OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Mark successfully defends his M.S. thesis

Mark defended his thesis that focused on vital rates of the the Black-backed Woodpecker in burned and unburned (green) forests in southern Oregon. His work is the first to demonstrate that woodpeckers in green forests have nest and post-fledging survival rates that are nearly identicaly to those in burned areas in the western portion of the woodpecker's range. Nice job, Mark!