Fall River Study University of Washington TA Collaboration 1)Barry Flaming, M.S. finished NCASI, Gessel Fund, CFR scholarships, SMC 2)Amy Sidell, M.S. finished Gessel Fund, CFR scholarships, TA, SMC 3)Gage Wagoner, M.S. finished SMC 4)Christopher Licata, M.S. expected Fall, USFS, NCASI, Gessel Fund, CFR scholarships, TA, SMC 3)John Ensley, left program 4)Brian Strahm, entered M.S. program 6/02 - Gessel Scholar, SMC, CFR, TA 5)Tina Jensen, entered M.S. program 8/02 - Gessel Scholar, SMC, CFR, TA

Fall River Study Univ. of Washington Other Collaboration 1)Paul Carpenter graduated B.S. Forestry, helped with field and lab work 2)Reese Lolley now a M.S. student in Fire Ecology - started working hourly and later entered grad. school 3)Dr. Joerg Prietzel, Univ. Munich, Germany - worked on N mineralization and soil work 4)Dr. Irae Guerrini, Univ. de Estado de Sao Paulo, Botucatu - 2 years visiting professor, worked on biomass and soil Several other undergraduate students worked on various aspects of the Fall River study

UW Workers at Fall River

soil depth (cm) Soil C vs. depth profile at Fall River. Note substantial C at depth!

Pre-Harvest Pools of dry weight at Fall River Foliage = Live branches = Dead branches = Bole = Bole bark = Understory = CWD = Soil O = kg/ha 10,510 33,827 13, ,183 38, ,273

Pre-Harvest Pools of dry weight at Fall River Comparison to Kurz,1989, UBC, age y, and Bigger, 1988, Pack Forest WTH study Foliage = All branches = Bole wood = Bole bark = kg/ha 10,510 47, ,183 38,641 Kurz kg/ha 10,583 16, ,167 25,400 Bigger kg/ha 10,500 24, ,000 (+bark)

Pre-Harvest Pools and Fluxes of Carbon at Fall River Site Foliage = Live branches = Dead branches = Bole = Bole bark = Understory = CWD = Soil O = Soil A = Soil B = C (kg/ha) x 95 x 32,314 65, ,277