Tools: Then and Now. Samplers
Al Levno, retired USFS, stands next to a stream guage like the ones he monitored in streams at the Andrews Forest in the 1960s and 1970s
Outreach
safety talk
Mark Schulze, OSU, shares safety information and underlines the value of modern-day hard hats
introductions, Long-Term Ecological Research and Oregon State University
Michael Paul Nelson, OSU, shares information on the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program and the partnership with Oregon State University
morning introductions, the Willamette National Forest
Darren Cross, USFS WNF, gives an introduction to the Willamette National Forest and connections with Andrews Forest and management
Introduction and HJA history
Paul Anderson, USFS PNW, provides a history of the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest and this year's 70th anniversary of its establishment
Andrews Forest Newsletter Fall 2018 Issue Online
News Brief Description:
In the Fall 2018 issue of the Andrews Forest Newsletter you can...
- Learn how we track changes in a stream over four decades
- Get a blast from the past with a history lesson
- See the Andrews Forest with NEON
- Consider ethical dimensions of forest management
- Hear about sonic textures of the Andrews Forest
Past issues of the newsletter can be found on our Newsletter page.
Andrews Forest LTER Monthly Meeting
Event Date:
Friday, December 7, 2018
Event Brief Description:
Friday, December 7, 9 AM – 11 AM, in the Forestry Sciences Lab (FSL), Room 20.
Host: Michael Nelson
9:00 - 9:30 AM “The role of local biotic interactions in the maintenance of biodiversity across the H. J. Andrews Experimental Forest” presented by Joe LaManna, Assistant Professor, Marquette University
9:30 - 10:00 AM “Soils and soil carbon: Current projects and future possibilities at HJA” presented by Jeff Hatten, OSU FERM Dept.
10:00-10:05 AM “Studying changes in breeding bird communities of H.J. Andrews Forest“ presented by Hankyu Kim
10:05-10-35 AM “Thinking More About LTER8: I want your input please” Michael Nelson
Additional topics will follow, including updates from the graduate students, and the Willamette National Forest.
Monthly meetings are used to share science, news, and opportunities related to the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest and Long-Term Ecological Research program. We start with a science hour and then move into program news and announcements. Anyone is welcome to attend. Monthly meetings are on the first Friday of the month during the academic year, from 9 AM - 11 AM. The next few meetings will be January 11 (not the first Friday, to work around the holiday), February 1, March 1.
Forestry Sciences Lab, 3200 SW Jefferson Way, Room 20. 9 - 11 AM.
Fall 2018
OSU Centers and Institutes/Core Research Facilities Fair
Event Date:
Friday, November 16, 2018
Event Brief Description:
The HJ Andrews Experimental Forest Long-Term Ecological Research Program will be part of OSU Centers and Institutes/Core Research Facilities Fair. Drop by the Memorial Union Horizon Room on Friday, Nov. 16, between 3 and 6 p.m. Come join us as representatives from 30 centers, institutes and other research facilities across campus provide information about their services and instrumentation. Attendance to the event is open to all faculty, staff, students and members of industry. For a list of the centers, institutes and facilities that will be in the MU Horizon room, go to https://research.oregonstate.edu/facilities-fair.
Oregon Season Trackers Meet at the Forest
News Brief Description:
About fifty Oregon Season Tracker citizen scientists, teachers, OSU Extension personnel, and researchers gathered at the Andrews Forest to exchange ideas and inspiration at the Oregon Season Tracker (OST) retreat in mid-August 2018.
Oregon Season Tracker is a project of Oregon State University that aims to link natural resource managers, educators, researchers and others in the community to the science they use through collaborative citizen science. Oregon Season Tracker is a joint program of OSU Extension and HJ Andrews Experimental Forest Long-Term Ecological Research program.
The OST retreat created an opportunity for volunteers to visit with researchers from Oregon State University and the US Forest Service to learn about the work they are doing. Most importantly, the retreat was a chance for the OST volunteers to see how their observations at home, woodland or school yard contribute to work being done at the Andrews forest and elsewhere. It made a strong impression. “I feel that I am contributing important data and observations that matter to researchers.” said one OST volunteer. All seemed to be heading home with renewed enthusiasm and dedication to their science work. “I became a volunteer because I felt there was a need and a value, but it was here that it became real for me.” commented a volunteer at the end.
Read more about the retreat and see photos on the Oregon Season Tracker Blog and the online photo gallery.