As a cyclist, I usually think I don’t have much of an impact on my natural surroundings when I ride. I’m on a bike, it’s not motorized, it’s fairly quiet. Join our conversation as we learn about the impact we have as cyclists on wildlife and how we can mitigate this impact. Our guest today is Amy Stuart who has worked for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife with 30 years.

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Additional Information:

Sustaining wildlife with recreation on public lands: a synthesis of research findings, management practices, and research needs. Gen Tech Rept Link: https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/61721

Hiking, mountain biking and equestrian use in natural areas: A recreation ecology literature review

Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320084633_Hiking_mountain_biking_and_equestrian_use_in_natural_areas_A_recreation_ecology_literature_review

Seeking Ground Less Traveled: Elk Responses to Recreation

Link: https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/sciencef/scifi219.pdf

Elk Responses to Recreation on Public Forests

Link: https://ecoshare.info/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/6-Rowland.pdf

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Amy's Bio:

Amy Stuart received a B.S. from Cornell University and a M.S. from Colorado State University in Wildlife Sciences and Management back in the Pleistocene (1977 and 1980). After wandering and working in several western states, she settled down, worked for and recently retired from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife with 30 years of public service. Most of her work was as a fish biologist, but with experiences ranging from ocean salmon management on the coast, to fish habitat biologist in the John Day basin, to hydro project biologist east of the Cascades, and most recently as the Deschutes Basin manager. Amy loves the outdoors and cares about protecting and conserving our incredible resources in central Oregon but also enjoys a variety of recreation such as fishing, hunting, hiking, kayaking, well…..almost everything outside.

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