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November 1, 2008

Fisher Museum Volunteers

Fisher Museum

On Thursday evening, November 20th, the Fisher Museum will host the 17th annual Museum Volunteers Recognition Dinner. This dinner recognizes the time and effort this group of dedicated volunteers donates to allow the Museum to be open on weekends from May through October and to assist visiting school groups throughout the year. If you would like to learn more about

November 1, 2008

Harvard Forest Hosts SEEDS Field Trip

2008 SEEDS Group

The Harvard Forest hosted an undergraduate field trip of ESA-SEEDS October 16-19. Nineteen students and two faculty advisors from colleges and universities across the United States participated in the visit, which included a field research tour, mini-investigation from field work to data analysis, career panel, and writing workshop. The opportunity for students and Harvard Forest staff to interact was informative

October 1, 2008

New Harvard Forest Publications: Students Publish on Coastal Ecology and Bob Marshall

Coastal Ecology

Busby, P.E., G. Motzkin, and D.R. Foster. 2008. Multiple and interacting disturbances lead to Fagus grandifolia dominance in coastal New England. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 135(3), pp. 346–359.

Bob Marshall and Harvard Forest Ecology

Ireland, A.W., B.J. Mew, and D.R. Foster. 2008. Bob Marshall's forest reconstruction study: three centuries of ecological resilience to disturbance. Journal

October 1, 2008

Harvard Forest Featured in Gazette

Harvard University's Gazette featured the Harvard Forest in its September, 25th edition. The article highlights Harvard Forest's vast history, landscape, research history and current and future endeavors. View the article as a PDF or pick up a copy to see the accompanying photographs. 

October 1, 2008

Acting Locally - A Working Model

Aerial view of a suburb

David Foster, Director of Harvard Forest and Bill Labich, Regional Conservationist of Highstead lay out the arguments and successes of creating a working model to think globally while acting locally. For New England and most of the eastern United States, there is a direct link between effective forest protection and management and the global environment. As a consequence of sub-continental

October 1, 2008

Fall Foliage - Climate Change

Sugar Maple in Fall

In the October issue of National Geographic magazine, the leaf pigmentation work of former Bullard Fellow David Lee and the fall phenology observations of Museum Coordinator and ecologist John O'Keefe are highlighted in a brief piece on fall color. You can view today's fall foliage color at Harvard Forest at the webcam view of Prospect Hill.

September 1, 2008

New Harvard Forest Publication: Irreplaceable Eastern Hemlock Habitat

If you have ever ventured into the midst of an eastern hemlock-dominated forest, you may sense that you entered a special place. The stately, long-lived conifers with drooping, dark green branches aligned in a pyramidal shape, create an environment that is deeply shaded and cooler than surrounding woodlands. These conditions strongly influence wildlife and nearby streams. Harvard Forest Forest Ecologist

September 1, 2008

Harvard Forest Schoolyard Ecology Teacher, Katherine Bennett, wins New England Environmental Education Association Award

Kate has been actively leading her students in participating in a hands-on long term field ecology project monitoring the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in a woodland near their school. This work is part of Harvard Forest's Schoolyard Ecology program, Woolly Bully, which connects students with Harvard Forest Ecologist David Orwig's studies.

Kate has

September 1, 2008

Help Harvard Forest protect the Ernie Gould woodlot!

Harvard Forest still needs to raise $50,000 to cover costs associated with protecting the Ernie Gould woodlot with a conservation easement and then purchasing the property. Harvard Forest does not receive financial support from Harvard University for this type of project.

The woodlot, owned and managed by forest economist Ernie Gould until his death in 1988, will become the focal

September 1, 2008

Harvard Forest Artist in Residence

Debby Cotter Kaspari

Kaspari- DoyleThese works were created on location in Harvard Forest, Petersham, MA, by Debby Kaspari, Artist-in Residence in spring and summer of 2008. During five months of drawing and painting from life in the woods Kaspari recorded natural forms, seasonal changes, birds and animals

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