John Loegering

John Loegering Ph.D.

Professor
Department Chair
Role:
Faculty - On-Campus

Currently Teaching

BIOL 3464-001: Mammalogy
BIOL 3464-002: Mammalogy
NATR 3464-001: Mammalogy
NATR 3464-002: Mammalogy
NATR 4654-001: Wildlife Ecology & Management
NATR 4654-002: Wildlife Ecology & Management
NATR 4654-003: Wildlife Ecology & Management

Research Interests

  • Avian ecology
  • Curator, U of M Crookston Wildlife Museum
  • Quantitative ecology
  • Riparian and wetland ecosystems
  • Wildlife-habitat relationships
  • Wildlife-human interactions

Awards, Distinctions, and Honors

  • 2019 The Wildlife Society Fellows Award (TWS)
  • 2009 H.T. Morse Distinguished Teaching Professor
  • 2005 Distinguished Teaching Award
  • 2004 Outstanding Educator Award
  • 2004 Student Chapter Advisor of the Year. Presented by The Wildlife Society at the 11th Annual Conference, Calgary, Alberta.
  • 2003 Award of Distinction, Nature Northwest Project. Exemplary project from Northwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnership, University of Minnesota.
  • 2000 Silver Medal Award, Agricultural Communicators in Education. Awarded to J. P. Loegering and W. D. Edge for "An interactive website to increase student participation and learning", ACE Critique and Awards Program.
  • 1998 Outstanding Service Award, Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society
  • 1999 Silver Medal Award, Agricultural Communicators in Education Awarded to W. D. Edge and J. P. Loegering for FW251, Principles of Wildlife Conservation.

Selected Publications

  • Kramer, G. R., D. E. Andersen, D. A. Buehler, P. B. Wood, S. M. Peterson, J. A. Lehman, K. R. Aldinger, L. P. Bulluck, S. Harding, J. A. Jones, J. P. LOEGERING, C. Smalling, R. Vallender, H. M. Streby.  2023. Exposure to risk factors experienced during migration is not associated with recent Vermivora warbler population trends. Landscape Ecology. 24 pages. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-023-01701-2   
  • Driscoll, T. G., J. P. Loegering, and A. L. Gillett.  2021. First nesting record of peregrine falcon in Crookston, Polk County.  Loon 93:161-163. Published summer 2022. 
  • Kramer, G. R., D. E. Andersen, D. A. Buehler, P. B. Wood, S. M. Peterson, J. A. Lehman, K. R. Aldinger, L. P. Bulluck, S. Harding, J. A. Jones, J. P. LOEGERING, C. Smalling, R. Vallender, H. M. Streby.  2018. Population trends in Vermivora warblers are linked to strong migratory connectivity. PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences). 9 pages. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1718985115   
  • Terhune II, T. M., K. R. Aldinger, D. A. Buehler, D. J. Flaspohler, J. L. Larkin, J. P. LOEGERING, K. L. Percy, A. M. Roth, C. Smalling, and P. B. Wood. 2016. Golden-winged Warbler nest-site habitat selection. Pages. 109–125 in H. M. Streby, D. Buehler, and D. E. Andersen (editors). Golden winged Warbler ecology, conservation, and habitat management. Studies in Avian Biology No. 49, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.  
  • Aldinger, K. R., T. M. Terhune II, P. B. Wood, D. A. Buehler, M. H. Bakermans, J. L. Confer, D. J. Flaspohler, J. L. Larkin, J. P. LOEGERING, K. L. Percy, A. M. Roth and C. G. Smalling. 2015. Variables associated with nest survival of Golden-winged Warblers (Vermivora chrysoptera) among vegetation communities commonly used for nesting. Avian Conservation and Ecology 10 (1): 6.  URL: http://www.ace-eco.org/vol10/iss1/art6/. 
  • Roth, A. M., R.W. Rohrbaugh, K. Aldinger, M. Bakermans, S. Barker Swarthout, D. A. Buehler, J. L. Confer, D. Crawford, C. Friis, M. Fowlds, J. Larkin, J. LOEGERING, J. D. Lowe, M. Piorkowski, K. V. Rosenberg, C. Smalling, T. Terhune, R. Vallender, T. Will, and P. Wood. 2012. Golden-winged Warbler Breeding Season Conservation Plan. In A. M. Roth, R. W. Rohrbaugh, T. Will, and D. A. Buehler, editors. 2012. Golden-winged Warbler status assessment and conservation plan. http://www.gwwa.org/.  
  • Streby, H., J. P. LOEGERING, D. E. Andersen. 2012. Spot mapping underestimates song-territory size and use of mature forest by breeding Golden-winged Warblers in Minnesota, USA. Wildlife Society Bulletin 36:40-46.\
  • LOEGERING, J. P., and R. G. Anthony.  2006.  Nest-site selection and productivity of American dippers in the Oregon Coast Range.  Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118:281-294. 
  • Zluticky, L. and J. P. LOEGERING.  2004.  First cattle egret in Mahnomen County.  Loon 75:234.  Co-authored with UMC’s first Wildlife Management graduate.  
  • Edge, W. D., and J. P. LOEGERING.  2000.  Distance education: expanding learning opportunities.  Invited Paper for the Wildlife Society Bulletin 28:522-533. 
  • LOEGERING, J. P., and J. D. Fraser. 1995.  Factors affecting piping plover chick survival in different brood-rearing habitats.  Journal of Wildlife Management 59:646-655. 

Educational Background

  • B.S., Zoology and Biology, minors in Chemistry and Botany, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 1988
  • Certified Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, MD
  • M.S., Wildlife Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 1992
  • Ph.D., Wildlife Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 1997

Professional Memberships

  • American Ornithologists' Union
  • Association of Field Ornithologists
  • Association of Natural Resource Extension Professionals
  • Cooper Ornithological Society
  • Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union
  • Society for Conservation Biology
  • The Wildlife Society - Parent, Minnesota, and Student Chapters
  • Wilson Ornithological Society

Certifications

  • Certified Wildlife Biologist by The Wildlife Society

Other News

 

Started at U of M Crookston August 2000.

In the News

  • U of M Crookston students attend and present at Wildlife Society conference in Maryland
    This conference opened doors to new opportunities I would have never been able to get without attending this.Hunter Kasprowicz, Wildlife Society student chapter memberFour members of the University of Minnesota Crookston Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society and their advisor recently attended… Read more
  • Alumni Feature: Jeff Runck 2012
    Jeff Runck Imagine sitting on the couch watching Netflix and all of a sudden a call comes through. There’s a wildfire raging in the next state and you need to be out the door as soon as possible. You don’t know how long you’ll be gone, and the area you’re… Read more
  • Alumni feature: Aaron Larsen, Jonah Olson, and Jake Nelson
    What are the odds three University of Minnesota Crookston Golden Eagle alumni would end up working under the same roof? Pretty decent when you have the same or similar majors, it turns out. Aaron Larsen 2007, who majored in wildlife management and natural… Read more