Lesmeister Lab
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    • Passive Acoustic Monitoring
    • Northern Spotted Owl Research
    • Small Mammals and Trophic Pathways
    • Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, Malawi
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Natalie Rugg

Ecologist

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B.S. in Biology; emphasis in Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
California State University, Chico​

With the PNW Research Station since 2020

Natalie is an Ecologist with the USDA Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station. Natalie joined the northern spotted owl bioacoustics monitoring program in 2020 as a field technician and now oversees data management and processing. Natalie’s current projects include investigating western screech-owl distribution, habitat preference, detectability, and the potential impacts of the invasive barred owl.
​The Lesmeister Lab is based in Corvallis, Oregon and operates in a close partnership between the
U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station and Oregon State University. 

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  • Projects
    • Passive Acoustic Monitoring
    • Northern Spotted Owl Research
    • Small Mammals and Trophic Pathways
    • Nkhotakota Wildlife Reserve, Malawi
  • Meet the Team
  • Publications
  • News and Events
  • Contact
    • Interested Students And Collaborators
    • Current Openings
    • Learn More