Extension ServiceMeet the Partners
Oregon Season Tracker is a collaborative project involving many local, state, and national partners. Since its launch in 2014, we have been expanding communication. Partners include Oregon residents and climate researchers in organizations studying the interaction of weather, climate, and local ecosystems.
Oregon State University Extension
Extension provides OST’s leadership in recruiting, training, and supporting local volunteers in their observation and reporting activities. OST has volunteers in over 20 counties in Oregon. OST works with Extension colleagues to engage participants in established programs such as Master Woodland Manager, Master Gardener, Oregon Naturalist, and youth and teachers through 4-H school enrichment programs.
The OST Extension team includes Sarah Cameron and Glenn Ahrens. Previous team members include Jody Einerson, Brad Withrow-Robinson, and Rose Clarke.
HJ Andrews Experimental Forest
The Andrews is the lead science partner of the OST collaboration, helping identify local science questions suited to OST community science involvement and that pair well with the 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.
National Partners
We work with two national partners to collect and manage OST-gathered data: the Community Collaborative Rain Hail & Snow Network (CoCoRaHS) and the USA National Phenology Network (Nature’s Notebook). There are many benefits of partnering with these national programs including contributing to national as well as local research, and online data access by both community scientists and researchers. Data contributed to CoCoRaHS is also used at the PRISM Climate Group housed at Oregon State University.
Oregon Season Tracker funders
OST has been successful due to the generous support of these groups:
- USDA-NIFA, Renewable Natural Resource
Extension Program - Gray Family Foundation
- Tuktawa Foundation
