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In late January, ten Harvard undergraduates from a variety of majors spent five days of their winter break at the Harvard Forest in a new interdisciplinary program called "Reading and Conserving the New England Landscape." The program was made possible by a generous grant from the Harvard President's January Innovation Fund. Through hands-on field activities and a series of mini-lectures

On February 16-17, Harvard Forest Outreach Manager Clarisse Hart was one of four scientists supported by NEON (the National Ecological Observatory Network) to participate in a series of climate science meetings with senators and representatives on Capitol Hill. The experience, a joint effort by a dozen national scientific associations, included a

Edythe Ellin has earned a Dean's Award of Distinction from the Harvard University Faculty of Arts of Sciences (FAS)--a prestigious honor, via nomination, that recognizes the top one percent of FAS employees for their exceptional contributions to the university. According to Dean Michael Smith, these awardees are vital to "Harvard's faculty and students reaching the heights they aim for." Edythe

The 22nd annual Harvard Forest Ecology Symposium will be held March 15, 2011 from 9:00am - 5:00pm at the Harvard Forest. This year's symposium will feature talks and discussion focusing on the twenty years of long-term ecological research: synthesis and future directions.