OSU Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences

07/02/2024

06/28/2024

"Over the course of a week, campers take field trips, conduct lab work, sleep in the dorms at OSU, tour buildings on campus, get face time with professors, build camaraderie on a challenge course, snorkel in a river, and learn about environmental science careers, financial aid and resources for navigating college."

Hispanic migrant and Indigenous students are underrepresented in natural science careers and higher education. To change this, Oregon Sea Grant helps organize annual summer camps that aim to pique these teens’ interest in the natural sciences and empower them to attend college. The free camps, whi...

06/25/2024

Dr. Scott Heppell and Bryan Endress are in Palau again with the 12 students of FW391. Students on Friday morning were running transects to estimate sea cucumber populations, joined by a student from Palau Community College.

06/04/2024

Hatfield Marine Science Center welcomes a new guest! As a research facility, they don't name the animals in residence there... but if they did, what would you want to call this old guy?

There’s a new resident Giant Pacific Octopus at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. The cephalopod is there thanks to a local crab boat.

05/23/2024

ODFW has a new director! An OSU graduate, an oceanographer, a seasoned administrator, and the first woman to take the organizations' reins. Congratulations to Dr. Debbie Colbert!

Conservationists expressed cautious optimism over the appointment of former Deputy Director Debbie Colbert to lead the state wildlife agency

05/22/2024

05/07/2024

Did you know that MACO supports coastal travel assistance for OSU students, faculty, and staff by giving away ✨FREE✨ Coast to Valley Express tickets every term?!

This fantastic public transit system picks up right on Corvallis campus at McNary Hall and drops off at the Hatfield Marine Science Center four times a day, so you can make it out to your early morning lecture or field trip at HMSC and be back in Corvallis by the end of that day!

Tickets are supported for qualifying purposes, including classes, field trips, tours, lectures, events, and other degree-supporting work at Hatfield.

This is open to both undergraduate and graduate level students, as well as faculty and staff!

We encourage you to apply for tickets for your next marine science adventure!🌊

04/29/2024

Since the 70s, the fossil record had shown us the largest salmonid to ever live. Five million years after it went extinct, Dr. Brian Sidlauskas, Professor and Curator of Fishes, has shown that its teeth were built differently than we first imagined.

Palaeontologists believe the teeth of the giant fish – which was almost three metres long – may have been used for fighting and digging nests.

04/26/2024

Some folks from the Human Dimensions Lab stopped by the Nash Hall office to drop off some goodies for Administrative Professionals Day! 🥰

04/25/2024

The Marine Mammal Institute needs your help! 🐋

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! We are so grateful for this outpouring of community support for our students and research. MMI has a few more challenge gifts to be unlocked.

Here's a great chance to multiply your giving dollars and help unlock $17000! 💪 💰

https://www.damproudday.org/campaigns/marine-mammal-institute-fellowship-fund

Marine Mammal Institute - Oregon State University

04/24/2024

Less than 8 HOURS left in Dam Proud Day 2024, and we’re just shy of $5,000, we can do it! Can we reach $8k before midnight? 10k? You can join the faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends of FWCS in investing in the future of fisheries, wildlife, and conservation scientists.

Created and hosted by the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences (FWCS) at Oregon State University, the Vanguarding an Inclusive Ecologi...

04/23/2024

Tomorrow is Dam Proud Day and we are highlighting our VIEW Fellowship, which is our 10 paid summer research experience program that supports the professional development of future ecologists from communities that have been historically excluded or are currently underrepresented in our field.

To make a donation please visit the link below, your gift will directly support our future fellows.

https://www.damproudday.org/campaigns/fisheries-wildlife-unrestricted-fund

03/18/2024

Dr. Pat Kennedy, Professor Emeritus with FWCS, offers a half-century perspective from a life spent as one of the first women to make a career of raptor research.

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03/02/2024

OSU researchers were the first to see something entirely unexpected: a hoary bat, a threatened species, out over open water. Will Kennerley, who documented the sighting, says "I think surprises like this are one of the most exciting parts of doing science."

On a research cruise focused on marine mammals and seabirds, Oregon State University scientists earned an unexpected bonus: The first-ever documented sighting of a hoary bat flying over the open ocean.

02/24/2024

This Sunday (2/25) is the full consideration date for our Administrative Manager Professional Faculty position.

We are seeking an individual with strong customer service and organizational skills. A Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of administrative support experience is required.

👩‍💼 Reports to Department Head
🤝 Liaison with OSU HR
📝 Supervisory role for front office staff
📧 Crucial in communication and problem-solving

✨ Why Join Us?
🌱 Emphasis on care and inclusion
📈 Professional development opportunities
👩‍🏫 Contribute to a thriving academic community

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and be a part of our mission to advance research and conservation efforts! https://buff.ly/3STpgs6

02/24/2024

This Sunday (2/25) is the full consideration date for our Administrative Manager Professional Faculty position.

We are seeking an individual with strong customer service and organizational skills. A Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 years of administrative support experience is required.

👩‍💼 Reports to Department Head
🤝 Liaison with OSU HR
📝 Supervisory role for front office staff
📧 Crucial in communication and problem-solving

✨ Why Join Us?
🌱 Emphasis on care and inclusion
📈 Professional development opportunities
👩‍🏫 Contribute to a thriving academic community

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and be a part of our mission to advance research and conservation efforts! https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/149425

02/23/2024

02/19/2024

Join our team! We are on the search for a talented and driven individual to join our faculty as an Assistant Professor, Ichthyologist (Curator of the OSU fish collection). This position will focus on research and teaching related to systematics, phylogenetics, biogeography, and conservation of fishes. Job duties include 40% Research and Scholarship, 30% Teaching and Advising, 20% Museum Curation and Outreach, and 10% Service. To review the posting and apply, visit https://buff.ly/42MCBXH.

02/14/2024

This Sunday (2/18) is the full consideration date for the Human Wildlife Interactions, Social Scientist tenure track faculty position.

As part of the College of Agriculture Sciences's Working and Natural Landscapes theme, this faculty position focuses on developing an integrated program of research and teaching centered on social-ecological dynamics. Based primarily in Oregon, you'll delve into human-wildlife interactions, with a special emphasis on human-wolf interactions.

If you're experienced in participatory or applied research, passionate about environmental social science, and ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you! Apply now to join our collaborative team at OSU. jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/149447

02/02/2024

Breaking News! FWCS has several positions opening and we want you on our team!

Assistant or Associate Professor in Human Wildlife Interactions, Social Science, Tenure Track
Full consideration Feb. 18. Closes March 3

Administrative Manager, Professional Faculty
Full consideration Feb. 25. Closes March 17.

Two more assistant professor positions (a Small Mammal Ecologist and an Ichthyologist) will be opening very soon.

You can find the full details of these positions on our website. fwcs.oregonstate.edu/jobs-in-fwcs

02/01/2024

Congratulations to our own Dr. Angee Doerr, for being elected to the governing board of the Ecological Society of America! For more than a decade, she has actively engaged with ESA participating as Vice Chair/Chair/Past Chair of the Early Career Section, as a current member of the Publications Committee — including a stint as Chair of the Committee — and is a current Subject-matter Editor for Ecological Applications.

HomeBlogPress ReleasesEcological Society of America Announces Leadership Election Results Ecological Society of America Announces Leadership Election Results Posted by Public Affairs on January 10, 2024 Share Tweet Post Email January 10, 2024 For Immediate Release Contact: Alison Mize, (202) 833-877...

01/30/2024

01/25/2024

"Fish responded to temperature differently during and after the marine heat waves," said Zoe Almeida, who worked on the research as a post-doctoral scholar at Oregon State

Marine heat waves appear to trigger earlier reproduction, high mortality in early life stages and fewer surviving juvenile Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska, a new study from Oregon State University shows.

01/23/2024

Peter Ralph (University of Oregon) will present his talk "Simulation-based inference for ecology and evolution". Join us tomorrow, January 24, at 4pm in LINC 302. Zoom information and the full speaker list can be found at fwcs.oregonstate.edu/eecb.

01/20/2024

The winter full moon is next week (Jan. 25), and that means REEF scientists and research partners are gearing up to study endangered Nassau Grouper spawning aggregations in the Cayman Islands!

2024 marks the 22nd year of the Grouper Moon Project, a collaborative research effort between REEF, the Cayman Islands Department of Environment and scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and OSU Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences. To learn more, visit www.REEF.org/groupermoonproject and keep an eye on our social media for updates on this year's research!

The Semmens Lab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography

📷: Tiago Peixoto

01/19/2024

BIG NEWS! After being underway at OSU since 2016 and cultivating a robust mix of marine projects and activities, the MSI will grow from a catalyst initiative to a permanent academic support program called Marine and Coastal Opportunities (MACO).

MACO will be part of the Office of Academic Affairs, alongside other university experiential learning programs. Check out the full announcement at beav.es/qR3 and follow the MSI social media channels to join our journey!

01/09/2024

Researchers and fisheries experts are weighing the implications of an invasive species that's been steadily growing in Oregon for around 30 years. The good news is they're pretty tasty.

European green crabs have established themselves as a formidable threat to local shellfish since appearing on Pacific Northwest shores in the late 1990s.

01/06/2024

“During times of rapid environmental change, evaluating and describing changes in the landscape where a species lives is important for informed conservation and management decisions,” Rachel Crowhurst, FWCS Wildlife Geneticist

The mammals' environment is getting hotter and drier.

12/06/2023

For our last EECB seminar of Fall term, Andy Jones from Oregon State University will present his talk on the variation in drought resistance in tropical trees and its implications for climate change. Join us on December 8 at 4pm in LINC 302. Zoom information and the full speaker list can be found at fwcs.oregonstate.edu/eecb

12/05/2023

"[Jamie Hart] said it’s not easy to go out in the ocean and find one giant Pacific octopus. So local fishermen are their main source for the cephalopods. She said they’re sometimes accidental stowaways."

Oregon State University’s Hartfield Marine Science Center says it has to rely on local fishermen to find a Giant Pacific Octopus.