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Two forest ecology positions
February 07, 2019
The LaManna lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Marquette University is currently looking to hire two positions for summer field work at the Andrews Forest to address questions related to the maintenance of plant species diversity in old...
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Spring 2019 Andrews Forest Writing Residents
February 04, 2019
We are excited to announce the recipients of the Spring 2019 Andrews Forest Writing Residency at the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, hosted by The Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word.  Ruby McConnell is a prose...
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New Data Nugget classroom activity guide
January 18, 2019
Leilagh Boyle teaches Environmental Studies and Biology at Cottage Grove High School. In 2016, Leilagh, and fellow Cottage Grove high school teacher Jessica Flood, came to the Andrews Forest as participants in the NSF-funded Research Experience for...
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Visiting artist Ann Rosenthal
January 17, 2019
In late 2018, Ann Rosenthal spent two weeks in residence at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest as a visiting artist. Ann, who visited from Pennsylvania, has more than 30 years’ experience as an artist, educator, and writer. Her work examines...
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An Evening with Elizabeth Rush
January 14, 2019

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...

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Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting Jan 11
January 11, 2019

Friday, January 11, 9 AM – 11 AM, in Richardson Hall, Room 107 (note room change!).   

9am - Science Hour – a set of 3 short talks: “Perspectives from selected ecosystem models on dynamic processes at the H.J. Andrews”

1. Dominique Bachelet, Dept. of Biological and Ecological...

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Debut of "Constructing Water" art piece by Leah Wilson
January 10, 2019

Opening reception for artist Leah Wilson's solo exhibition, "Collecting Evanescence", at Lane Community College from 4:30 - 6:00PM, Thursday, January 10, 2019.

This exhibition will feature the debut appearance of "Constructing Water", a project two years in the making!

Lane...

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Sherri Johnson receives 2018 USFS Inspiring Women Award
December 18, 2018
Sherri Johnson, US Forest Service PNW Station scientist and leader in the Andrews Forest program,  was recently awarded the Inspiring Women Award as an outstanding mentor. This award recognizes a mentor who takes an active interest in the...
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Andrews Forest LTER Monthly Meeting
December 07, 2018

Friday, December 7, 9 AM – 11 AM, in the Forestry Sciences Lab (FSL), Room 20.   

Host: Michael Nelson
 
9:00 - 9:30 AM  “The role of local biotic interactions in the maintenance of biodiversity across the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest” presented by Joe LaManna, Assistant...

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Frederick Swanson receives lifetime scientific honor from AAAS
December 06, 2018
Frederick Swanson, an emeritus scientist with the U.S. Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station, has been selected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). In all, AAAS awarded the...