Iʻm pleased to share the fourth magazine cover my images have been on this past year. As part of my residency at the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, I created a series of images titled Old Growth Dialogue. The work uses a magical realism approach to share my joy, delight and wonder at being in a place that overwhelms the senses in so many different ways.

The article in the journal is titled Reflections on the history of research on large wood in rivers, by Frederick J. Swanson et.al, The HJ Andrews is nearly 16,000 acres covering all of the Lookout Creek watershed. Scientists have produced a lot of data from the creek/watershed going back to the 1970ʻs. In 1996 there was a very large flood event that altered the creek significantly. I was surprised to hear that the science community studying the creek was excited to witness the creek being disturbed in such a natural way. The flood event meant they could, for the first time, compare all the pre-flood research data to the post-flood data. As all inquiries go, more knowledge meant more questions.

It turns out having large wood from fallen trees in streams and rivers is a really good thing for fish and forest alike.