Matt Hunter
Consulting Wildlife Ecologist, Field Naturalist & Guide
Winchester, OR--May 3, 2017. 0950-1330. Before meeting a student along the river trail, I checked the UCC Cover Boards. The skinks up on the grassy hill were fast, and I…
Rock Creek Drainage, OR--May 2, 2017. Evan Leonetti, STEP Biologist for the Douglas District, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW), gave my Field Methods class and I some great…
Susan Creek, OR--April 29, 2017. 1200-1530. My family and I met some friends up at the Susan Creek Picnic Area, had some lunch, then hiked up the trail to Susan…
Winchester, OR--April 28, 2017. 1150-1410. After meeting a student and putting out trail cams for detecting mammals, I decided to enjoy the nice weather and wander around along the river…
Winchester, OR--April 25, 2017. 0930-1030. This morning in my Field Methods class we practiced some terrestrial herp sampling methods in the talus area NE of campus. We did find a…
Kellogg, OR--April 24, 2017. A 410-acre tract of private land call the "Elkton Reserve" at the end of Fern Road, SE of Elkton, has been in the hands of a…
Melrose, OR--April 21, 2019. I have some old junky sheet metal; corrugated roofing to be exact. This is some of the greatest stuff to attract reptiles as well as voles…
Melrose, OR. April 19, 2017. One of the primary reasons I decided to purchase this particular run-down and unkempt piece of property was that I could see that it had…
Little River, OR. April 16, 2017. Today I did some exploring to find some locations to take my Wildlife Sampling Methods class for some hands-on experience. Pacific Trillium (Trillium ovatum)…
Dixonville, OR--April 14, 2017. This day I attempted to find my way up to Brushy Butte, SW of Dixonville, based on a tip from a retired BLM biologist. Unfortunately, all…