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A Place for Inquiry, A Place for Wonder - The Andrews Forest (Paperback, 1)
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A Place for Inquiry, A Place for Wonder - The Andrews Forest (Paperback, 1)
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The H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest is a slice of classic Oregon:
due east of Eugene in the Cascade Mountains, the Andrews Forest
comprises almost 16,000 acres of the Lookout Creek watershed. The
landscape is steep, with hills and deep valleys and cold,
fast-running streams. The densely forested landscape includes
cedar, hemlock, and moss-draped ancient Douglas fir trees. One of
eighty-one USDA experimental forests, the Andrews is administered
cooperatively by USFS, OSU, and the Willamette National Forest.
While many Oregonians may think of the Andrews simply as a good
place for a hike, research conducted there has profoundly reshaped
Forest Service management policies and contributed to our
understanding of healthy forests. In A Place for Inquiry, A Place
for Wonder, William Robbins turns his attention to the
long-overlooked Andrews Forest and argues for its importance to
environmental science and policy. From its founding in 1948, the
experimental forest has been the site of wide-ranging research.
Beginning with postwar studies on the conversion of old-growth
timber to fast-growing young stands, research at the Andrews
shifted in the next few decades to long-term ecosystem
investigations that focus on climate, streamflow, water quality,
vegetation succession, biogeochemical cycling, and effects of
forest management. The Andrews has thus been at the center of a
dramatic shift in federal timber practices from industrial,
intensive forest management policies to strategies emphasizing
biodiversity and healthy ecosystems.
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