Our October Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting will convene virtually at 9 AM Pacific Time. If you'd like a zoom link, contact Lina DiGregorio For our three Fall 2020 meetings (Oct, Nov, and Dec), we will be discussing climate and microclimate at the Andrews Forest. Each session will include two presentations by researchers, and then two responses from “discussants” (i.e., other researchers). Given the centrality of climate in our program, in the 5 Core Areas of LTER, the number of climate and climate-related projects going on right now within our program, and in our thinking about climate as a...
10/16/2020 Final Update: Now that the fall rains have arrived and the Holiday Farm fire is mostly contained, this is the final post to our Fire Updates page. Future new information will be shared via our News and Events. The Holiday Farm fire ignited the night of September 7, 2020, south of the Andrews Forest. All personnel evacuated safely. We are grateful for the overwhelming support of our community in donating $12K, in only two days’ time, to support displaced Andrews Forest families. Some families were able to return home, while others lost their homes entirely. Our support and thoughts...
Join us for Arianna Goodman’s M.S. Defense on Monday, September 14 at 10:00 AM via Zoom. Arianna will present her thesis, “Long-Term Stream Channel Response to a Large Flood in a Forested Mountain Watershed”. Arianna is pursuing her graduate degree in Water Resources Science with major professor, Dr. Catalina Segura. For zoom details, please contact Catalina Segura.
Stephen Calkins M.S. Defense on Friday, July 24 at 9:00 AM via Zoom. Stephen will present his thesis, “Transformation of Western Hemlock Tree Crowns by Dwarf Mistletoe”. Stephen is pursuing his graduate degree in Sustainable Forest Management with major professor, Dr. Dave Shaw. To participate, please contact Stephen for Zoom details. To see images of Stephen and his field work at the Andrews Forest, see the Dwarf Mistletoe Survey 2019 image gallery.
THE ECOLOGY OF SURPRISE: ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS IN AN OLD-GROWTH FOREST with Michael Paul Nelson, PhD, Ruth H. Spaniol Chair of Renewable Resources and Professor of Environmental Philosophy and Ethics, and Lead-PI at the HJ Andrews LTER Program in the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society at Oregon State University presented June 16, 2020 View the recorded talk on the OMSI YouTube page. --start about 40 minutes into the video if you'd like to skip over the trivia questions and the initial technical sputters. "Join us for a thought-provoking conversation with Michael Paul Nelson...
The June 5 Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting will convene virtually at 9 AM pacific time. If you'd like a link to the webinar, please contact Lina DiGregorio Presentations “The Andrews Forest: Its Larger History” presented by William G. Robbins, Emeritus Distinguished Professor of History, Oregon State University. Bill will present the history and historical context of the Andrews Forest, as part of his work for his forthcoming book, “A Place for Inquiry, A Place for Wonder: The Andrews Forest” OSU Press, Fall 2020. "The Future of Forest and Forest Research at the HJ Andrews LTER" presented by...
The USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station is conducting outreach for a GS9 or GS11 Interdisciplinary Data Manager in Corvallis, Oregon, USA. The outreach notice is online: https://fsoutreach.gdcii.com?id=BF7DF101EA354ED0BC87A83FA5156878 Briefly, this outreach is for a Data Manager whose job will be to : • provide program support for the collection, compilation, storage, analysis, reporting, and distribution of strategic natural resources research and monitoring data for a PNW Forest Service Research group and a number of PNW's Experimental Forests. • work with...
The LTER Network is hosting its annual Science Council Meeting. A highlight of the meeting is a series of 5-minute talks from each site. Together, they provide a condensed survey of the wide variety of science that LTER investigators are pursuing. Please join us for LTER site talks: May 5, 6, and 7, 2020 at 10 am – Noon PT. Catalina Segura will present on behalf of the Andrews Forest LTER, on Wednesday, in a talk titled, “The Future of Forest and Forest Research at the HJ Andrews LTER.” See more at https://lternet.edu/stories/2020-science-council-meeting-moves-online/
MS Defense: “Forest succession and climate change effects on long-term runoff coefficients at varying timescales.” Emily Crampe is completing her degree in Water Resources Science under her major professor Catalina Segura. Forest harvesting and climate change induced shifts in precipitation characteristics (i.e., intensity, type) may affect how water is stored on the landscape. In this study we used long-term paired watershed data to assess these possible changes by examining how much of the incoming precipitation was translated into the streamflow on the storm event, seasonal, and annual...
"Measuring and Modeling the Crown Structure of Coniferous Trees with Point Clouds Data," PhD defense by Rong Fang. May 6, 3 PM, via Zoom*. This project digitized Loblolly pine and Douglas-fir trees using photogrammetric and laser scanning point clouds. Stem and branch structural attributes were estimated with point clouds data. We demonstrate point clouds are the data source of forest inventory for the new era. Rong is earning her Ph.D. degree in Sustainable Forest Management, in the Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management, under major professor Dr. Bogdan Strimbu. *for the...
Catalina Segura, Andrews Forest researcher, received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, one of the NSF’s most prestigious honors. The award, titled “Unveiling the role of catchment physiography in the hydrologic response of headwater streams,” supports Catalina’s research on the temporal-spatial variability of rainfall-runoff generation in headwater streams, including streams at the Andrews Forest. Catalina shares, “Water quality and availability are vital to society and wildlife sustainability. However, we are still not able to predict the paths...
The May 1 Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting will convene virtually at 9 AM pacific time. If you'd like a link to the webinar, please contact Lina DiGregorio We will hear about "Estimated HJ Andrews Stream Temperature via Coupled Mechanistic Models" presented by Jonathan Halama, EPA And overview of the LTER8 proposal Monthly meetings are used to share science, news, and opportunities related to the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest and Long-Term Ecological Research program. We start with a science hour and then move into program news and announcements. Anyone is welcome to attend. Monthly meetings...
Field Technician / Resource Assistant An Internship through Mobilize Green, in collaboration with the USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station Internship Duty Station: HJ Andrews Experimental Forest 6 month Paid Internship followed by conversion potential to full-time federal employee Apply now! Applications will be evaluated soon! more information at https://mobilizegreen.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=142
Leah Wilson's public art installation, Listening to the Forest, will be permanently housed in Oregon State University’s new Forest Science Complex. The art is connected to Leah's work at and inspirations from the Andrews Forest. " Listening to the Forest spans the scale of an old-growth tree from the cellular level, to one growing in the forest. The composition and color of the installation is based on the distinctions of the cellular structure of wood and the variances of light quality from forest canopy to forest floor." Follow Listening to the Forest to see Leah's process and progress.
Position Overview: The LaManna lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Marquette University is currently looking to hire 3-5 research assistant positions with experience in forest-survey techniques and/or Pacific Northwest herbaceous plant identification skills to address questions related to the maintenance of plant species diversity in old-growth forests along a 1,300 m elevational gradient in the Western Cascade Mountains of Oregon. One 10 week paid REU position (Research Experience for Undergraduates) is also available to conduct research with the team. The work will occur at the H...
Presentations: “Breeding bird population trends and wintering ground connectivity of Hermit Warblers in HJ Andrews” presented by Hankyu Kim, PhD student, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society. “Biodiversity of the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest and surrounding Willamette National Forest” presented by Marie Tosa, PhD student, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. LTER Graduate student flash presentation: “Causal mechanisms of midday dip in soil respiration from DIRT plots” presented by Hayley Peter-Contesse, PhD student, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences. This meeting is organized and...
Seeking two students (undergraduate or graduate students) The first part of the summer will be spent collecting detailed physical and biological data, using established protocols, in a major river restoration project on the S. Fork McKenzie River. The second half of the summer’s work will involve an extensive, road-based, rapid-monitoring effort to characterize flow permanence in headwater streams. Interns will use high resolution GPS and tablets to collect observations for headwater streams on federal forest lands throughout western Oregon. More information (pdf). Applications will be...
Presentations: “Northern Spotted Owl: long-term research and population demography monitoring.” presented by Damon Lesmeister, Research Wildlife Biologist, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station “Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) population demography on the Willamette National Forest: observations from the field.” presented by Steve Ackers, Senior Faculty Research Assistant, Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, OSU LTER Graduate student flash presentation: "Using long term data to understand stream channel recovery after a large flood." presented by Arianna...
"Soil respiration from DIRT and spatial distribution of soil C across HJ Andrews" Presented by CSS graduate student Hayley Peter-Contesse, as part of the Crop and Soil Science Winter 2020 Seminar Series. Monday, Jan 27, 4 p.m., ALS 4000. Available live online at https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/244761584
Support the Andrews Forest to ensure long-term viability of our forests and streams. Charitable gifts to the Andrews Forest Fund support research, educational programs, arts and humanities connections, and facilities at the Andrews Forest. Please join us on #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving: https://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/donate
Presentations: “Temporal consistency of undercanopy thermal refugia in an old growth forest” presented by Chris Wolf, PostDoc, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, OSU “Terrestrial Salamanders of the Pacific Northwest” presented by Tiffany Garcia, Associate Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, OSU LTER Graduate student flash presentation: “Structural variation of headwater stream food webs along geophysical gradients.” presented by Lauren Zatkos, MS student, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, OSU Announcements and Reminders: Long-term members of the HJA community, Rob...
The Fall 2019 issue of the Andrews Forest Newsletter is now available as an online version or as a downloadable PDF. In this issue you can: Trace Sources of Summer Streamflow Track Seventy Years of Steam Gaging View the Forest through a different lens or through three new books Make History: OSU Special Collections The Andrews Forest Newsletter is a semi-annual publication of the Andrews Forest Program. View past issues at https://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/publications/newsletter
At Liberty will host an interdisciplinary panel discussion in conjunction with the Time and Place: Ecological Work by Leah Wilson exhibition. https://www.atlibertyarts.com/exhibition. The panel, moderated by exhibition curator Andries Fourie, will consist of artist Leah Wilson, Dr. Steve Wondzell (research ecologist with Pacific Northwest Research Station, U.S.D.A Forest Service), Dr. Michael Nelson (a philosopher who is Oregon State’s lead principal investigator at Andrews), and Louise Shirley (Curator of Natural History at the High Desert Museum). The discussion will provide context for...
Thesis defense: Stephanie Schmidt “Buzzing Bombyliidae and Monitoring Methods: Investigating Long-Term Ecological Data” Major professors: Mark Schulze and Lisa Ganio Thursday, December 5 at 9am. Richardson Hall 115
Lauren Zatkos, who has been modeling aquatic food webs at the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest under the direction of Dr. Ivan Arismendi, will be presenting her Master's research "Structural variation of headwater stream food webs along geophysical gradients." Thursday, November 21st, 8:30am, Linus Pauling Science Center Room 402.
Elizabeth Rush's most recent book Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore was a finalist for this year's Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction. Hailed as "deeply felt" by the New York Times and “the book on climate change and sea levels that was missing” by the Chicago Tribune, Rising is both a highly original work of lyric reportage and a haunting meditation on how to let go of the places we love. With every passing day, and every record-breaking hurricane, it grows clearer that climate change is neither imagined nor distant—and that rising seas are transforming the coastlines of the United...
Presentations: Science and Art in the Lookout Creek Watershed Ivan Arismendi Aquatic vertebrates of Lookout Creek (15 min). Ivan Arismendi will summarize findings from about stream habitats and aquatic vertebrates from synoptic sampling in Lookout Creek this summer. Leah Wilson Artwork inspired by Lookout Creek watershed (45 min). Leah Wilson will show her art that is inspired from Lookout Creek, why she continues to create art from the Andrews Forest, and she will introduce the concept for the Peavy project. Presentations are followed by sharing announcements across the program. Monthly...
The USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station is hiring an administrative assistant to work in the Corvallis Forestry Sciences Laboratory primarily on spotted owl and bioacoustics research projects. Position details can be found in the announcement. https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/545413000.
Please join us for our first monthly meeting of the 2019-2020 academic year. We'll have a panel discussion on the USFS Experimental Forest Network and the role that the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest and Long-Term Ecological Research site plays within that network. Monthly meetings are used to share science, news, and opportunities related to the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest and Long-Term Ecological Research program. We start with a science hour and then move into program news and announcements. Anyone is welcome to attend. Monthly meetings are on the first Friday of the month during the...
The Andrews Forest will be host to the following writers, artists, and scholars this fall, through the LTER Reflections Program: Deirdre Hyde: Sept. 14 to 28, 2019 Deirdre Hyde is a British painter who has lived in Costa Rica for the past 40 years, where she has collaborated in conservation efforts throughout the region. Her work ranges from illustrations and large-format canvases to educational materials for National Parks, and she explores themes such as climate change and human threats to natural spaces. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution, National...
The OSU Foundation is hiring an Assistant Director of Development, to work with OSU’s College of Forestry. The position will include fundraising for the Andrews Forest research program. Key to that success will be finding a person who understands and can speak about science and forest ecosystems. Please help us spread the word. If you know of someone who may be qualified or interested, please share the job posting at https://www.osufoundation.org/s/359/foundation/index.aspx?sid=359&gid=3…
David Bell was one of two USDA Forest Service scientists who received the 2019 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. David Bell is a research forester with the Pacific Northwest Research Station, Resource Monitoring and Assessment Program in Corvallis, Oregon. Bell studies tree population and landscape change driven by forest management, disturbance, and climate change using a mixture of remote sensing, forest inventory data (e.g., US Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis), and long-term forest measurements. He was recognized for his outstanding productivity...