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New paper on natural and anthropogenic effects on sedimentation in an Oregon Coast Range Lake. Do better timber harvesting practices result in lower sedimentation rates? Read to find out!

1500 years of lake sedimentation due to fire, earthquakes, floods and land clearance in the Oregon Coast Range: geomorphic sensitivity to floods during timber harvest period Sediment cores retrieved from landslide‐dammed Loon Lake recorded events back to the 5th century AD in a forested, mountainous catchment, thereby providing an opportunity to compare the impacts of known...

Forest harvesting rules effectively protect water quality in the Alsea watershed. “This and a number of other studies provide some very nice evidence that current best management practices are proving to be much more effective than historical practices,” said Jeff Hatten, lead author and associate professor in the College of Forestry at Oregon State University. Studies in other parts of Oregon and the West show that the impacts of such practices depend on landscape characteristics including geology, soil type, slope and historical landslides. More info: http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2017/nov/forest-harvesting-rules-effectively-protect-water-quality-alsea-watershed

Congratulations ! she defended her MS thesis today: Prescribed fire effects on Py-C in a ponderosa pine forest

Oregon State University is #1 in forestry | Oregon Forest Resources Institute You probably are aware that the Oregon State University baseball team has been ranked No. 1 in the country for the last nine weeks. But did you know that OSU is also has the top-ranked forestry program in North America, and the