Research

The Corvallis Forest welcomes access for projects and research that align with the guiding principles and access policy of the Corvallis Forest Stewardship Plan.  The watershed's primary function is to provide drinking water for the City of Corvallis. To this end, the watershed is managed to enhance ecosystem functions that ultimately supports clean drinking water. Within this context, there are many opportunities for education and outreach about source water, observational studies and limited potential for collaboration for research in the context of a managed forest.

Below you will find some of the papers that have been produced, at least in part from work that occurred on or around Corvallis Forest. If you are interested in doing research, please reach out via email to Julia.Cline@corvallisoregon.gov or via the Watershed Access Request form.

• Frey et al., 2026: Abundance and occupancy trends of sooty grouse in western Oregon: determining best modeling practices by comparing observed and simulated data
• Kirchner et al., 2025: Cougar density on the Oregon Coast: Using
  dead recovery modeling in an open population
• Trevarrow & Arismendi, 2022: The role of large wood in streams as ecological corridors for wildlife biodiversity
• Linkem, 2022 Masters Thesis: Seasonal Movement of Coastal Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii) in Headwater Streams in Oregon
• Eaton, 2021 Honors College Thesis: Water intake structures as movement barriers for larval coastal giant salamanders (Dicamptodon tenebrosus)
• Nickolas, Seguar & Brooks, 2017: The influence of lithology on surface water sources

Other:

• It Takes A Forest: Over the past couple years, David Herasimtschuk been camera trapping and collecting imagery for an educational and communications project focused on old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest, in the Corvallis Watershed. The imagery has been used by a number of researchers and organizations to help educate the public about the importance of old-growth forests, and the work continues to expand.
• NPR: A photographer captures life in America’s last remaining old-growth forests

If you've done research in Corvallis Forest and want it on this page, please reach out!