Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, June 7, 9-11 AM Presentations: "Is post-fire management pre-fire management in a fiery world?" presented by Christopher Dunn, Assistant Professor of Wildfire Risk Science, College of Forestry, OSU "Academic support in a changing fire environment" presented by Kevin Reese, Interagency Fire Staff Officer- Northwest Oregon Interagency Fire Management, US Forest Service Student lightning talk: "Economic Valuation of Carbon Sequestration in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest: Co-Benefit of a Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Site" presented by Alex...
The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) is recruiting for a Lead Field Technician position to assist with sampling at McRae Creek (located within the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest) and at Martha Creek (located at the Wind River Experimental Forest near Carson, WA). The position is based in Vancouver, WA. Frequent travel is required for work at McRae Creek, with lodging provided and per diem reimbursement for meal and incidental expenses. NEON sampling activities include but are not limited to: discharge; water and sediment chemistry collections; reaeration; geomorphological mapping...
The new Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts (PRAx) on the OSU campus will feature a sculpture by Refik Anadol. The artist used bioacoustics data from the birds project at HJ Andrews Experimental Forest Long-Term Ecological Research Program to create his work. The PRAx opening, Saturday, April 6, will feature presentations from Dr. Matt Betts and graduate student Nina Ferrari, plus readings from writers and performances from musicians who have spent time in artist/writer residencies at the Andrews.
Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, April 5, 9-11 AM Presentations: "Federal Regulations and Archeological Resources: Best Practices for Conducting Research in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest" presented by Steven Highland, Heritage Program Manager (Forest Archeologist) and Tribal Liaison, Willamette National Forest "New Fire and Forest Development Histories in Moist Douglas-fir Forests" presented by Andrew Merschel, ORISE Postdoctoral Scholar with USFS PNW Research Station. Graduate student lightning talk: "The Influence of Network Contraction and Expansion on Dissolved Oxygen...
Seeking Research Assistants in Forest Ecology – Temperate old-growth forest dynamics Position Overview: The LaManna lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Marquette University is currently looking to hire 3 enthusiastic research technicians with experience in forest-survey techniques and/or Pacific Northwest tree and plant identification skills to address questions related to the maintenance of plant species diversity in old-growth forests along a 1,000 m elevational gradient in the Western Cascade Mountains of Oregon. The work will occur at the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest (...
Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, March 1, 9-11 AM Presentations: "What influences how public land managers evaluate scientific information? Long-Term Ecological Research and Cognitive Biases" presented by Claire Rapp, Postdoctoral Scholar, College of Forestry, OSU "Investigating the Effects of Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation on Native-Invasive Plant Interactions Post-fire" presented by Ethan Torres, ENVS M.S. student at University of Oregon. After our presentations, at 10 AM, we will move into our community meeting, which includes updates on graduate student activities, site, WNF...
Please join us for Jaime Ortega’s MS thesis defense: "Driver of Relative Streamflow Contribution in Mountainous Headwater Streams". Jaime did field work at the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest in Lookout Creek and Cold Creek. His major advisor was Dr. Catalina Segura. Tuesday, January 30. 12:30 p.m. Richardson Hall 313 or zoom.
The HJ Andrews Experimental Forest (HJA) Long-term Ecological Research Program is seeking applicants for a Postdoctoral Scholar to integrate landscape modeling with existing geospatial and research data, analyze model outputs, and use those outputs to test ecological hypotheses across the landscape with relevance to forests of the Pacific Northwest. We encourage applicants with strong interests and experience in one or more of the following: landscape ecology, simulation modeling, disturbance ecology, spatial analysis, long-term data analysis, and interdisciplinary research. Applications...
You’re invited to an artist talk by David Paul Bayles, as he discusses his work on “ Following Fire: A Resilient Forest / An Uncertain Future.” Bayles focuses on landscapes where the needs of forests and human pursuits often collide, sometimes coexist and on occasion find harmony. Some of his projects utilize a documentary approach while others use a more contemporary art practice. Blue Sky Gallery. 122 NW 8th Ave, Portland, Oregon RESCHEDULED: Artist Talk: Saturday, January 27, 1:30 p.m. Exhibit: through January 27. Hours Wednesday to Saturday, 12 to 5 PM. This project is supported by the...
Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, February 2, 9-11 AM Peavy 315 with a zoom option. At our February meeting we will continue to develop a potential synthesis paper, with a focus on making cross-disciplinary connections across groups. Upcoming meetings: March 1 (Peavy 315), April 5 (Peavy 315), May 3 (Peavy 315), and June 7 (Peavy 315).
An article in "Vox" explores the nuanced topic of managing old-growth and mature forests and Biden's 2022 executive order to protect old-growth forests. https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2024/1/12/24023876/biden-forest-servi…
You are invited to attend the special farewell ceremony for Emeritus on Thursday December 7 at 5:00pm in the sequoia grove on the Memorial Union Quad. The sculpture will be deinstalled in mid-December and, in January, be transported to Alaska for re-installation in a remote spruce forest. During the event on the 7th, we’ll have hot chocolate, share writing inspired by the sculpture, learn about its next life, then turn off the lights and wish it well on its journey. With the support of the artist, and as part of the sculpture design, Andrews Forest researchers have collected data about the...
Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, January 12, 9-11 AM Peavy 315 with a zoom option. Note room change--we're back to the large room in Peavy. Our January meeting will be the second Friday of the month, to align with the OSU academic calendar. Topic TBA, likely a continued focus on predictions, scenarios, and hypothesis around post-fire trajectories. Upcoming meetings: February 2 (Peavy 315), March 1 (Peavy 315), April 5 (Peavy 315), May 3 (Peavy 315), and June 7 (Peavy 315).
Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, December 1, 9-11 AM Richardson 313 with a zoom option We’ll focus this meeting on a discussion around predictions, scenarios, and hypothesis around post-fire trajectories. Our meetings follow the academic year, the first Friday of the month, 9-11 AM. Upcoming meetings: January 12 (Peavy 315), February 2 (Peavy 315), March 1 (Peavy 315), April 5 (Peavy 315), May 3 (Peavy 315), and June 7 (Peavy 315).
KLCC Radio features a piece on the loss and impacts of the Lookout Fire on the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest Long Term Ecological Research program. https://www.klcc.org/environment/2023-10-16/what-is-lost-and-whats-to-b…
Art Exhibition – Forest Field Reports; Creative Collaboration at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest with special guest David Buckley Borden Nov. 9, 2023 – 4-6 p.m. Starker Forests Classroom (PFSC117) and PFSC Atrium, OSU Campus Join us for a discussion with artist David Buckley Borden, the Andrews Forest designer-in-residence, as he shares his latest environmental-communication collaborations with the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest LTER Program and the Fuller Initiative for Productive Landscapes. In an image-rich presentation, David will discuss his research-driven creative process and...
Despite the site’s ancient trees, rich biodiversity, and ongoing wildfire, the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest remains a secret from many Oregonians. Please join Dr. William Robbins, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of History at Oregon State University, to learn more about the past, present, and future of this experimental forest. More information and RSVP: https://highdesertmuseum.org/events/natural-history-pub-oct/ October 2, 2023 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Doors open at 5:30 pm FREE At McMenamins Old St. Francis School 700 NW Bond St., Bend
The H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest and Long Term Ecological Research Program are featured in an article by Lynda Mapes for the Sept 24 2023 Sunday edition of the Seattle Times: " Decades of research burned in this Oregon forest. Now it could hold clues to wildfire mysteries"
Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, October 6, 9-11 AM Richardson 313 with a zoom option A central focus to our meeting will be the Lookout Fire, which has burned approximately 70% of the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest to date. We’ll provide an update on the fire, fire suppression activities, road and access restrictions, and we’ll ask you for input and ideas. Our meetings follow the academic year, the first Friday of the month, 9-11 AM. Upcoming meetings: November 3 (RH313), December 1 (RH313), January 5 (Peavy 315), February 2 (Peavy 315), March 1 (Peavy 315), April 5 (Peavy 315), May...
Ian Whidden, MS WRS Thesis Defense: "Forest effects on accumulation, ablation, and snow water storage of a seasonal snowpack in Lookout Creek drainage basin, Oregon" Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023, at 12 pm in Burt 193 You are invited to attend the defense of Ian Whidden for his MS in Water Resources Sciences. Ian will present his thesis, titled, "Forest effects on accumulation, ablation, and snow water storage of a seasonal snowpack in Lookout Creek drainage basin, Oregon,” on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at 12 pm PST in Burt 193 and on Zoom. Dr. Julia Jones of Geography advises Ian.
PSM DEFENSE SEMINAR “Unveiling Biodiversity at Large Wood Crossings in Rivers” ALYSSA EKLUND Tuesday, August 29, 2023 9 a.m. Pacific Time via zoom
As of 8/13/2023 the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest and surrounding areas are under "Level 3 Go Now" evacuation and closed entirely. See the Fire Updates page for more information.
From Paul Anderson, Station Director of the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, 8/10/2023: "The Lookout Mountain fire within the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest continues to elude containment as fuel loading, topography, and access limitations impede mitigation and suppression efforts. Researcher and staff access to the upper watersheds within the forest have the potential to impede fire operations activity and exacerbate personnel safety concerns. With the forecast showing increasing temperatures combined with lack of containment I am directing that all researchers (Forest...
Notice: A lightning strike fire started on Saturday, August 5, within the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, between the base of Lookout cliff and the ridge dividing Lookout and Mack Creek drainages. As of today, August 7, the fire is 2.5 acres. Two helicopters are traveling between the Blue River reservoir and the fire carrying water. The plan is to keep knocking back the fire until ground crews can get a line around it and contain it. It is burning in steep terrain, in old growth with dense understory, which is making it a challenge for experienced ground crews. In addition to the helicopters...
Paige Becker's Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: "Scaling up Hyporheic Exchange Processes and Finding the Intermediate Sweet Spot" August 17th, 2pm PDT in Kearney 212 and on Zoom.
"Multi-scale spatial patterns drive soil carbon distribution and persistence across complex mountain terrain" Dissertation defense seminar. Hayley Peter-Contesse. June 13, 2023, 2 PM Pacific, via zoom.
Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, May 5, 2023, 9-11 AM Presentations: This month’s presentations will be a practice and preview of the field presentations for the NSF midterm review, May 24 & 25. We will have four sessions, running concurrently, each for one hour, from 9 – 10 AM. Meeting attendees will attend a talk of their choice, and are welcome to provide feedback to speakers. Talk #1. “Multiple disturbances and long-term research.” Hosted by Dave Bell. Presenters: Cole Doolittle, Sherri Johnson, Pam Sullivan, Michael Nelson, Claire Rapp. Room Peavy 316 with zoom option. Talk #2. “...
Opportunity: Research Experience for Undergraduates Intern Position studying: “The Influence of groundwater on the properties of streamflow in high elevation headwater streams.” Position period: June 26 – September 1 , 2023 Location: H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Blue River, Oregon and Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon Description of the project: This research project is supported by the National Science Foundation’s Long-Term Ecological Research grant at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest and is led by the Segura Watershed Processes Lab at Oregon State University ( https:/...
Seeking 2 summer students to contribute a National Science Foundation Long Term Ecological Research (NSF LTER) project addressing how forest species interactions amplify or reduce responses to microclimatic variation. The students will help to implement a large-scale field experiment involving seedlings of canopy tree species, mosses, and fungi along a 1,000 m elevational gradient in the Western Cascade Mountains of Oregon. Students will additionally develop independent research related to the performance and physiology of transplanted seedlings and mosses, and will have an opportunity to...
Seeking an undergraduate student to contribute to a National Science Foundation (NSF) Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) project addressing how forest species interactions influence plant regeneration following wildfire. This student will assist with understory vegetation resurveys involving seedlings of canopy trees and herbaceous plants in recently burned old-growth forests. In addition, this student will develop independent research related to the distribution and performance of nitrogen fixing Ceanothus sanguineus, which is of particular interest for its ability to influence nitrogen...
With support from the Andrews Forest Long-Term Ecological Research program, the Sullivan Hydrology Lab at Oregon State University's College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences is seeking applicants for an NSF supported Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) internship for summer 2023. This is a 10 week program. The exact start date is flexible, but applicants must be able to start no later than July 3rd, 2023. See full details and the application.
Overview: We are hiring one (1) crew leader and three (3) crew members to work on a long-term study of tree growth and mortality in mature and old-growth forests of Oregon and Washington. This research is part of the Pacific Northwest Permanent Sample Plot Program ( http://pnwpsp.forestry.oregonstate.edu). The project objective is to understand the long-term patterns and mechanisms of undisturbed forest dynamics across a diversity of forest types. Employee(s) will learn about forest succession, forest dynamics, and tree mortality in mature and old-growth forests of the Cascade Mountains and...