Strauss Ecological
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Strauss Ecological Services offers habitat restoration, noxious weed control and nature photography. Southern Oregon (lands of the Takelma, and Cow Creek Band of Umpqua tribes) hired by agencies, non-profits and private landowners #Ecology #Wildlife
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Hello Bluesky, my name is Kyle Strauss and I plan to post about nature, wildlife (including trail camera photos) and restoration ecology including removing invasive species and planting native plants. I live and work in southwestern Oregon.
Western meadowlark, Oregon's state bird
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Western meadowlark, Oregon's state bird
Gray squirrel, deer, and gray fox moments caught on trail camera.
January 23, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Gray squirrel, deer, and gray fox moments caught on trail camera.
Trail camera this last fall captured black bears moving through a site with an old apple tree.
January 23, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Trail camera this last fall captured black bears moving through a site with an old apple tree.
Been recommending this movie to friends who aren't really 'birders' but appreciate them.
New review!
In the Dec. 2025 issue of Birding, Julian Hough reviews "Listers," a documentary on extreme birding that appeared on YouTube in a surprise appearance earlier this year. "Listers" was met with immediate acclaim in the birding community.
Read here: www.aba.org/brothers-and...
In the Dec. 2025 issue of Birding, Julian Hough reviews "Listers," a documentary on extreme birding that appeared on YouTube in a surprise appearance earlier this year. "Listers" was met with immediate acclaim in the birding community.
Read here: www.aba.org/brothers-and...
Brothers and a Big Year - American Birding Association
In the Dec. 2025 issue of Birding, Julian Hough reviews "Listers," a documentary on extreme birding that appeared on YouTube in a surprise appearance earlier this year. Directed by Owen Reiser, "Liste...
www.aba.org
December 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Been recommending this movie to friends who aren't really 'birders' but appreciate them.
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A weird ending note for a weird year: I wrote a manifesto for journalists in 2026.
leahsottile.substack.com/p/66-clarity
leahsottile.substack.com/p/66-clarity
66. Clarity
A Living Manifesto on Journalism for 2026 and Beyond
leahsottile.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A weird ending note for a weird year: I wrote a manifesto for journalists in 2026.
leahsottile.substack.com/p/66-clarity
leahsottile.substack.com/p/66-clarity
www.cascadiawild.org is a great non profit that teaches animal tracking, and uses trail cameras to monitor wildlife. They can use some year-end donations
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
Sponsor a Trail Camera
SPONSOR A TRAIL CAMERACascadia Wild's Sponsor a Trail Camera program is our keystone fundraiser that supports the Wolverine Tracking Project. The data gathered from these trail cameras plays an import...
www.zeffy.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
www.cascadiawild.org is a great non profit that teaches animal tracking, and uses trail cameras to monitor wildlife. They can use some year-end donations
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
This podcast, and blog, is always full of interesting wildlife observations. Thanks Byron, keep up the good work.
November 30, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This podcast, and blog, is always full of interesting wildlife observations. Thanks Byron, keep up the good work.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild.
(Mustelid edition):
Mink
River otter
Long-tailed weasel
Pine marten
Sea otter
(Mustelid edition):
Mink
River otter
Long-tailed weasel
Pine marten
Sea otter
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’re seen in the wild.
Wolf
Mountain Lion
Grizzly Bear
Blue Whale
Orca
Wolf
Mountain Lion
Grizzly Bear
Blue Whale
Orca
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild
Deer 🦌
Swan 🦢
Turkey 🦃
Coyote 🐕
Moose 🫎
Deer 🦌
Swan 🦢
Turkey 🦃
Coyote 🐕
Moose 🫎
November 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild.
(Mustelid edition):
Mink
River otter
Long-tailed weasel
Pine marten
Sea otter
(Mustelid edition):
Mink
River otter
Long-tailed weasel
Pine marten
Sea otter
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friends in the news! Learn about acorns, and the CEEN group here www.oregonlive.com/hg/2025/11/b...
Bumper Oregon crop cracks open the question: How to eat an acorn?
Oregon foraging expert Suzanne Vautier reveals why patience is key when collecting acorns to make elk stew, cheesecake and other dishes.
www.oregonlive.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM
friends in the news! Learn about acorns, and the CEEN group here www.oregonlive.com/hg/2025/11/b...
Great article and includes great photos/trail cam shots from @martynlenoble.bandcamp.com
Really good article by Dean Kuipers about Wolves in California.
redcanarycollective.org/magazine/why...
redcanarycollective.org/magazine/why...
Why You Want a Wolf
A Primal Competitor Could Save Us from Ourselves
redcanarycollective.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Great article and includes great photos/trail cam shots from @martynlenoble.bandcamp.com
Getting to see elk along the lower Rogue River this time of year
October 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Getting to see elk along the lower Rogue River this time of year
been working on the lower Rogue and getting to see cool wildlife like this bald eagle calling from atop a Douglas fir along the river.
October 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
been working on the lower Rogue and getting to see cool wildlife like this bald eagle calling from atop a Douglas fir along the river.
Local black bear says "Hi"
October 10, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Local black bear says "Hi"
happy fall folks!
September 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
happy fall folks!
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Firefighting veterans believe the management team overseeing fire crews played a key role in handing team members over to immigration authorities, shares Stateline.
buff.ly/CicG9BT
buff.ly/CicG9BT
Firefighters question leaders’ role in ICE raid near Bear Gulch Fire - High Country News
Firefighting veterans believe the management team overseeing fire crews played a key role in handing team members over to immigration authorities.
www.hcn.org
September 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Firefighting veterans believe the management team overseeing fire crews played a key role in handing team members over to immigration authorities, shares Stateline.
buff.ly/CicG9BT
buff.ly/CicG9BT
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This small falcon faces an existential crisis. Can nest boxes help?
Get to know the American kestrel - High Country News
This small falcon faces an existential crisis. Can nest boxes help?
buff.ly
August 17, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This small falcon faces an existential crisis. Can nest boxes help?
Photographing black oystercatchers is fun, but I've never been fortunate enough to capture an image of a baby. Check out the great shot including an egg below.
August 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Photographing black oystercatchers is fun, but I've never been fortunate enough to capture an image of a baby. Check out the great shot including an egg below.
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The program, which launched in 2012, teaches ecological restoration, forestry, botany and more — all while paying students to work in the field.
In Southern Oregon, teens get their hands dirty and get paid to learn about the forest
The Lomakatsi Youth Ecological Forestry Training and Employment Program gives high school students hands-on experience in ecological restoration. Despite federal funding challenges, the program has thrived this year.
www.opb.org
July 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The program, which launched in 2012, teaches ecological restoration, forestry, botany and more — all while paying students to work in the field.
Big thanks to all the volunteers that helped remove trash and invasive weeds like dyers woad for the Rogue River Cleanup!
May 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Big thanks to all the volunteers that helped remove trash and invasive weeds like dyers woad for the Rogue River Cleanup!
Besides being a great tracker/naturalist, Martyn is a great musician, check out his latest
What better day to release my ditty “What I Know (If Only)” than today?
With tonight’s full moon everything seems to line up just right.
Whether you purchase it, stream it, share it, or just sit with it under the moonlight, thank you for listening.
#FullMoon #NewRelease #SensitiveHillbillyStuff
With tonight’s full moon everything seems to line up just right.
Whether you purchase it, stream it, share it, or just sit with it under the moonlight, thank you for listening.
#FullMoon #NewRelease #SensitiveHillbillyStuff
May 12, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Besides being a great tracker/naturalist, Martyn is a great musician, check out his latest
Next Saturday is Rogue River Cleanup! Volunteers will remove invasive weeds and trash from along the river, come join us.
www.stream-smart.com/rogue-river-...
www.stream-smart.com/rogue-river-...
Rogue River Clean-Ups – Stream Smart
www.stream-smart.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Next Saturday is Rogue River Cleanup! Volunteers will remove invasive weeds and trash from along the river, come join us.
www.stream-smart.com/rogue-river-...
www.stream-smart.com/rogue-river-...
Cathedral Hills in Grants Pass, OR has amazing wildflowers displays this time of year. I get enamored with the Pedicularis densiflora blooms, which are typically red, but there's a small patch of yellow ones.
April 6, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Cathedral Hills in Grants Pass, OR has amazing wildflowers displays this time of year. I get enamored with the Pedicularis densiflora blooms, which are typically red, but there's a small patch of yellow ones.
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In February, five beavers were reintroduced to Vesper Meadow in southwest Oregon to restore wetland ecosystems. Over the past six years, volunteers prepared the habitat by planting willows and building structures to emulate beaver dams.
Beavers reintroduced to land near Vesper Meadow to restore southwest Oregon wetlands
Project Beaver worked with the Bureau of Land Management to restore the large rodents to the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.
www.opb.org
March 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
In February, five beavers were reintroduced to Vesper Meadow in southwest Oregon to restore wetland ecosystems. Over the past six years, volunteers prepared the habitat by planting willows and building structures to emulate beaver dams.
Props to the volunteers that showed up to remove invasive Scotch broom from oak habitat along the Rogue River. These before/after photos are from the folks at Uprooter who make Weed Wrench tools we used to pull the broom. Uprooter organized this Weed Wrangle event, thanks to everyone who helped out!
March 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Props to the volunteers that showed up to remove invasive Scotch broom from oak habitat along the Rogue River. These before/after photos are from the folks at Uprooter who make Weed Wrench tools we used to pull the broom. Uprooter organized this Weed Wrangle event, thanks to everyone who helped out!