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October 1, 2011

Bullard Fellow Featured in the News

One of HF's new Bullard Fellows, biology professor Dawn Bazely, was recently featured in York University's daily bulletin. During her residence at the Forest over the next six months, Bazely will be finishing a book on conservation biology in Southern Ontario. 

October 1, 2011

HF Director of Conservation Innovation Presents at Historic Deerfield

Fisher museum diorama- Early Settler Clearing

On September 25, the Friends of Historic Deerfield welcomed James Levitt to their annual meeting at the Flynt Center of Early New England Life. Levitt's presentation, Conservation in Massachusetts—Past, Present, and Future, identified current local and global conservation initiatives. The event was cosponsored by the New England Forestry Foundation. In a lively Q&A following the presentation, the audience discussed the

October 1, 2011

Harvard Forest in Finland, and Vice Versa

Reindeer

Harvard Forest ecologists Elizabeth Crone, Josh Rapp and Keala Cummings recently visited Oulanka National Park in northeastern Finland to study how changes in forest cover and river flow affect forest wildflower populations. Their collaborator, Dr. Anne Jäkäläniemi, a botanist with the Finnish Forest and Park Service, will be in residence at Harvard Forest through the end of October. In addition

October 1, 2011

60 Groups Urge Congress to Act on Conservation

Policy Agenda Cover

In a report released last month, sixty organizations urged federal lawmakers to help meet New England's economic challenges by investing in the region's forests. The groups, convened over the past year with leadership from the Harvard Forest, outline in their report six policy opportunities to conserve forest resources and the environmental infrastructure they provide. 

October 1, 2011

Harvard Forest's "Mega-plot" Nears Completion

Megaplot measuring

Harvard Forest researchers have nearly finished a major forest census begun in summer 2010 on a 35-hectare "mega-plot" on Prospect Hill. The mega-plot is part of a global array of plots to explore ecosystem processes, jointly established by CTFS and Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum and recently expanded by the Smithsonian Institution's Global Earth Observatory (SIGEO). Ecologist

October 1, 2011

Little Shop of Horrors Inspires Plant Lecture

On Monday, October 3 at 7:00pm, senior ecologist Aaron Ellison will present a special lecture at Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline. Pitcher plantThe event is the season opener of the theatre's popular "Science On Screen" series, which pairs film screenings with creative introductions by notable science figures. Ellison will speak about

October 1, 2011

Harvard Museum of Natural History Lecture and Video Resources

Foster lecture harvard museum of natural history

Last month, HF director David Foster presented a lecture to a standing-room-only crowd at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, officially opening a new permanent exhibit on New England Forests. The lecture was co-sponsored by the Harvard Alumni Association as one of the first events in a series celebrating Harvard's 375th anniversary. The Harvard Gazette featured

September 1, 2011

Harvard Forest a Strong Presence at ESA

A group at the Ecological Society of America

Each year, the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America brings together tens of thousands of scientists to share research results. At the 2011 meeting in Austin, Texas, Harvard Forest research was featured in 25 different talks and posters. An alumnus of the Harvard Forest Summer Research Program (2006-2007), Alex Ireland, won the Edward S. Deevey Award for best graduate

September 1, 2011

2011-2012 Bullard Fellows Begin to Arrive on Campus

Each fall, half a dozen new faces arrive at Harvard Forest. While in residence at Harvard, Bullard Fellows interact with faculty and students, give seminars, participate in conferences and symposia, and make use of the University's top-notch research resources. "The Harvard community benefits immensely from the presence of the outstanding scholars and fellows supported by the Bullard program," says David

September 1, 2011

Highstead and Wildlands and Woodlands Project Seek Conservation Director

Since Harvard Forest’s release of its Wildlands and Woodlands (W&W) reports in 2005 and 2010, great capacity has been building in New England to Highstead steepleincrease the pace of land conservation. Highstead, a regional non-profit organization based in Redding, Connecticut, is dedicated to conserving the New England landscape and advancing the W&W vision. An

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