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Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting March 5

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

For our Winter 2021 meetings (Jan, Feb, March) we are discussing 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.

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 Jeremy Monroe & David Herasimtschuk, Freshwaters Illustrated, Corvallis, Oregon

After our presentations, we will move into our community meeting to share about new publications, new faces, and updates from our WNF partner, graduate students, and education and outreach.

Our meetings follow the academic year. Future meetings: April 2, May 7, June 4.  9-11 AM.

Pandemic as Portal Lecture by Michael Paul Nelson

Event Date: 
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
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Register for Nelson's talk "Welcome to the Center for the Study of an Uncertain Future: A Tour." Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 6 p.m. Learn more and register here. This event is part of the nine-week series Pandemic as Portal: Creating a Just Future on Earth hosted by the Spring Creek Project and Environmental Arts and Humanities Initiative.

Fun with Data Science. Free online activity.

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The Andrews Forest LTER site is featured in the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s (OMSI)’s Science At Home Weekly, which offers curated, digital content for K-8 students focused on weekly themes. 

Check out Fun with Data Science (week 12) at: https://omsi.edu/at-home/weekly-science-activities

The content, which includes a reading, DIY activity, a career connection, and a design challenge is aimed for a K-8 audience but is most appropriate for upper elementary - early high school audiences or anyone with an interest in Long-Term Ecological Research. Fun with Data Science is available free of charge to anyone with internet access.

We invite you to share this opportunity with a colleague, friend, or relative.

We hope these engaging at-home activities will keep you curious—inspiring you to conduct your own experiments and do your own research.

Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting, Dec 4

Event Date: 
Friday, December 4, 2020
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For our three Fall 2020 meetings (Oct., Nov., and Dec.), we are discussing climate and microclimate at the Andrews Forest. Given the centrality of climate in our program, in the five Core Areas of LTER, the number of climate and climate-related projects within our program, and in our thinking about climate as a driver in the world’s ecosystems in general (not to mention climate change as a phenomenon in our world), it seems timely to spend a good portion of our 2020-2021 Monthly Meetings focused on climate.

Presentations:

"The needle mycobiome of old-growth Douglas-fir and the role of canopy structure" presented by Kyle Gervers, PhD student with Posy Busby and Joey Spatafora, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University

“Within-canopy wetness patterns and their potential roles in canopy hydration at the Andrews Forest”  presented by Adam Sibley, PhD student with Chris Still, Forest Ecosystems and Society, College of Forestry, Oregon State University

Discussants: Posy Busby and Chris Still

Graduate student lightning talk:  “The microbiome assembly of Douglas Fir and Western Hemlock seedlings" Presented by Abbey Neat, PhD student with Andy Jones and Posy Busby, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University

Announcements and Reminders:

Our meetings follow the academic year. Our next meeting will be Friday, January 8, 2021—note that the January meeting is on the second Friday, to work around the New Year holiday. Happy Holidays, all!

Future meetings: Jan 8, Feb 5, March 5, April 2, May 7, June 4.  9-11 AM.

Andrews Forest Newsletter Fall 2020

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The Fall 2020 issue of the Andrews Forest Newsletter, now online at https://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/publications/newsletter

In this issue we explore the recent wildfires that burned in the Andrews Forest and the fire’s effect on our landscape and research.  Topics include:

  • Fire in the Andrews Forest
  • Big-Change Events
  • "Listening to the Forest" art installation
  • "A Place for Inquiry, A Place for Wonder" history book on the Andrews Forest

Happy Reading!

Tap Talk with Brooke Penaluna

Event Date: 
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
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TAP TALK: PICTURE A DIVERSE SCIENTIFIC WORKFORCE

TUE, NOV 10 (7 – 8pm Pacific Time)

Join "500 Women Scientists Corvallis" and Block 15 Brewing Company in celebrating World Science Day for Peace and Development. 

Participate in a presentation on the importance and relevance of a diverse workforce in our understanding of the natural world. Dr. Brooke Penaluna, a Research Fisheries Biologist with the Forest Service, will use a fisheries case study to discuss how to change the faces of the workforce, so they more closely reflect all those that use or depend on aquatic natural resources.

In support of 500 Women Scientists Corvallis, Block 15 will donate a portion of food sales from deliveries (https://delivery.block15.com) and the Tap Room (https://block15.com/brewery-tap-room#overview-2).

Contact: 500WSCorvallis@gmail.com

You are invited to a Zoom webinar...

Webinar ID: 967 4684 2719

Passcode: 500WS

Fire Photos

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Our Photo Gallery features images from the recent Holiday Farm Fire, which burned in Watershed 1, Watershed 9, and Watershed 2.  We will continue to post new images as they become available. 

OPB Timber Wars Podcast

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Oregon Public Broadcasting "Timber Wars," podcast "takes you inside the culture war that erupted in the Pacific Northwest in the 1980s and '90s and reveals how the events of then shaped the world we know today."  Told through investigative journalism, historical audio footage, and interviews, "Timber Wars" presents seven episodes that explore the lives, politics, and science that shape how we view our forests. The role of science from the Andrews Forest is highlighted in episodes 2 and 3. 

 

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