureMB Genetic research in the early 2000s led to the reclassification of fisher, which were determined to be more closely related to species like wolverine than to the members of the Martes genus. Marten are still classified under Martes.