College of Forestry

Landscape Fire and Conservation Science Research Group

Lab News

June 2025: Graham Frank's work on early seral forest biodiversity now published! Birds, bees, beetles, and plant communities in post-fire and post-harvest stands

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The early seral forest biodiversity project

Graham Frank's PhD research on early seral forest biodiversity published in Ecological Applications and Journal of Forestry! 

Graham's research quantifies differences in birds, bees, beetles, legacies, and plant communities among post-fire, post-harvest, and post-salvage stands across a chronosequence from 1-20 years of early seral forest succession. Amazing work Graham.

First two publications are out. Beetles, plants, and synthesis coming soon.

FILLED: Recruiting MS graduate student -- restoration ecology in dry forest ecosystems

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dry forest restoration

Excited to be recruiting for a new MS project focused on restoration ecology in dry forest ecosystems, working with Dr. Harold Zald and Dr. Meg Krawchuk (me). Full position and application details here.

Application deadline: Friday, November 15th 2024

Graduate program start: Fall 2025

Preferred start date to lead field season and familiarize with project context: mid-June 2025

Check out our Fire Refugia Manager's Synthesis and Toolbox! We worked with folks on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest to socialize the fire refugia data products for management action.

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screen capture fire refugia toolbox

The fire refugia manager's brief

In a nutshell: The manager's brief provides a short summary of the holistic fire refugia and topo-climatic fire refugia products and concepts, and links to all data products and resources for the region. The manager's brief includes an FAQ for ideas relating to management and project planning.

See the https://firerefugia.forestry.oregonstate.edu/outreach