News and Events

Andrews Forest LTER Monthly Meetings & Science Hour The Andrews LTER monthly meetings convene at 9AM on the first Friday of each month from October to June on the OSU Campus in Richardson Hall Room 313. Anyone is welcome to attend. Minutes from previous monthly meetings, please go to Meeting Notes.

Richardson Hall Room 313, 9:00 AM Science hour will be held from 9-10 AM; business and other agenda items will be discussed from 10-11AM. Upcoming monthly meetings and science hour topics: February 3 March 2 April 6 May 4 June 1

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Monthly Meeting: Friday, March 2 The next Andrews Forest LTER Monthly Meeting will be Friday, March 2, 9-11AM, in Richardson Hall 313.  Science Hour, 9-10AM, will feature Jeremy Monroe, Director of Freshwaters Illustrated (http://www.freshwatersillustrated.org/). The talk is titled  "Telling wetter water stories in LTERs and beyond: previews from an ongoing educational film project."

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Road Access Limited to Andrews Forest Blue River Reservoir Road (USFS Rd 15) is closed to public use due to a landslide which occurred January 19. A temporary road repair enables essential traffic to and from the Andrews Forest. A public road closure remains in effect until further repairs are completed. All visitors to the Andrews Forest must obtain a permit prior to travel. Contact Mark Schulze, Kathy Keable, Sherri Johnson or Lina DiGregorio prior to making travel plans.   Power has been restored to Headquarters. Please contact staff before traveling to the site.  Updates will be posted here. Photos below were taken on January 19, 2012, the day of the slide, and show initial road damage. Images by Fred Bierlmaier. car at bottom of slide (note powerline) car at bottom of slide (2) (person in van was OK) slide looking southwest slide looking northeast looking down slide towards reservoir download zip of full sized images Temporary road repair; a week after the slide: looking southwest looking southwest (with temporary lane) looking northeast

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Special Presentation: International LTER Teacher Collaboration Jill Semlick, Portland Public School District High School Biology teacher, will present a presentation titled: International Long-Term Ecological Research Teacher Collaboration: sharing data with schools in Israel. February 29, 10:00 AM.  Richardson Hall 115 Ms. Semlick will tell us about her involvement in an international decomposition study for high school students with the Israeli Long-Term Ecological Research site.

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Andrews LTER Lead PI Candidate Seminar - Feb 13 and 14 OSU's Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society is conducting interviews for the Ruth Spaniol Chair in Natural Resources.  The successful candidate will hold a tenured teaching and research position and will serve as the lead PI for the H.J. Andrews Forest LTER research program. Andrews LTER community members are strongly encouraged to attend the seminars and provide feedback. Each candidate will present a Vision and a Teaching Seminar.  All Seminars are in Richardson Hall 313. Receptions will follow each Vision Seminar. Feedback for each candidate can be provide on the Candidate Feedback Form. Ruth Spaniol Chair of Natural of Natural Resources in the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society Position Description.    Ruth Spaniol Chair in Natural Resources Invited Candidates: January 19 &20 - Dr. Rhett Jackson, Professor of Hydrology, University of Georgia (Seminar Video) January 23 & 24 - Dr. Walter Dodds, University Distinguished Professor in Biology, Kansas State University  (Seminar Video)  January  26 & 27- Dr. Michael Nelson, Associate Professor of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy, Michigan State University (Seminar Video) February 13 & 14 - Dr. Lucinda Johnson, Director and Senior Research Associate, Center for Water and the Environment, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota (Seminar Video)

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Seminar: Ecohydrology in Canada's southern Rocky Mountains   Dr. Sarah Boon, Assistant Professor, Geography, University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, will be at OSU on sabbatical for the month of February. She is interested in examining snow-related hydrology at the Andrews Forest. Dr. Boon will discuss her current research on Cold Regions Ecohydrology in Canada's southern Rocky Mountains  during a Brown Bag Seminar, Wednesday, February 8, noon - 1 PM, in Richardson Hall 115. And she will be available afterwards to make connections for future discussions.

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Andrews Forest Newsletter Fall 2011 Issue The Fall 2011 issue of the Andrews Forest Newsletter is online at http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/lter/pubs/newsletter.cfm?topnav=170. Highlights of this issue include stories about: • Tall Trees and Topography • Wireless Connections in the Forest • an updated Andrews Forest Map • research programs for undergraduates   We invite you to explore the newsletter to learn about the people and the projects that make the Andrews Forest special.   Happy Reading! Lina DiGregorio (OSU),Fred Swanson (USFS PNW)

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Welcome to the New Andrews Website The Andrew Forest LTER is launched a new and improved website. Improved features include advance searching on databases and publications, audience specific pathways, news and highlights on the home page, and a new look and feel.  We welcome your comments and ideas.

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New Andrews Forest Map Now Available The new, updated map for the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest is available online. Hard copies can be obtained at the Forest Science Lab in Corvallis or at the Andrews Forest Headquarters.

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Andrews Forest 2011 LTER Symposium The 2011 Andrews Forest LTER Symposium, held April 18-19, featured presentations and posters that highlighted research, management, and education programs. Download the agenda and poster abstracts at: http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/lter/pubs/annlsymp/annsymp.cfm?year=12&topnav=43

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The Spring 2011 issue of the Andrews Forest Newsletter The Spring 2001 issue of the Andrews Forest Newsletter is now on-line at http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/pub/newsletter.cfm?topnav=170 . Highlights of this issue include stories about: Long-term stream chemistry records Perspectives and artwork from visiting scholars Linking land managers and researchers and "the Hidden Forest" book about the Andrews Forest We invite you to explore the newsletter to learn about the people and the projects that make the Andrews Forest special. Happy Reading!  Lina DiGregorio (OSU) and Fred Swanson (USFS PNW)

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