No. Written authorization by the SROA Natural Resources Department is required prior to the removal of native trees, alive or dead. Removal of non-native landscape trees (such as aspen, spruce, fir, etc.) must be approved by the SROA Community Development Department. 

Call a licensed wildlife rehabilitator for advice. The closest licensed wildlife rehabilitators include:

• Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory at 541-593-4394 for birds, amphibians, and reptiles. 

• Think Wild at 541-241-8680 for small mammals, marsupials, birds, amphibians and reptiles. 

• Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife at 541-388-6363 for large mammals such as deer, elk, cougars, wolves, and bears.

Most bird nests are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). Under the MBTA it is illegal to destroy a nest that has eggs or young birds that are still dependent on the nest for survival. It is also illegal for anyone to keep a nest they take out of a tree or find on the ground unless they have a permit to do so issued by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Contact the Sunriver Nature Center at 541-593-4394 for more information.