Dr. Ashley D'Antonio 🥾

Great work by Dr. Minehart (former PhD student in my lab group)! Excited to see this important work out in the world.

Episode 57: Recreating – Balancing Fun with Ecology In this episode of ‘In the Woods’, host Lauren Grand , Lane County Extension Forester, talks with Dr. Ashley D’Antonio, an associate professor in nature-based recreation managemen…

I had a great chat with Lauren for this podcast! And I even included my knitting as an essential piece of "field gear" for a recreation ecologist. 😀

I end my classes w/ time for students to write a short reflection of what they learned that day. I typically include a pic of my cats on the slide w/ the reflection prompt. Students have started sending me photos of their pets & plants to include on that slide. This brings me so much joy this term.

A square chocolate cake on a brown dish. The cake has light colored chocolate ice cream and is decorated with small colorful candy stars.

A small triangular knitting project on a cable needle. The yarn is grey with colorful speckles. The shawl is laying on a light colored wooden floor.

Self-care things from this weekend = baking a chocolate cake & casting on a new shawl

It was actually sunny today and my window cling made a lovely little patch of rainbows in my office. Hopefully a good sign on the first day of Winter Term. 😊

Oregon sees growth in outdoor industry, worth over $8 billion The Bureau of Economic Analysis found that Oregon's outdoor industry brings in billions to the stat's economy. We'll hear from OSU to break down the growth and the industry's future.

Great story from Think Out Loud featuring College of Forestry and OSU colleagues.

Holiday knitting. ❄️

If you’re at #AGU24 this week, go check out this talk by my amazing friend and colleague Dr. Bursztyn. Yay for collaborative science!

This is stunning!

Please spread the word on this exciting position, can’t wait to have a new colleague!

A group gathers at the center of the green, tree-lined "Oval" on the Missoula campus of the University of Montana with Mount Sentinel in the background.

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Been pretty quiet on here lately for lots of reasons but mostly b/c I was trying to disconnect during sabbatical.

But! Field studies are ramping up and I just got back from a lovely place with great colleagues from University of Montana. Yay for collaborative science!

Wrapping up a week of fieldwork at Curecanti National Recreation Area with colleagues from University of Montana. We’re trying to better understand the experience and movement of anglers on Blue Mesa Reservoir. Yay for collaborative science!

We joked that I should teach in a disguise so no one would recognized me on campus while I am on sabbatical (the classroom is a “fish bowl” - all windows). 🥸

On sabbatical this year, so I haven’t taught since March 2023. I guest lectured today for a grad student so she didn’t have to cancel class. I came home after and immediately napped. 😆 I love teaching but forgot how draining it is - especially as an introvert.

On sabbatical this year, so haven’t taught since March 2023. I did a “guest lecture” today for my grad student so she didn’t have to cancel class (a class she is covering for me). I came home after and immediately napped. 😆 I love teaching but forgot how draining it is - especially as an introvert.

Back from a work meeting in South Lake Tahoe. Got to spend a lovely field day in the Desolation Wilderness. 😍

I just did @SkypeScientist w/ a 5th grade class to help prepare them for a camping trip to a state park. The teacher is having them present what they learned about recreation ecology to the other classes going on the trip so they can enjoy nature while minimizing disturbance. ❤️

I just did @skypeascientist.bsky.social w/ a 5th grade class to help prepare them for a camping trip to a state park. The teacher is having them present what they learned about recreation ecology to the other classes going on the trip so they can enjoy nature while minimizing disturbance. ❤️

A round cake on a brown plate with white icing covered on all sides with Star-shaped sprinkles.

Since I am on sabbatical this term, I have been trying to work as little as possible on Fridays to give myself three day weekends most weeks. Today I used some of my free time to bake a “confetti cake” covered in multicolored stars! 💫

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Sunset over forested hills with the words “We’re hiring!” in all caps and NCC’s green logo at the top.

Screenshot of 5 job titles and locations

Screenshot of 5 job titles and locations

Ten (10) open positions at the Nature Conservancy of Canada. www.natureconservancy.ca/en/who-we-ar...

Please share! Working here is great. #ConservationJobs

You can also find me in the sky place now - "AshRecEco".

And here's a photo of a gnome I knit just because. 🍄

I am a recreation ecologist at Oregon State! I study outdoor recreation in protected areas and help managers figures out how to balance recreation use with conservation goals. I also teach classes on outdoor recreation management and planning. When not science-ing, I love knitting.

Hi folks! I am an Associate Prof at Oregon State and study recreation ecology and outdoor recreation management. I mostly work in parks and protected areas in the U.S. and my research aims to help balance recreation use with conservation goals. I also knit (A LOT) & have two adorable cats. #HiSciSky

Today was my first official day of my academic sabbatical. Really looking forward to some focused time for reading, writing, and - of course - some knitting. 😊 Today I took a midday knitting and reading break outside in my garden where our roses are having a second bloom.

Interesting piece from Rocky Mountain NP and Park Science on how community scientists can help with monitoring visitor-related disturbance.

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/let-me-count-the-ways-how-citizen-scientists-helped-a-park-measure-visitor-impacts.htm

https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/8V7SQKVENCFMG3VFAV5W/full?target=10.1080/08941920.2023.2255863

Congrats to former lab member Susie Sidder! Another chapter from her dissertation was published this week in @info_iasnr's journal. This chapter presents a framework for how animal movement theory could be applied to visitor use....