![\"35th_st_westward\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/files\/2014\/08\/35th_st_westward2-1024x576.jpg\" "\\"35th_st_westward\\"")
<\/p>\n
In addition to these accomplishments,\u00a0OSU has also made a significant effort to protect wildlife and natural resources on campus through the\u00a0Oak Creek Restoration project<\/a>. Restoration efforts have included the removal of invasive species like Himalayan blackberry and English ivy, reforesting areas of the corridor, reconnecting the floodplain, and properly treating and buffering storm water discharge into the creek ensuring a healthy aquatic habitat for fish and amphibians.\u00a0Oak Creek is also an outdoor learning lab\u00a0\u2013 students have the opportunity to evaluate various restoration and protection methods, study riparian function and monitor stream improvements.<\/p>\n So, what else is OSU doing for wildlife?<\/p>\n OSU\u2019s\u00a0Marine Mammal Institute<\/a> (MMI) is a facility that brings together the work and expertise of many programs including engineering, genetics, agriculture, aquatics, ecology, veterinary medicine, biology and communications.<\/p>\n \u201cAs the only institute of its kind, the Marine Mammal Institute combines the efforts of top researchers from around the world to continue the legacy of discovery and preservation of critical habitats of target species and understanding how they interact with their environment and human activities.\u201d<\/p>\n The Institute consists of\u00a0six labs,one of which is the\u00a0Cetacean Conservation and Genomics Laboratory<\/a> (CCGL). The CCGL is committed to researching the molecular ecology and systematics of\u00a0whales, dolphins and porpoises\u00a0around the world to learn from their past, assess their present, with an ultimate goal of ensuring these marine mammals thrive long into the future.<\/p>\n The lab looks at the impact of hunting on whale populations and the ecological role they played before human exploitation. To assess their current status, CCGL is involved in\u00a0three collaborative studies <\/a>focused on populations, genetic diversity and migration, specifically looking at Humpback and Sperm whales.\u00a0CCGL alsosurveys the \u2018whale-meat\u2019 markets in Japan and the Republic of (South) Korea to learn more about what the future holds.<\/p>\n Learn more about OSU\u2019s Marine Mammal Institute<\/a> and their work on whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions, and walruses.”<\/p>\n Oregon State University has always held its Conservation and Wildlife practices in the highest regard, which is reflected in the numerous facilities, programs, and events the school has to offer. If you would like to learn more about sustainability at OSU, click here<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The National Wildlife Federation recently highlighted Oregon State in an article\u00a0about the University’s commitment to conservation and wildlife.\u00a0Kristy Jones, the manager of campus climate education and action in National Wildlife Federation’s\u00a0Campus Ecology program, had this to say about OSU’s accomplishments. “Oregon State University in Corvallis is committed to conservation and wildlife both on and off […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6567,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1292116,1292117,607797],"tags":[140586,6686,623391,623944,3445],"class_list":["post-6126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-sustainability","category-community-sustainability","category-natural-features-and-landscaping","tag-conservation","tag-marine","tag-national-wildlife-federation","tag-nwf","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6567"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6126\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Whales\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/files\/2014\/07\/Whales1.jpg\" "\\"Whales\\"")
<\/p>\n