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FES Fall Seminar

The Fall Seminar series has started. Seminars are Wednesdays at 2:00 in RH 313, except where noted. To view the full schedule click here »


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Fire in Riparian Zones

Research by David Hibbs and Jessica Halofsky has been highlighted in a few news reports lately. They have found that areas near streams and rivers recovery quickly and on their own following fires. To read the full story, see the articles on OregonLive or OPB.


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FES 2008-09 Annual Report

The Annual Report for the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society for the 2008-2009 fiscal year is now available. To view the full report, click here ».


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Adam Hadley on BBC Radio

Adam Hadley was recently broadcast on the BBC Radio program Nature (alongside William Laurence) talking about tropical deforestation and his (along with Matt Betts') hummingbird work.
To listen to the program, click here »


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Intensive Silviculture Bibliography

The Intensive Silviculture Bibliography is a compilation of abstracts for 675 publications examining the effects of intensive silvicultural practices on the productivity of coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco var. menziesii) in the Pacific Northwest. References date from 1983 to 2004 and were identified through a comprehensive literature search conducted in CAB Abstracts (1997-2000, SilverPlatter Information N.V.). The bibliography was funded through the College of Forestry's Planted Forests Productivity and Value Enhancement Initiative. This initiative aimed to assess our current state of knowledge with respect to interactions between different silvicultural practices, the role that physiological and environmental response mechanisms play in driving forest productivity, and approaches for integrating research results into a coherent explanatory framework for facilitating silvicultural decisions. To view the bibliography, click here »


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Reflections on a Career in Forest Biology

On Friday, May 18, Steve Radosevich presented a capstone lecture, Reflections on a Career in Forest Biology: Where I've been and where I'm going. To view the presentation, click here »


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Array of Sensors Watching Forest Breathe

A sophisticated array of electronic sensors in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest is giving ecologists at Oregon State University a view of the forest ecosystem they've never had before: they are literally watching the forest breathe, the plants interact with and feed the soil microbes and rivers of air pour up and down slopes in ways never before understood. Read more »


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Extension Publishes Book on Oregon's Eastside Forests

The OSU Extension Service has published a new book, "Ecology and Management of Eastern Oregon Forests: A Comprehensive Manual for Forest Managers." The forests of eastern Oregon are diverse, as well as complex and the objectives of forest managers and owners are many. In modern times, these forests are in need of management, explained Stephen Fitzgerald, OSU Extension specialist and co-author of this 208-page illustrated book. Active management can restore forest potentials and many of these values, according to Fitzgerald and OSU Extension forester Paul Oester, two of the authors of the new "Ecology and Management" book. Other authors include William Emmingham, an emeritus OSU Extension silviculturist; Greg Filip, former OSU Extension forest pathologist; and W. Daniel Edge, OSU Extension fisheries and wildlife specialist. Read more »


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Research Project Just Rotting Away in Forest

Ambrosia beetles have a nose for alcohol. It's what attracts them to downed Douglas firs, which give off ethanol — ethyl alcohol — on the forest floor. The beetles are among the first insects to move into dead trees, and they bring along a host of other invading critters. Think of them as veritable taxicabs, said Mark Harmon, an Oregon State University professor of forest science. Read more »


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Thinning Studies in Progress

What impact does thinning have on Douglas-fir forests? What type of harvesting best protects wildlife and encourages tree regeneration? Does a forest infested with Swiss Needle Cast require alternative solutions? Douglas Maguire, Associate Professor in Forest Science and Edmund Hayes Professor of Silviculture, uses quantitative silviculture and biometrics to explore answers to these kinds of questions. Read more »


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Strauss Named as Leopold Leadership Fellow

Steve Strauss, a professor of genetics and forest science at Oregon State University, is one of 20 academic environmental scientists in North America to be awarded a 2005 Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellowship. Read more »


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Student Receives Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship

Holly Barnard, a doctoral student in the Department of Forest Science received a Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowship. This three-year award is made to only 60 students in the nation each year through the Ford Foundation. The fellowship provides three years of support for individuals seeking a doctoral degree.


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Law Named to National Science Steering Group

Beverly Law, an associate professor in the Department of Forest Science at Oregon State University, has been appointed to the science steering group of the North American Carbon Program. Read more »