Data stewardship and governance is an important part of the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest Long-Term Ecological Research Program. Intensive forest ecosystem research, conducted on the Andrews Forest since the 1950's, has resulted in many diverse, long-term ecological databases and a strong commitment to information management. Researchers and staff strive to provide high quality research datasets. Our metadata documentation adheres to LTER “best practice” recommendations and assures a standardized approach for consistency with other LTER sites. Our data access policy is compliant with the LTER network data policy.