V. Cody Hale IV - Forest Engineering, Resources & Management ...

V. Cody Hale IV
Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management
204 Peavy Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331
work: 541.737.8811 cell: 706.714.2839
cody.hale@oregonstate.edu
Education
Ph.D., Dec. 2010 (expected), Water Resources Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Dissertation: “Beyond the Paired-Catchment Approach: Isotope tracing to illuminate stocks, flows,
residence times, and scaling in a forested watershed”
Advisor: Jeff McDonnell, Department of Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management
M.S., 2007, Forest Hydrology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Thesis: “A physical and chemical characterization of stream water draining three small Oregon Coast
Range catchments”
Advisor: Stephen Schoenholtz, Department of Forest Engineering
B.S., 2002, Forest Environmental Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
A.A.S., 1999, Forest Management, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, GA
Registration
2005- Registered Forester (RF002812), State of Georgia
Professional Experience
2003-05 Environmental Scientist, Nutter and Associates, Inc., Athens, GA
Supervisor: Dr. Wade Nutter
Managed field personnel and project implementation. Performed jurisdictional wetland
delineations for permitting and mitigation. Conducted forensic jurisdictional
delineations, fill mapping, and erosion and sedimentation assessments for enforcement
cases. Participated in survey, design, layout, and monitoring for stream and wetland
restoration projects. Collected surface and groundwater samples for regulatory
monitoring. Mapped soils and measured hydraulic properties for land-application system
design. Prepared and submitted regulatory reports. Responsible for upkeep, calibration,
and deployment of environmental monitoring equipment.
2002-03 Research Assistant, Hydrology Lab, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Supervisor: Dr. Rhett Jackson
Performed hydrologic analyses and modeling (HEC-RAS) in support of The Nature
Conservancy’s “Savannah River Ecosystem Flows” project and served as research
technician for graduate students. Conducted geomorphological, aquatic
macroinvertebrate, and water quality surveys.
2000-02 Biological Sciences Technician, USDA Forest Service, SRS, Athens, GA
Supervisor: Dr. Paul Kormanik

Provided field support for silvicultural research aimed at increasing productivity of
planted hardwood stands and assessing mechanisms for long-leaf pine decline.
Awards, Fellowships and Scholarships
2009 Horton Research Grant Award, American Geophysical Union
Award for best PhD proposal, 2009
2009 Alfred W. Moltke Scholarship ($2,000)
2009 College of Forestry Graduate Fellowship ($150)
2009 Mary MacDonald Fellowship ($100)
2008 Alfred W. Moltke Scholarship ($5,500)
2007 College of Forestry Graduate Fellowship ($2,000)
2006 Best Speaker, OSU Forest Engineering Departmental Seminar
2005 College of Forestry Graduate Fellowship ($1,500)
Teaching
2009 & 07 Instructor, FE 538, Field Hydrology
This is an intensive one-week course where students learn field methods in research
hydrology. I led a module focused on developing and answering research questions via
stream tracer experiments. During the day, students learned various methods for gauging
streams and conducted tracer experiments to determine changes in discharge based on
groundwater inflows. At night, they learned to tabulate, analyze, and interpret their data
before presenting findings to the group.
2009 Guest Lecturer, FOR 111, Introduction to Forestry
2008 Instructor, Ecosystems Informatics Summer Institute
Conducted a two-day short course teaching methods in forest and hydrological
measurements. Students learned to measure tree diameter at breast height, tree height,
tree age, and growth increment. They also learned methods in estimating soil saturated
hydraulic conductivity using an Amoozemeter constant-head permeameter, soil depth and
resistance using a cone penetrometer, and stream gauging using flumes, weirs, and the
velocity-area method. In addition to the short-course, I served as mentor for two-students
who developed and implemented a small research project at my experimental watershed
throughout the 12-week summer course.
2006 Teaching Assistant, FE 430/530, Watershed Processes
Research Grants
The Alsea Watershed Study Revisited
Co-Investigator
Funded by: National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, ($270,000) 2006-2011.
Assessing the effects of contemporary forest practices on watershed function at the Alsea Watershed
Co-Investigator
Funded by: Fish and Wildlife Habitat in Managed Forests Research Program, Oregon Department of
Forestry, ($180,000) 2008-2011.
Investigating the hydrological impacts of silvicultural practices for bioenergy feedstock production at
the Savannah River Site: A systems approach
Principal Investigator
Jeff McDonnell (OSU) and Rhett Jackson (UGA) Co-Principal Investigators
To be submitted: 2010 Agriculture and Food Research Initiative, USDA, ($436,000) 2011-2014.

Travel Grants
2009 AGU travel grant, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA ($500)
2009 AGU travel grant, Chapman Conference on Examining Ecohydrological Feedbacks of
Landscape Change Along Elevation Gradients in Semiarid Regions, Sun Valley, ID
($500)
2009 OSU Water Resources Graduate Program travel grant, Chapman Conference on
Examining Ecohydrological Feedbacks of Landscape Change Along Elevation Gradients
in Semiarid Regions, Sun Valley, ID ($750)
2009 College of Forestry travel grant, Second International Conference on Forests and Water
in a Changing Environment, Raleigh, NC ($350)
2007 College of Forestry travel grant, Society of American Foresters National Convention,
Portland, OR ($350)
2006 College of Forestry travel grant, AGU Fall Meeting, San Francisco, CA ($350)
Publications
Hale, V.C., Schoenholtz, S.S., Ice, G.G., and Stednick, J.D. 2010. Forest harvesting and streamflow:
Assessing long-term hydrologic recovery in the Oregon Coast Range. Journal of Hydrology. In review.
Hale, V.C., McDonnell, J.J., and Brooks, J.R. 2010. Mechanisms of dry-season forest-stream
connections in Pacific Northwest headwater catchments. Hydrological Processes. To be submitted June
2010.
Hale, V.C. and McDonnell, J.J. 2010. Scaling runoff processes through catchment inter-comparison:
importance of geology, topography, soils, and vegetation. Water Resources Research. To be submitted
June 2010.
Hale, V.C. and McDonnell, J.J. 2010. Bedrock groundwater controls on catchment storage, runoff
response, and residence times in steep, headwater catchments. Water Resources Research. In
preparation for Fall 2010 submission.
Hale, V.C., Schoenholtz, S.S., Ice, G.G., and Stednick, J.D. 2010. Patterns and controls on dissolved
nitrate in streams draining managed and natural forests. Journal of Hydrology. In preparation for Fall
2010 submission.
Journal Reviewer
International Association of Hydrological Sciences, Benchmark Papers in Hydrology Series
Journal of Hydrology
Conference Proceedings
Hale, V.C. and McDonnell, J.J. 2009. Puzzles and paradoxes of forest-stream connections in humid
watersheds. In: Proceedings of the Chapman Conference on Examining Ecohydrological
Feedbacks of Landscape Change Along Elevation Gradients in Semiarid Regions, October 4-8,
2009, Boise and Sun Valley, ID.
Hale, V.C. and McDonnell, J.J. 2009. Dry season forest-stream connections in Pacific Northwest
headwater catchments. In: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Forests and
Water in a Changing Environment, September 14-16, 2009, Raleigh, NC.

Ice, G.G., McBroom, M.W., Hale, V.C., Gravelle, J., Binkley, D., and Stednick, J.D. 2008. Lessons on
forest watersheds and nutrients with an emphasis on western US studies. In: Workshop to
Develop a Comprehensive Forest Nutrient Cycle and Export Modeling Package, Santee
Experimental Forest, Cordesville, SC.
Hale, V.C., Schoenholtz, S.H., Ice, G.G., and Stednick, J.D. 2007. Spatial variations in stream
temperature and water quality criteria. In: Sustaining America’s Forests: Proceedings of the
2007 Society of American Foresters National Convention, October 24-26, 2007, Portland, OR.
Society of American Foresters, Bethesda, MD.
Hale, V.C., Schoenholtz, S.H., Ice, G.G., and Stednick, J.D. 2007. Nitrate variability in three small
Oregon Coast Range streams. In: Sustaining America’s Forests: Proceedings of the 2007
Society of American Foresters National Convention, October 24-26, 2007, Portland, OR. Society
of American Foresters, Bethesda, MD. (paper with oral poster presentation)
Ice, G.G., Hale, V.C., Light, J., McDonnell, J.J., Schoenholtz, S.H., and Stednick, J.D. 2007. Testing
contemporary forest practices: The Alsea Watershed Study Revisited. In: Sustaining America’s
Forests: Proceedings of the 2007 Society of American Foresters National Convention, October
24-26, 2007, Portland, OR. Society of American Foresters, Bethesda, MD.
Hale, V.C., Schoenholtz, S.H., Ice, G.G., and Stednick, J.D. 2006. Variations in suspended sediment
yield and nitrogen export in three small Oregon Coast Range streams. In: Proceedings of the
2006 Fall American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA.
Ice, G.G., Hale, V.C., Light, J., Johnson, S.L., Bousquet, T.M., and Stednick, J.D. 2006. Assessing the
water quality impacts of contemporary forest practices for the Alsea Watersheds, Oregon. In:
Proceedings of the North American Benthological Society Annual Meeting, June 2006,
Anchorage, AK.
Hale, V.C. and Jackson, C.R. "Hydologic Modifications to the Lower Savannah River."
Proceedings of the 2003 Georgia Water Resources Conference, held April 23-24, 2003. Kathryn
J. Hatcher, editor, Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
Service and Professional Affiliations
2009- Peer mentor, Water Resources Graduate Program
2006-08 Founding member, College of Forestry Graduate Student Council
2006- Co-organizer and leader, AWS Field Tours
2006- American Geophysical Union
2005- Hydrophiles, Oregon State University Student Chapter of AWRA and AIH
2004- Society of American Foresters