The Andrews is the lead science partner of the OST Collaboration, helping identify local science questions suited to OST citizen science involvement and that pair well with work of researchers at the Andrews.
The Andrews is a leading center for long-term research, and is a member of the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program. The 16,000 acre Andrews research forest in the Cascade mountains is jointly managed by the US Forest Service and OSU for research into forest and stream ecosystems, and the interactions among ecological dynamics, physical processes, and forest governance. OST primary collaborators: Mark Schulze, HJA Forest Director, Sherri Johnson, USFS Lead Scientist, and Chris Daley, Director PRISM Climate Group.