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May 30, 2020

Harper's Features HF Research in Warming Soil

A vibrant feature in Harper's Magazine digs into the Forest's long-term soil warming experiment and the many climate questions scientists are exploring there. The story was written by graduating Harvard senior Drew Pendergrass, who spent a day at Harvard Forest and many subsequent hours interviewing scientists as part of a Harvard science writing course taught by Michael

May 28, 2020

New Teaching Tool Guides Inquiry in Landscape Change

A college-level lesson plan that leverages long-term Harvard Forest data to explore the future of the New England landscape is now freely available for download and classroom use.

The teaching module, created by Harvard Forest Research Associate Meghan MacLean and piloted in her classroom at the University of Massachusetts, uses the New England Landscape Futures Explorer tool to help