Management Content

A Win-Win for Spotted Owls and Forest Management

Katherine E Kerlin — October 04, 2017 - 12:17pm

Remote sensing technology has detected what could be a win for both spotted owls and forestry management, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station and the University of Washington.

Disconnected Salmon: Catching a Ride Over Dams

Katherine E Kerlin — September 21, 2017 - 1:32pm

Wild salmon, historically, are born in rivers, swim to sea to live out their adulthoods, and find their way back to their freshwater spawning grounds to reproduce before dying.

But dams and other barriers to spawning grounds have disconnected that natural cycle, requiring fisheries managers to get creative to support salmon populations. It is now fairly common to transport salmon to and from spawning grounds by truck, boat, and even helicopter.

Study: Floodplain Farm Fields Benefit Juvenile Salmon

Katherine E Kerlin — June 07, 2017 - 4:54pm

A new study offers a beacon of hope for a cease-fire in the Golden State’s persistent water wars.

Wind Turbines Affect Behavior of Desert Tortoise Predators

Katherine E Kerlin — May 03, 2017 - 3:19pm

How a wind energy facility is designed can influence the behavior of animal predators and their prey, according to a recent study published in The Journal of Wildlife Management by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the U.S. Geological Survey.