Matt Hunter
Consulting Wildlife Ecologist, Field Naturalist & Guide
In the summer of 2020 I constructed a 120-ft long stream with a small terminal pond for general enjoyment but primarily for attracting wildlife of all kinds, especially dragonflies. Design…
From a dream it came, and I began to work.... Exactly how the thought began, I don't recall. But once I imagined the possibility of attracting dragonflies and damselflies to…
Above: Odonatists photograph a Black Petaltail at close range, Todd Lake, Deschutes County, Oregon, August 1, 2008. Photo by Ed Lam.Are you ready to go look for Black Petaltails? This…
Above: White Bog Orchids (Platanthera dilatata) and other wildflowers grace this wetland meadow at the base of Saddleblanket Mountain, near Elk Camp, eastern Lane Co., Oregon, July 11, 2013, where…
Above: A Black Petaltail nymph peers out from its burrow in a mucky seep in British Columbia, January 25, 2014 (Photo by Stephane Pissavin). [ It's just above and left…
Umpqua Community College, OR--May 20, 2017. 1009-1225. Low 60s F. Initially cloud cover. Sunny at end. On the way up to the first set of cover boards I photographed a…
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…
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…
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…
Winchester, OR--April 14, 2019. 1445-1700. After my exploration attempts were cut short this morning, I came back to UCC to check cover boards and explore a little bit. The coverboards…