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Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting June 4
June 04, 2021

Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, June 4, 9-11 AM

For our June 2021 meeting, we will start digging into the theme of interactions, which is the central theme of LTER8. We are going to transition from our discussions of fire over the past four monthly meetings to interactions and...

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Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting June 4
June 04, 2021

Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, June 4, 9-11 AM

For our June 2021 meeting, we will start digging into the theme of interactions, which is the central theme of LTER8. We are going to transition from our discussions of fire over the past four monthly meetings to interactions and...

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"Listening to the Forest" Webinar May 12 4 PM PST
May 12, 2021

Join us for a conversation about the new public art installation “Listening to the Forest,” located in the George W. Peavy Forest Science Center on the OSU campus. The discussion will be preceded by a short video introducing the artwork and includes a live Q&A with the artist Leah Wilson. ...

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OMSI Science at Home Phenology
May 10, 2021
The Andrews Forest LTER site, and its citizen science partner Oregon Season Tracker, is featured in the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s (OMSI)’s Science At Home Weekly, which offers free, curated, digital content for K-8...
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Student Spotlight Hankyu Kim
May 10, 2021
Hankyu Kim studies birds, microclimate, and forest vegetation as a part of ongoing long-term ecological research on songbird populations at the Andrews Forest. Using long-term data, Hankyu is testing if forest microclimate can predict breeding bird...
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Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting May 7
May 07, 2021

Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, May 7, 9-11 AM

For our winter and spring 2021 meetings we are discussing fire. The 2020 fire season will leave its mark on ecosystems of the western Cascade Mountains, inside and outside the boundaries of the H. J. Andrews...

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Distinguished Professor lecture - Julia Jones
May 06, 2021
"Ecosystem Response to Climate Change at Long-Term Ecological Research Sites" Julia Jones is head of the geography program in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, where her research focuses on land use, climate change...
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Webinar with artists David Buckley Borden and David Paul Bayles
May 05, 2021

You are invited to join a webinar featuring presentations by two Andrews Forest artists, David Buckley Borden and David Paul Bayles, hosted by Andrews Forest Long-Term Ecological Research Lead Principal Investigator, Michael Paul Nelson.

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Fire Recovery Spring 2021
May 04, 2021
Eight months after the ignition of the Holiday Farm Fire we are seeing the first flush of green in the understory of the burned forest and the first new buildings under construction in the McKenzie Valley.  The community recovery from this...
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The Challenges of LTER - A Historical Analysis
April 12, 2021
A new book documents the 40-year history of the US Long-Term Ecological Research program. The Challenges of Long-Term Ecological Research: A Historical Analysis edited by Bob Waide, a long-time LTER leader, and history of science scholar Sharon...