Matt Hunter
Consulting Wildlife Ecologist, Field Naturalist & Guide
Melrose, OR--May 14, 2017. 1530-1700. We've had some rain over the past week. Not having looked much for snails or slugs at our property, I decided to go out looking…
Umpqua Community College, OR--May 10, 2017. 1200-1315. Today I checked all 36 cover pieces for the UCC Cover Board Project. The general trend continues, with a few Western Skinks under…
Little River, OR--May 9, 2017. 0900-1110. Today I took my Field Methods class to a privately-owned rock quarry pond up the Little River Drainage, SE of Glide, Oregon. I had…
Umpqua Community College, OR--May 6, 2017. 1220-1405. After meeting with a student on this rather windy day, I decided to try to get a photo to represent the Umqpua Community…
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…