Saving Snags for Owls: Nesting Habitat Preference Research
The importance of snags for many owl species and over 85 other species of birds. Not all snags are created equal, and that is why the ORI's research is critical to understand what types of trees to leave behind for which species.
New Burrowing Owl Cam with Partners Explore.org and Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR)
The ORI, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), and explore.org recently installed a livestreaming camera at the former Umatilla Army Depot to watch burrowing owls that nest there. This was highlighted on NBC News in Oregon, watch news clip here.
Short-eared Owl Winter Surveys Wrap-Up, Thank You Volunteers!
The ORI, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), and explore.org recently installed a livestreaming camera at the former Umatilla Army Depot to watch burrowing owls that nest there. This was highlighted on NBC News in Oregon, watch news clip here.
ORI PUBLISHES PAPER - A Historical Review of Our Knowledge of Brown Lemming Population Cycles at Barrow, Alaska: Cycles No More or Never Before
Lemming and vole populations rise and fall in periodic but unpredictable fluctuations that have been observed for centuries. Although modern research has documented patterns every 4–6 years, no single factor, ie. food, predators, disease, or social stress, fully explains these outbreaks. Instead, multiple forces interact to produce population changes that resemble cycles but are better understood as recurring fluctuations rather than true, predictable cycles.
Restoring Burrowing Owls at Weapons Depo Conservation and Collaboration
Today, the project serves a multitude of purposes: a conservation success story, an important source population for Burrowing Owls in the Pacific Northwest, training grounds for biologists around the world, a platform for community outreach and education, and a long-term collaborative research and management effort. Those involved include non-profit groups, universities, the Oregon Military Department, and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation...
Northwest Woodlands Magazine Article Summer Edition
Article written about the importance of snags by the ORI and published in Northwest Woodlands magazine, a publication of the Oregon Small Woodlands, Washington Farm Forestry, Idaho Montana Forest Owners Associations
ORI's Raptor Survey Highlighted by MTPR: Montana's Public Radio, Since Then, We Have Broken Our Record of Most Raptors Counted in One Day
Montana Public Radio came out with us on the January Raptor Survey and recorded this piece that aired on MTPR on March 3rd, 2025
Saw-Whet Banding Station Season Wrap-up
An amazing season with 210 Saw-Whet owls and 2 Boreal Owls banded and were able to introduce over 150 people to the wonders of wild owls
SoCal Snowy Owl Short Documentary Received the Audience Award for Best Short Documentary at the 25th Anniversary Newport Beach Film Festival
December 2024 "SoCal Snowy Owl," a short human interest documentary, debuted at Newport Beach Film Festival on Oct. 18th, 2024. It's a...
ORI PUBLISHES PAPER - A Worldwide Review of Snowy Owl Feeding Ecology: The Importance of Lemmings and Voles in a Changing Climate
We are excited to share the publication of our latest research paper in Birds journal: Birds, Volume 5, Issue 3 (September 2024)...
