Tyson Wepprich
@tysonwepprich.bsky.social
Biologist in Oregon, forest mgmt, fire ecology, insect population trends, butterflies, biocontrol, climate change, SEIU member, he/him
My view echoes points made by van Klink & Crossley, but I wanted to point out that (similar to Monarch butterflies) the timeframe of a population trend needs to match the environmental changes influencing it. Paper has interesting results wrt temperature trends in Northern sites linked to declines.
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
My view echoes points made by van Klink & Crossley, but I wanted to point out that (similar to Monarch butterflies) the timeframe of a population trend needs to match the environmental changes influencing it. Paper has interesting results wrt temperature trends in Northern sites linked to declines.
TIL about the Cyclocrane invented in the 80s for aerial logging. Did not pan out. Great video showing its test flights in Tillamook, Oregon www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiU7...
October 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
TIL about the Cyclocrane invented in the 80s for aerial logging. Did not pan out. Great video showing its test flights in Tillamook, Oregon www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiU7...
Maybe it's the top of Zebra Canyon? One of the favorite places I've visited
September 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Maybe it's the top of Zebra Canyon? One of the favorite places I've visited
Delicious, but no playground
August 4, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Delicious, but no playground
Dead grass & peak bloom diversity in the PNW pollinator garden: yarrow, farewell-to-spring, Oregon sunshine, gilia, phacelia, goldenrod, collomia, self-heal
June 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Dead grass & peak bloom diversity in the PNW pollinator garden: yarrow, farewell-to-spring, Oregon sunshine, gilia, phacelia, goldenrod, collomia, self-heal
For an example of a Freres post-fire clearcut mentioned in this story, here is their work bordering Santiam State Forest leaving zero riparian cover for the creek upstream of Shellburg Falls. Vantage is looking SSW from the NE corner of the clearcut in the satellite photo.
March 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
For an example of a Freres post-fire clearcut mentioned in this story, here is their work bordering Santiam State Forest leaving zero riparian cover for the creek upstream of Shellburg Falls. Vantage is looking SSW from the NE corner of the clearcut in the satellite photo.
no, they did not. cash only for some reason
January 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
no, they did not. cash only for some reason
a real cliffhanger in Newport, Oregon. asking for $649k. here's before the remodel, did the flipper heed the warning to move the house?
January 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
a real cliffhanger in Newport, Oregon. asking for $649k. here's before the remodel, did the flipper heed the warning to move the house?
Harrelson Hall at NC State (rest in peace). www.lib.ncsu.edu/news/special...
October 9, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Harrelson Hall at NC State (rest in peace). www.lib.ncsu.edu/news/special...
Rough year for peachicks in Corvallis. Maybe 10% survival? Lots of outdoor cats in my neighborhood & I don't know who to root for.
September 11, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Rough year for peachicks in Corvallis. Maybe 10% survival? Lots of outdoor cats in my neighborhood & I don't know who to root for.
Farewell to spring (Clarkia amoena) in PNW
July 2, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Farewell to spring (Clarkia amoena) in PNW
It doesn't have to be this way. In Scotland, with the right to roam, you can hike on land owned by the billionaire Tetrapak heiress no problem!
June 24, 2024 at 3:13 PM
It doesn't have to be this way. In Scotland, with the right to roam, you can hike on land owned by the billionaire Tetrapak heiress no problem!
Many flowers are like the Hydra if you chop their stem in spring, giving pollinators more blooms for summer.
June 18, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Many flowers are like the Hydra if you chop their stem in spring, giving pollinators more blooms for summer.
Learned about post-fire research while seeing the massive scale of salvage logging on industrial forestland after the 2020 Labor Day fires.
May 30, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Learned about post-fire research while seeing the massive scale of salvage logging on industrial forestland after the 2020 Labor Day fires.
coltsfoot/butterbur emerging in Oregon. what a goof
March 20, 2024 at 4:12 PM
coltsfoot/butterbur emerging in Oregon. what a goof
Neat paper! Seems similar in concept to degree-days for measuring seasonal heat available for insect development. I like comparing years/sites with the accumulated variable on the y-axis to show variation in totals and timing.
February 20, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Neat paper! Seems similar in concept to degree-days for measuring seasonal heat available for insect development. I like comparing years/sites with the accumulated variable on the y-axis to show variation in totals and timing.
Great advice for killing your lawn (and guerilla seed bombing). I've been at it for a few years, but my pollinator garden is still a mullet. I love the overwinter jostling for space in the PNW garden. Gift link: wapo.st/49adgtu
February 6, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Great advice for killing your lawn (and guerilla seed bombing). I've been at it for a few years, but my pollinator garden is still a mullet. I love the overwinter jostling for space in the PNW garden. Gift link: wapo.st/49adgtu
Insect voltinism, or how many generations they fit in a year, is the coolest life history trait. Here's phenology variation of 30 butterfly species in Ohio and how each changes as the environment determines whether they attempt larger last generations. (is this the 1st voltinism skeet?) 🧪 #rstats
January 25, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Insect voltinism, or how many generations they fit in a year, is the coolest life history trait. Here's phenology variation of 30 butterfly species in Ohio and how each changes as the environment determines whether they attempt larger last generations. (is this the 1st voltinism skeet?) 🧪 #rstats
thank you! I hadn't seen this style of illustration except in older boy scout handbooks
January 8, 2024 at 5:48 PM
thank you! I hadn't seen this style of illustration except in older boy scout handbooks
This skeet sent me down the Oregon hazards rabbit hole (gis.dogami.oregon.gov/maps/hazvu/) and the volcanic risk map had some shocking lava flow potential!
December 30, 2023 at 9:28 PM
This skeet sent me down the Oregon hazards rabbit hole (gis.dogami.oregon.gov/maps/hazvu/) and the volcanic risk map had some shocking lava flow potential!
Fluoridated water by state (and town in Oregon) seems like a public health metric that had resisted political polarization. Go Illinois, Kentucky, and North Dakota! Source: www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/statistics/2020stats.htm
December 21, 2023 at 5:57 PM
Fluoridated water by state (and town in Oregon) seems like a public health metric that had resisted political polarization. Go Illinois, Kentucky, and North Dakota! Source: www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/statistics/2020stats.htm
Made me search for my ordination of brewery distribution by state circa 2014, showing similarity in beers available
November 21, 2023 at 6:45 PM
Made me search for my ordination of brewery distribution by state circa 2014, showing similarity in beers available