Vegetation
Research Experience for Teachers (RET) 2021
RET Whitney Davis climbs to the top of the canopy to take measurements as part of her Research Experience for Teachers program at the Andrews Forest
Research Experience for Teachers (RET) 2021
RET Whitney Davis climbs to the top of the canopy to take measurements as part of her Research Experience for Teachers program at the Andrews Forest
MS Defense Amanda Brackett
Event Date:
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Event Brief Description:
Please join us on Thursday, April 21 at 10am in Richardson 107 or on Zoom for a presentation of Amanda Brackett’s thesis, titled: “Effect of residual canopy cover and wildfire smoke on near-surface microclimate temperatures.” Amanda is earning her MS in Forest Ecosystems and Society with Klaus Puettmann and Chris Still. She used PRIMET and CENMET data from the Andrews Forest as part of her study.
Contact the FES Department for zoom link.
Posy Busby receives NSF CAREER award
News Brief Description:
Dr. Posy E. Busby, a new co-signatory Principal Investigator on the Andrews Forest LTER grant, is the recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER award titled, “How plant genotype and environmental factors jointly influence the structure of microbial communities and plant health.” The project focuses on fungal endophytes, ubiquitous yet cryptic microbes found in the leaves of all plants. Busby’s project will elucidate endophyte community assembly processes and the functional influence of endophytes on plant function (e.g., disease resistance, drought tolerance). The work specifically addresses how leaf traits influence endophyte communities across variable environments. A complementary educational program broadens the research through student-led work in common garden and greenhouse studies. Busby’s summer program for REU and high school students will integrate with the Andrews REU program. Overall, the new CAREER project will deepen our understanding of the interactive effects of plant genotype and the environment on plant microbial communities and their contribution to plant resilience in the face of climate change.
Vegetation survey after wildfire 2021
Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting April 2022
Event Date:
Friday, April 1, 2022
Event Brief Description:
Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, April 1, 2022, 9-11 AM
“Linking mycorrhizal fungi to emergent forest carbon capture” presented by Colin Averill, Senior Scientist, ETH Zürich
“Restoring Forest Cover after Wildfire” presented by Robyn Darbyshire, Regional Silviculturist, USDA Forest Service, PNW Region
After our presentations we will move into our general meeting, which includes updates on graduate student activities, site, WNF, community, education, new faces, and recent publications.
Our meetings follow the academic year. Next meetings: May 6, June 3, 2022. 9-11 AM.
Contact Lina DiGregorio for Zoom link.
Plotting the Future by Monitoring the Past
In 1910, scientists with the USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station and their collaborators established multiple permanent sample plots across the region, largely in natural, Douglas-fir forests, to study timber growth and yield. These plots were initially viewed as independent studies, but it became clear in the late 20th century that treating them as a cohesive plot network would broaden understanding of forest dynamics.
PhD Defense Dusty Gannon - Plant Pollinator Interactions
Event Date:
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Event Brief Description:
"Plant-Pollinator Interactions in a Changing World: Cryptic Specialization, Pollinator Movement, and Landscape Genetics of Pollinator-Dependent Plants"
PhD Defense Seminar: Dusty Gannon – Botany and Plant Pathology
Advisors: Drs. Andy Jones and Matt Betts
9 AM PST on 17 March 2022
302 Peavy Hall and via zoom. Contact Dusty Gannon for zoom link
Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting March 2022
Event Date:
Friday, March 4, 2022
Event Brief Description:
Andrews Forest Monthly Meeting: Friday, March 4, 2022, 9-11 AM
“The underground economies of trees and fungi: how resource movement and strategic investments may structure forest communities” presented by Laura Bogar, NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Santa Barbara. Assistant Professor, UC Davis starting fall 2022
“Forest endophytes: Diversity, applications and a cautionary tale” presented by Joey Tanney, Research Scientist, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada
After our presentations we will move into our general meeting, which includes updates on graduate student activities, site, WNF, community, education, new faces, and recent publications.
Our meetings follow the academic year. Next meetings: April 1, May 6, June 3, 2022. 9-11 AM.
Contact Lina DiGregorio for Zoom link.