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Fire Science Talks - Andrews Forest Winter 2021

For our Winter/Spring 2021 Andrews Forest Monthly meetings (January - April) we discussed fire. The 2020 fire season will leave its mark on ecosystems of the western Cascade Mountains, inside and outside the boundaries of the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest and LTER site. Our history of fire-related research and long-term inquiry contribute to our existing knowledge of fire in the region and provide us a unique opportunity to understand the consequences of these large fires on our complex mountain landscape. With these talks we hope to spark further discussions among the research community.

 

May 7, 2021 view recorded presentations

  • "Wildfire & Climate Change Modeling in the Pacific Northwest & Southwest" presented by John B. Kim, Biological Scientist, PNW Research Station
  • “Social and Ecological Changes are Reshaping American Conservation: How Freedom from Fire, Floods, Famine is Facilitating a New Ethic” presented by Jeremy Bruskotter, Professor, School of Environment & Natural Resources, Ohio State University.
  • Science cafe discussion on fire, report outs.

 

April 2, 2021 view recorded presentations: 

  • "Wildfire and post-fire forest management effects on water quantity and quality" presented by Kevin D. Bladon, Associate Professor, Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management, Oregon State University
  • “Willamette River microbes from headwaters to mouth: links to landscape, travel time, and fire" presented by Byron C. Crump, Professor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
  • “Hybrid Vigor; Ecology X Art X Design" presented by David Buckley Borden, Visiting Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture, College of Design, University of Oregon.
  • Graduate student flash presentation: "Modeling channel change in Lower Lookout" presented by Leah Cromer, MS student with Julia Jones, Geography.

 

March 5, 2021 view recorded presentations:

  • “Mixed-severity forest fires: potential stream ecosystem and chemistry responses” presented by Sherri Johnson, Research Ecologist, US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station
  • “Fire impacts on river corridor functions: reasons to expect (de)coupled dynamics” presented by Adam S. Ward, Associate Professor, O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University.
  • “Using innovative approaches in ecological photography to connect biodiversity to ecosystem services at HJA” presented by David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated, Corvallis, Oregon

 

February 5, 2021 view recorded presentations:

  • “How do soil carbon dynamics respond to differing severities of fire disturbance?”  presented by Kate Lajtha, Professor, Crop and Soil Science, OSU
  • "Long-term fire effects on soil C and N around HJA" presented by Steven Perakis, USGS Research Ecologist
  • “Can the moderating capacity of forest structure be leveraged by management?”  Graduate student lightning talk. Presented by Amanda Brackett, MS student, Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society, OSU

 

January 8, 2021  view recorded presentations:

  • "Pyrogeography, fire refugia, and fire in ecosystems of the PNW: concepts and connections" presented by Meg A. Krawchuk, Associate Professor, Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University
  • “Standing on the shoulders of giants: advancing knowledge of fire in Westside forests”  presented by Matthew J. Reilly, Research Forester, USDA Forest Service PNW