Jim Trappe Oral History Interview

Forest Service mycologist Jim Trappe was somewhat peripheral to the Andrews Forest program, but his research group included scientists who participated more closely and, also, he collaborated on projects with BLM scientist Chris Maser on projects dealing with big wood in rivers and decomposition. His comments in this interview about collaborations, synergies nucleated by Jerry Franklin, and OSU-Forest Service scientist interactions facilitated by co-habitation in the Forestry Sciences Lab reveal key features of the Andrews team’s interdisciplinary character and its ability to advance, even when the Dean of the College of Forestry was not very supportive.