Owl Team
Owl Team
What We're Working on Now
We have finished our third field season of owl surveys and are busy working with the data and continue to work on our vegetation classification map. We are collaborating with the Spatial team on a manuscript that illustrates the value of Lidar for wildlife habitat studies.
The Owl workplan is available here
Updates
Discussion
Having just heard from the USFS Regional Forester yesterday that the next round of forest planning will make fisher habitat ...
After the SNAMP Annual meeting in November 2008, the issue of identifying private landownership and obtaining permission to access private ...
Description
The Owl Team will be researching the California Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis) through the life of the SNAMP project in the northern site and asking: do forest fuel treatments have an effect on spotted owl territory occupancy and reproductive success?
Researchers
Primary Investigator
Rocky Gutiérrez
Rocky Gutiérrez is a Professor of Forest Wildlife in the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology at the University of Minnesota. His research centers on game bird ecology, endangered species conservation, habitat ecology, and sustainable wildlife management strategies.
Staffers
Vince Berigan
Vince is the project leader with Eldorado Demography Study.
Doug Tempel
Doug is Project Manager with the owl team. He is a PhD student from the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Biology at the University of Minnesota.
Sheila Whitmore
Sheila is a assistant project leader with the owl team. She is from the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife & Conservation Biology at the University of Minnesota.
Dear Linda,
Thanks for your question, and yes, we are aware of the extensive logging that occurred throughout the Fisher ...