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Episode 39: Dead Wood

In this episode, Lauren Grand invites Ken Bevis on the show to discuss how dead wood plays a critical role in the health of wildlife and forest ecosystems.

Photo credit to Teri J. Pieper

“It’s just such an important element in the natural ecosystem that it is an easy thing to overlook.”

– Ken Bevis, WA State Dept. of Natural Resources Wildlife Biologist
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Episode 26: Stream Restoration

In this episode, Stephen Fitzgerald visits Woodcock Creek to interview multiple people involved in restoring and enhancing its natural habitat.

“The idea is that we fix the passage barriers, we get fish back into these areas, [and] provide the habitat so they’re ready to go when they get here.”

– Dave Stewart, ODFW Habitat Biologist
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Episode 25: Early Seral Forests

In this episode, Lauren Grand and Graham Frank discuss early seral forest’s importance and key features.

“I think by and large we’re still short a lot of old forests on our landscapes… and it’s a lot easier to create early seral than it is to create old forest.”

– Graham Frank, OSU College of Forestry Graduate Student
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