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View looking across a subalpine meadow with yellow wildflowers in bloom. The meadow is flanked by trees. In the background, the sun sets behind a jagged mountain peak.
Research
October 9, 2023
Accounting for carbon from forest to estuary
A transdisciplinary research partnership between the University of Oregon and the Kō-Kwel/Coquille Indian Tribe will inform a land management plan and build relationships.
Arts and Sciences Biology Climate Change Community Engagement Data science Environmental Studies Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies Interdisciplinary Land Management
A downward slopping wildflower meadow with pine trees, mountains, and blue sky with clouds beyond.
Research
October 4, 2023
Trees tell tales of past land stewardship in the western Cascades
In the temperate rainforests of Oregon’s western Cascades, the trees tell tales of the past.
Anthropology Arts and Sciences Community Engagement Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environments Land Management Machine learning Wildfire
An aerial photo of trees and water at the Coos Bay Estuary.
Research
May 12, 2023
Building the PNW mass timber ecosystem
The UO will lead a regional innovation engine strategic planning process to develop the mass timber industry from supply chain to sustainable, affordable housing.
Architecture Design Land Management Planning, public policy, and management
A portrait of Zoey Bailey, who is holding a square frame made of plastic PVC pipe, standing in front of a field of sagebrush at sunset.
Ducks Discover
March 27, 2023
Pacific Crest through-hike sparks interest in fire ecology
Environmental science major Zoey Bailey studies how wildfires affect the “seed bank” of sub-surface seeds in scorched soil.
Environmental Studies Honors College Institute of Ecology and Evolution Land Management Undergraduate Research Wildfire
A person kayaks on a grass-lined slough with a conifer-covered hill and a brightly blue sky in the background.
Ducks Discover
February 1, 2023
Invisible histories of the Coos Bay Estuary
Undergraduate Ava Minu-Sepehr creates a richer historical and geographic experience with overdrawn maps of the coastal area.
Anthropology Community Engagement Land Management Undergraduate Research