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Winter Conditions: limited access
March 07, 2019
Headquarters and the research facility were affected by heavy snow and falling trees. Due to fallen trees on all roads, access to the site is limited. Check conditions before traveling to the site.  See photos of the "...
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"Restoring the balance: lessons from long-term research on the wolves of Isle Royale"
March 05, 2019

Restoring the balance: lessons from long-term research on the wolves of Isle Royale
Dr. John A Vucetich, Michigan Technological University
Tuesday, March 5, 10-11 AM, FSL 20

Summary: In this talk, Vucetich will review the ecological science to emerge from the wolves and moose...

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Thesis Defense: "On Morality, Psychology, and Conservation"
March 04, 2019

UPDATED TIME: 2 PM

Chelsea Batavia, Ph.D. Defense
Presenting her dissertation, "On Morality, Psychology, and Conservation: An Interdisciplinary Appraisal of Ethics in Context"
Monday, March 4, 2 PM, ALS 4001
Major professor: Michael Paul Nelson
 
Conservation...

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Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting March 1 2019
March 01, 2019

Friday, March 1, 9 AM – 11 AM, in the Forestry Sciences Lab (FSL), Room 20.   

Host: Michael Nelson

9am - Science Hour
 
First 1/2 hour talk:  “Forest succession, tree mortality, and scale: Key insights from the LTER-7 vegetation program.” presented by Dave Bell, USFS...

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Intern positions for avian ecology summer fieldwork
February 28, 2019
Position period: from 10 May - 20 July 2019 (end date could be extended). Location: H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, Blue River, Oregon Description of the project: This research project is done by the Betts Landscape Ecology Lab at...
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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...