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MS Defense: Allison Swartz. Stream Temperature and Primary Producers
June 06, 2019

Please join us on Thursday, June 6 at 2:00pm in Richardson 115 for a presentation of Allison’s thesis, titled: “Stream Temperature and Primary Producer Responses to Riparian Canopy Gaps Over Forested Headwaters.” Allison is pursuing her MS in Forest Ecosystems and Society with Dr. Dana Warren....

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Andrews Forest in two books with Pulitzer Prize praise
May 22, 2019
Quite amazing!  Andrews Forest figures significantly in two books gaining Pulitzer Prize praise in 2019. Richard Power’s 502-page book The Overstory: A Novel is winner in the Fiction category.  Despite the standard disclaimer that...
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Thesis Defense Seminar on Oregon Streams
May 09, 2019

"Bottom-up drivers of primary producers and predator populations in Oregon streams"

Understanding factors limiting food web productivity is important to effective management of stream ecosystems and biota. Two key resources that influence productivity at the base of the food web are light...

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Chelsea Batavia receives COF graduate student award
May 08, 2019
Congratulations to Chelsea Batavia, recipient of the 2019-2020 Social Science Graduate Student Award in recognition of excellent performance as a student studying social science in the Forest Ecosystems and Society graduate program, and for...
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March of the Newts
May 06, 2019
The rough-skinned newt is an emblem of moist forests of the Pacific Northwest. The newt is the unofficial mascot of the Andrews Forest -- it even shows up on our logo!  Check out this short film, March of the Newts, that celebrates the nature...
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Andrews Forest Newsletter Spring 2019 Issue
May 06, 2019
The Spring 2019 issue of the Andrews Forest Newsletter, is now available as an online version or as a downloadable PDF. Get the buzz on meadow flowers and flower visitors Find out what happens in the forest when a heavy snow falls ...
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Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting. May 3
May 03, 2019

Friday, May 3, 9-11 AM, Forestry Sciences Lab, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Room 20
 
“Spatial, temporal, and environmental drivers of mycobiome structure in Douglas fir.” Presented by Posy Busby, Assistant Professor Department of Botany and Plant Pathology Oregon State University

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Hiring three students for forest dynamics research
April 29, 2019
We are hiring up to three students to conduct research on forest dynamics in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon. Employees will traverse very steep slopes to evaluate the conditions and causes of tree mortality in young and old-growth forests impacted...
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Western Forestry Graduate Research Symposium
April 26, 2019

Andrews Forest graudate students will present their work at the annual Western Forestry Graduate Research Symposium. 
The event will feature talks and posters by students including Karla Jarecke, Allison Swartz, Adrianna Goodman, Adam Sibley, and Stephen Calkins. 

Friday, April 26,...

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2018 PhenoChampions: Oregon Season Tracker
April 23, 2019
Congratulations to Oregon Season Tracker (OST), winner of the 2018 PhenoChampion Award of the National Phenology Network.  Started by Oregon State University Extension and HJ Andrews Experimental Forest LTER in 2014, OST links natural resource...