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by CascadiaWild
July 11th, 2019, 11:22 am
Forum: Events and Announcements
Topic: Hikers Needed! Red Fox Scat Survey on Mount Hood
Replies: 4
Views: 15502

Re: Hikers Needed! Red Fox Scat Survey on Mount Hood

Orientation is tonight! Join us to learn about the Sierra Nevada red fox: its history, environment, and scat! Learn how to help collect crucial information on one of the most rare mammals in North America. Thursday, July 11th, 6:30 pm Leaven Community Center, 5431 NE 20th Ave, Portland OR (corner o...
by CascadiaWild
June 22nd, 2019, 5:51 pm
Forum: Events and Announcements
Topic: Hikers Needed! Red Fox Scat Survey on Mount Hood
Replies: 4
Views: 15502

Re: Hikers Needed! Red Fox Scat Survey on Mount Hood

That's a great question! Many animals will leave their scat directly on a trail, as a way of marking territory and also since they are using trails to travel. That is most often where we find red fox scat and why we are looking for hikers to help out. Zigzag trail is about the area that we would exp...
by CascadiaWild
June 21st, 2019, 2:09 pm
Forum: Events and Announcements
Topic: Hikers Needed! Red Fox Scat Survey on Mount Hood
Replies: 4
Views: 15502

Hikers Needed! Red Fox Scat Survey on Mount Hood

IMG_0916.JPG If you're hiking Mt. Hood this summer, please join this important survey! Cascadia Wild is conducting a scat survey for the Sierra Nevada Red Fox, a rare subspecies of fox found only in the Cascades and Sierras - in Oregon they have only been found above 4,000 feet. The genetic informa...
by CascadiaWild
September 24th, 2011, 11:12 am
Forum: Events and Announcements
Topic: Wolverine Tracking Project
Replies: 1
Views: 1559

Wolverine Tracking Project

Interested in the animals that live on Mt Hood? Love to snowshoe? Join the Wolverine Tracking Project, a volunteer survey program through Portland-based Cascadia Wild. Develop animal tracking skills, enjoy group trips in a winter wonderland, and walk in the path of cougars.  Season cost is $50; fami...
by CascadiaWild
September 27th, 2010, 4:06 pm
Forum: Events and Announcements
Topic: Wolverine Tracking Project
Replies: 0
Views: 1552

Wolverine Tracking Project

Cascadia Wild's Wolverine Tracking Project Spend your days snowshoeing in the winter woods.  Learn how to read the tracks animals have left in the snow.  Carry out surveys for rare carnivores that the Forest Service can use when planning their management activities.  Join Cascadia Wild for the Wolve...