Dr. Dave Huber, Soil Scientist 🔥
@dphuber.bsky.social
Soils, agriculture, & ecosystems. I study dryland carbon & nutrient cycling, hydrology, fire ecology, & invasive species. Birthdate = -7.36‰. Views my own.
Come learn about soil health!
February 7, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Come learn about soil health!
Come say hi at #AGU25 and hear about our work on post-wildfire water quality issues.
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December 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Come say hi at #AGU25 and hear about our work on post-wildfire water quality issues.
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More soil celebrations! Soil properties greatly impact water storage & transport across the landscape. In eastern Oregon, geologic events have continually changed the distribution of soils & reshaped the hydrology.
Here we’re looking at the changes induced by basalt flows & recent ash deposits.
Here we’re looking at the changes induced by basalt flows & recent ash deposits.
December 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
More soil celebrations! Soil properties greatly impact water storage & transport across the landscape. In eastern Oregon, geologic events have continually changed the distribution of soils & reshaped the hydrology.
Here we’re looking at the changes induced by basalt flows & recent ash deposits.
Here we’re looking at the changes induced by basalt flows & recent ash deposits.
Had the same question here at the Starkey. When will digging soil pits be tolerable?
December 1, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Had the same question here at the Starkey. When will digging soil pits be tolerable?
Spent the week at the USFS Starkey Experimental Forest in north-central Oregon (near La Grande).
Extensive old basalt flows capped by ~7500 year old ash deposits that drastically changed the distribution of vegetation, making for interesting hydrology today.
Extensive old basalt flows capped by ~7500 year old ash deposits that drastically changed the distribution of vegetation, making for interesting hydrology today.
November 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Spent the week at the USFS Starkey Experimental Forest in north-central Oregon (near La Grande).
Extensive old basalt flows capped by ~7500 year old ash deposits that drastically changed the distribution of vegetation, making for interesting hydrology today.
Extensive old basalt flows capped by ~7500 year old ash deposits that drastically changed the distribution of vegetation, making for interesting hydrology today.
One of the benefits of doing a lot of 3D printing for work is knowing how to accessorize your pumpkin for #Halloween
October 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
One of the benefits of doing a lot of 3D printing for work is knowing how to accessorize your pumpkin for #Halloween
Anywhere from cobbles to soup!
October 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Anywhere from cobbles to soup!
Post-fire debris flow characterization to understand sediment impacts on river and reservoir water quality.
October 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Post-fire debris flow characterization to understand sediment impacts on river and reservoir water quality.
You’re welcome. And thanks, Bellingham.
July 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
You’re welcome. And thanks, Bellingham.
Submit to our fall GSA session, T186. Critical Zone Science: Intersection of Processes Linked to Geomorphology, Ecology, Fire and Climate
July 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Submit to our fall GSA session, T186. Critical Zone Science: Intersection of Processes Linked to Geomorphology, Ecology, Fire and Climate
Family is on vacation so I get to work from home a little. It has its benefits ❤️
June 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Family is on vacation so I get to work from home a little. It has its benefits ❤️
Summer rains (and snow) on severely burned hill slopes. We’ve seen several slumps and debris flows throughout the Boise NF this spring/summer.
June 24, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Summer rains (and snow) on severely burned hill slopes. We’ve seen several slumps and debris flows throughout the Boise NF this spring/summer.
Seismic transects in Dry Creek Experimental Watershed. Teaching a summer field course on soils and geophysics with fellow @boisestate.bsky.social faculty Qifei Niu. Students are killing it!
May 16, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Seismic transects in Dry Creek Experimental Watershed. Teaching a summer field course on soils and geophysics with fellow @boisestate.bsky.social faculty Qifei Niu. Students are killing it!
My USDA soil health and rural development program was frozen and then terminated this semester.
My amazing colleagues at Boise State stepped up to temporarily support me and my staff. I’m working on 4 short-term projects until I find something permanent. Scattered but some great summer fieldwork 🏔️
My amazing colleagues at Boise State stepped up to temporarily support me and my staff. I’m working on 4 short-term projects until I find something permanent. Scattered but some great summer fieldwork 🏔️
May 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
My USDA soil health and rural development program was frozen and then terminated this semester.
My amazing colleagues at Boise State stepped up to temporarily support me and my staff. I’m working on 4 short-term projects until I find something permanent. Scattered but some great summer fieldwork 🏔️
My amazing colleagues at Boise State stepped up to temporarily support me and my staff. I’m working on 4 short-term projects until I find something permanent. Scattered but some great summer fieldwork 🏔️
The next XPrize…
April 30, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The next XPrize…
Dr. Jen Pierce is seeking a PhD student for a newly funded project at Boise State.
FROM FLAMES TO FISH: DEVELOPMENT OF A REPRODUCIBLE MODEL OF CO-MANAGEMENT FOR WILDFIRE AND AQUATIC SPECIES AT ZENA CREEK RANCH, IDAHO.
See LinkedIn post for details:
www.linkedin.com/posts/david-...
FROM FLAMES TO FISH: DEVELOPMENT OF A REPRODUCIBLE MODEL OF CO-MANAGEMENT FOR WILDFIRE AND AQUATIC SPECIES AT ZENA CREEK RANCH, IDAHO.
See LinkedIn post for details:
www.linkedin.com/posts/david-...
April 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Dr. Jen Pierce is seeking a PhD student for a newly funded project at Boise State.
FROM FLAMES TO FISH: DEVELOPMENT OF A REPRODUCIBLE MODEL OF CO-MANAGEMENT FOR WILDFIRE AND AQUATIC SPECIES AT ZENA CREEK RANCH, IDAHO.
See LinkedIn post for details:
www.linkedin.com/posts/david-...
FROM FLAMES TO FISH: DEVELOPMENT OF A REPRODUCIBLE MODEL OF CO-MANAGEMENT FOR WILDFIRE AND AQUATIC SPECIES AT ZENA CREEK RANCH, IDAHO.
See LinkedIn post for details:
www.linkedin.com/posts/david-...
I’ve got to say, I’m pretty pissed off. I shouldn’t be packing boxes. I shouldn’t be leaving academia and now unemployed. Adding salt to the wound, my daughter starts college this year and will lose her faculty dependent tuition waiver. So much planning and hard work gone.
April 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I’ve got to say, I’m pretty pissed off. I shouldn’t be packing boxes. I shouldn’t be leaving academia and now unemployed. Adding salt to the wound, my daughter starts college this year and will lose her faculty dependent tuition waiver. So much planning and hard work gone.
Imaging wildfire-induced carbonates (CaCO3) to determine formation process. Are they from plant calcium oxalates? What is the fate of this mineral ash in Drylands? Is it important to carbon cycling? Paleothermometry? Terrestrial weathering rates?
March 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Imaging wildfire-induced carbonates (CaCO3) to determine formation process. Are they from plant calcium oxalates? What is the fate of this mineral ash in Drylands? Is it important to carbon cycling? Paleothermometry? Terrestrial weathering rates?
It’s not official but it looks like my funding related to soil health & rural development won’t be continued.
I’m asking if any colleagues out there have work, know someone with work, know a company I should talk to about work, etc.
Hoping for mid-April but the summer field season would be fine.
I’m asking if any colleagues out there have work, know someone with work, know a company I should talk to about work, etc.
Hoping for mid-April but the summer field season would be fine.
March 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
It’s not official but it looks like my funding related to soil health & rural development won’t be continued.
I’m asking if any colleagues out there have work, know someone with work, know a company I should talk to about work, etc.
Hoping for mid-April but the summer field season would be fine.
I’m asking if any colleagues out there have work, know someone with work, know a company I should talk to about work, etc.
Hoping for mid-April but the summer field season would be fine.
Post-burn water quality sampling. I did fall in. Lots of rotten anchor ice with the warm temps. Yes, the water was very cold 🥶😑
Otherwise, ~10 miles of cross country skiing warms you up.
Note the black carbon embedded in the ice #Idaho
Otherwise, ~10 miles of cross country skiing warms you up.
Note the black carbon embedded in the ice #Idaho
March 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Post-burn water quality sampling. I did fall in. Lots of rotten anchor ice with the warm temps. Yes, the water was very cold 🥶😑
Otherwise, ~10 miles of cross country skiing warms you up.
Note the black carbon embedded in the ice #Idaho
Otherwise, ~10 miles of cross country skiing warms you up.
Note the black carbon embedded in the ice #Idaho
Paid summer REU internships in Earth sciences
Highly recommend this undergraduate research program for those interested in graduate school and research careers
Highly recommend this undergraduate research program for those interested in graduate school and research careers
February 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Paid summer REU internships in Earth sciences
Highly recommend this undergraduate research program for those interested in graduate school and research careers
Highly recommend this undergraduate research program for those interested in graduate school and research careers
Post-fire water quality sampling during the winter. That water was 0.3C in some streams. South Fork of the Payette was beautiful.
February 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Post-fire water quality sampling during the winter. That water was 0.3C in some streams. South Fork of the Payette was beautiful.