Each winter and early spring, coyotes at Mount Pisgah are beginning families in the oak savannas, moving through tall grass and moss-covered trees.
Mates form lifelong bonds, often reuniting year after year. Together, they guard the den, hunt — rabbits, birds and mice — to bring food to their pups.
These seasonal cycles predate the park. Wildly adaptable, coyotes have largely stayed out of sight even as the 2,215-acre Howard Buford Recreation Area has grown into one of the most visited trail systems in the Eugene-Springfield region…