Greater Sage-Grouse. Photo: M. Verdon Tomajko/Audubon Photography Awards
“Wildfire, Habitat Recovery, and the Greater Sage-Grouse”
Presented by Dr. Lizz Schulyer
June 16th, 7:00 p.m.
Free
Meeting held by Zoom. Register below to receive Zoom information
OPAS will address a few updates, with the presentation to follow.
Greater Sage-Grouse by Lizz Schulyer
Although wildfire is a natural process in sagebrush ecosystems, fire severity and frequency have changed substantially in recent years. The interaction between fire suppression, certain land-management practices and the invasion of non-native grasses has led to an increase in the frequency of wildfires that has significant impacts on sagebrush-dependent species such as the Greater Sage-Grouse. Grouse are members of the bird family that includes quail, turkeys, chickens and pheasants.
Dr. Lizz Schulyer and friend
Dr. Lizz Schulyer of Oregon State University has been studying the effects of a large scale wildfire on Greater Sage-Grouse in the Trout Mountains of Oregon and Nevada. She is a veteran of many field seasons studying how habitat disturbances and climate influence population dynamics of harvestable species such as deer and grouse. She will present the current state of her research at the Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society’s monthly meeting at 7:00pm on Wednesday, June 16th.
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