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June 19, 2014

New Manual to Aid Landowners in Land Monitoring

W&W Stewardship Science manual 2014

A new citizen science program via the Wildlands and Woodlands initiative allows anyone with access to forested land to follow a step-by-step manual to track changes in forest dynamics over time. The new Stewardship Science manual, developed by our partners at Highstead, contains instructions to set up long-term monitoring plots, including how much

June 19, 2014

Celebrating 10 Years of Hands-On Science with Local Classrooms

Schoolyard Ecology students at work

This summer, the Harvard Forest Schoolyard Ecology Program will celebrate 10 years of science education in 70 schools across New England. Each year, our program brings more than 3,500 students outside to collect and analyze field data in schools' backyards.

Our 10th annual Summer Institute for Teachers will be held on August 21. All teachers of grades 4-12

June 6, 2014

Study: Forests Are Storing More Carbon with Earlier Springs

Harvard Forest EMS tower

New research in Nature Climate Change, based on over 20 years of ground and air measurements at the Harvard Forest, gives new insight into the crucial climate benefits that eastern forests provide. As warming has brought earlier springs and later autumns to our region over the past 20 years, forest trees have been able to store as much

June 6, 2014

New Report Builds on W&W, Calls Forests Key to Sustainability

NEFF Path to Sustainability report

A new report by the New England Forestry Foundation, "New England Forests: the Path to Sustainability," builds on Harvard Forest's 2010 Wildlands and Woodlands report, to highlight 12 benefits forests provide to the region and 5 specific actions that will protect those benefits for the future.

Underpinning NEFF's summary report are 12 technical documents drafted by forestry

June 3, 2014

2014-2015 Charles Bullard Fellows Announced

Sanguinaria canadensis

We are pleased to announce the Harvard Forest Charles Bullard Fellows for 2014-2015. The mission of the Charles Bullard Fellowship Program is to support advanced research and study by individuals who show promise of making an important contribution--either as scholars or administrators--to forestry and forest-related subjects, from biology to earth sciences, economics, politics, administration or law. 

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