MB&G Biologists were at Ski Bowl Resort on Mt. Hood early last week installing an array of Automated Recording Units. Instinct Environmental is the manufacturer of the units and met our team onsite to train our staff on installation and battery changing protocols. The units record and classify audio data using algorithms like USFS’s PNW Cnet (version 5) and BirdNET to identify target species – northern spotted owls in this case.
Our forestry team has been managing a property in Oregon since 2017. Here are some great side by sides of the same area four years apart. Our forester’s oversaw the planting on this property in 2021 and in 2025 we can finally start seeing some of that unit’s growth.
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