NEWS ABOUT THE UMPQUA BASIN
Future of forests in U.S. West unclear. UPI.com, Science News, November 3, 2011
With global warming, insect attack, diseases and fire, many tree species are projected to decline or die out in regions where they have been present for centuries while others move in and replace them, researchers at Oregon State University said.
How A Tiny Fungus is Starving Coastal Douglas Fir Trees
“Bryan was able to correlate increases in winter temperature with changes in tree ring width and growth declines,” says Jeff Stone, an expert in tree diseases at Oregon State University who is also studying Swiss needle cast.
In Oregon, a new marine fishery that should help scientists document fish travels. Libing on Earth. Public Radio International. December 16, 2011
Tom Calvanese, a biologist and Oregon State University graduate student, studies the nearly 40 rockfish species that live along the Oregon coast. They’re popular to look at because of their menacing spines and vibrant colors, but they’re also popular for eating.
Legacy of logging roads brings change to Oregon forests, and so do the courts. Oregon Live.com, September 26, 2011
Deciding to decommission logging roads isn’t as simple as it might seem, said Julia Jones, a Department of Geosciences professor at Oregon State University. She’s studied the hydrology of logging road runoff.
Most dire global warming forecasts unlikely, study says. Washington Post, November, 28, 2011
In the new study researchers led by Andreas Schmittner from Oregon State University focused on the climate during the last ice age, about 19,000 to 23,000 years ago, to estimate how sensitive the climate system is to changing amounts of CO2 (in the ice age scenario, a reduction of CO2 helped cool the globe).
Newly placed boulder clusters in Buffalo and Hubbard creeks aid migrating fish
A few miles south of the main Umpqua River, where Buffalo Creek flows into Hubbard Creek, newly placed boulder clusters provide current breaks for migrating fish.
New program to expand, enhance use of LIDAR . Space Daily, October 12, 2011
Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a new system that will enable highway construction engineers in the field to immediately analyze soil movements caused by active landslides and erosion and use the powerful tool of LIDAR to better assess and deal with them.
Northwest Oyster Die-offs Show Ocean Acidification Has Arrived. Environment 360, November 21, 2011
The acidification of the world’s oceans from an excess of CO2 has already begun, as evidenced recently by the widespread mortality of oyster larvae in the Pacific Northwest. Scientists say this is just a harbinger of things to come if greenhouse gas emissions continue to soar.
Noxious weeds making their way into Douglas County
On Thursday, the Oregon State University Extension Service took a tour of some of the areas of the county that are seeing a relatively new plant taking hold.
Parasite Loads an Underlying Cause of Salmon Mortality, Linked to Land Use Changes. ScienceDaily, August 15, 2011
The study was done by researchers from Oregon State University and other agencies, and concluded that heavy loads of parasites can affect salmon growth, weight, size, immune function, saltwater adaptation, swimming stamina, activity level, ability to migrate and other issues.
Researchers are 'seising' up the seafloor. Newport News Times, November 9, 2011
Bob Dziak, an Oregon State University marine geologist based at Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC), said this is the second leg of deployment under the Cascadia Initiative, a $10-million project funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to build an offshore/onshore network of seismic and geodetic (earth) stations ranging from Cape Mendocino, Calif., to Cape Flattery, Wash.
Researchers Battle Parasite-Driven Frog Deformities. PBS Newshour, October 25, 2011
Andrew Blaustein, an ecologist at Oregon State University, said environmental factors are driving the spread of parasite infections.
Smolt by the numbers: Water traps help capture small fry
Water traps help capture small fry as part of project monitoring fish production on the upper North Umpqua River and its tributaries.
Study: Western Streams Inundated with Non-Native Fish, Amphibians
A new study by researchers at Oregon State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found that more than half of the stream and river miles surveyed in 12 western states contained non-native fish and amphibians. Smallmouth bass may now be the dominant species in the Umpqua river.
Study: Wider streamside forest buffers aid fish . OPB, EarthFix, September 21, 2011
No-logging zones along state forest streams are making a difference in keeping temperatures cool for fish, according to a study issued Wednesday by Oregon State University.
Take Pride in America 2006
Secretary Kempthorne Commends 2006 National Take Pride In America® Award Winners At Department Of The Interior Ceremony
Thinning Oregon forests develops spotted owl habitat, chases away flying squirrels. Oregonian, December 17, 2011
A new study by Oregon State University researchers indicates that thinning Douglas firs, which gives them more room to grow and develop the old forest characteristics favored by northern spotted owls, is bad news for the threatened bird’s primary prey.
Toxic avenger. Medford Mail Tribune, October 9, 2011
Now an Oregon State University professor is studying algae strains at a series of Oregon waterways to determine whether these individual strains can produce toxins capable of sickening and killing people or whether they are nothing more than gross, smelly scums producing no greater public-health danger than swimmer’s itch.
Tribe will manage forest lands . The World, May 3, 2011.
Officials say they’ll employ sustainable harvesting principles, under the guidance of forestry experts Norm Johnson from Oregon State University and Jerry Franklin from the University of Washington.
Undersea quake evidence found off West Coast. San Francisco Chronicle, October 8, 2011
Submarine landslides triggered by major quakes on land have sent layers of sediments onto the seabed, and by dating those sediments researchers led by Chris Goldfinger, a marine geologist at Oregon State University, have calculated that the temblors rupture the ground roughly every 240 years on what is called the Cascadia Subduction Zone.
Undersea volcano eruption found off Oregon Coast. Fox 12 Oregon, August 9, 2011
Oregon State University scientists say they've discovered an eruption of an undersea volcano about 250 miles off the Oregon Coast.
Warming Raising Sea Level, Says New Climate Change Report. USA Today, December 11, 2011
The panel of scientists took issue with a recent Science magazine report led by Andreas Schmittner of Oregon State University that looked at pollen and seafloor records of the last Ice Age that was more than 19,000 years ago.
Watershed Council Earns National Public Lands Honor
Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers earns a 2006 Take Pride in America award.
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