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Postdoctoral researcher Chris Walter studying the forest to assess storm damage. Air pollution can actually cause forests to grow faster, as the nitrogen in acid rain is a fertilizer. The problem is, it makes the trees weaker and more susceptible to storm damage. That’s according to West Virginia University postdoctoral researcher Chris Walter’s research into the subject. His research was made possible by the coincidence of a localized storm that hit directly on top of a forest research project. Walter’s paper was recently published in the journal Forests and he spoke with Eric Dougl...

A few years ago when I was writing a series of stories on the 150th anniversary of Oregon State University I had coffee with William G. Robbins, who wrote OSU’s authorized biography "The People's School." Robbins taught history at OSU for nearly 30 years and is an incisive author on Oregon history, particularly as it relates to its natural history and the environment. And don't be fooled at the "authorized" nature of his OSU bio. He covers the university, warts and all. Mar.22 -- A volcano has been erupting on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula sending streams of lava streaming across a ...

I'm still chewing on the announcement by Oregon State University that enough donations have been secured to move forward with the final phase of their remodeling of Reser Stadium. It’s been a long slog. The east side was upgraded in 2005, with further improvements following every few years. The latest proposal, which will finish the job, is tentatively scheduled to be ready in 2023 at a cost of $150 million. The 2022 season seems likely to provide a stern test, given that the west side still will be under construction with a capacity that remains to be determined. Ah, capacity … the...

ST HELENA — For nature lovers, the city’s redwood grove near the Napa River might be St. Helena’s best-kept secret. And it’s a secret that might be getting a lot bigger pending city approval of a 10-acre expansion. “This is a legacy forest that will be here forever,” said project director Paul Asmuth, who came up with the concept and oversaw its first phase along with his wife, Marilyn. The project converts fallow land south of the Wastewater Treatment Plant into an oxygen factory powered by “trees that sequester more carbon than any tree in the world, and f...

The redwood grove south of St. Helena's Wastewater Treatment Plant is looking to expand, in a project intended as a gift to future generations.