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Winter Conditions
January 03, 2022
If planning a trip out to the Andrews Forest, please be aware of winter weather hazards and limits on access.  Check our online webcams and weather graphs in addition to the National Weather Service and tripcheck.com to get a sense of...
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Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting December 2021
December 03, 2021

Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, December 3, 9-11 AM

“Investigating how species interactions influence population and community responses to environmental change: update on the LTER8 reciprocal transplant experiment” presented by:

  • Posy Busby, Assistant...
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PhD Seminar: Soil Moisture and the Relative Importance of Atmospheric Water Demand
December 02, 2021

Karla Jarecke’s dissertation defense: “Spatial Patterns of Soil Moisture and the Relative Importance of Atmospheric Water Demand Versus Soil Moisture Availability in Limiting Late-summer Growth of Douglas-fir Under a Changing Climate.” Karla is earning her PHD in Forest Ecosystems and Society...

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Symposium on Heat Dome Foliage Scorch
November 23, 2021
An OSU Mini Symposium on the June 2021 Heat Dome Foliage Scorch happened Friday, Nov 19. see https://www.forestry.oregonstate.edu/heat-dome for recordings of the talks. The work was featured on OBP https://www.opb.org/article/2021/11/22/oregon-trees...
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Research after the 2020 Fires
November 08, 2021
The 2020 Fires: Opportunities for discovery abound!  Written by Cheryl Friesen, Science Liaison, WNF In late October 2020, my husband, dog, and I were tucked into an AirBnB after being displaced by the Holiday Farm Fire. Research...
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Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting November 5
November 05, 2021

Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, November 5, 9-11 AM

Presentations:

“Postfire delayed mortality of western hemlock at the HJA: rationale and prelim results” presented by Andrés Holz, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Portland...

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Leadership Changes for the LTER
November 03, 2021
Drs. Catalina Segura, Posy Busby, and Brooke Penaluna will be named as co-signatory PIs on the Andrews Forest LTER8 grant and will join our Executive Committee. Dr. Segura is a hydrologist and an Associate Professor in the Department...
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McKee awarded OBFS Distinguished Service Award
October 29, 2021
The Andrews Forest has been an active member of the Organization of Biological Field Station (OBFS) for decades. The 186 OBFS sites, spanning six continents, are crucial in environmental education and research.  The OBFS network...
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LTEReflections on fire a year later
October 29, 2021
The 2020 Holiday Farm Fire and access to burned forest on McKenzie River Trust lands have attracted writers and artists who want to wrestle with the tensions among tragedy, stark beauty, and hope in the fire-blackened landscape.  Former writer-...
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Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting October 1
October 01, 2021

Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, October 1, 9-11 AM

Presentations:
 
“Some rotten thoughts on climatic response” presented by Mark E. Harmon, Professor Emeritus, Forest Ecosystems and Society, OSU

“HJA Drought Experiment...