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Marking the culminanation of nearly three months with Harvard Forest's Summer Research Program in Ecology, 20 undergraduate students recently presented on projects related to climate change, envirnomental justice, data provenance, and forest regeneration. Participants came from 17 undergraduate institutions to participate in an immersive experience that bought together students, researchers, and mentors in pursuit of scientific inquiry across a variety

The Harvard Forest Schoolyard Ecology program is hosting its 18th annual Summer Institute for teachers of grades 4-12 on Wednesday, August 17^th. Educators will spend the day working side by side with ecologists and mentor teachers to learn one of three different field studies related to core Harvard Forest research: Our Changing Forests (forest carbon and land-use dynamics),

A new study in Environmental Research Letters shows striking disparities in the distribution of conserved land across multiple dimensions of social marginalization in New England – and creates a tool to help address them.

In a New England-wide analysis, the researchers found that communities in the lowest income quartile, and communities with the highest proportions of people of

The Forest is accepting applications for 2 open positions in education and laboratory coordination. 

• The full-time Higher Education and Laboratory Coordinator will manage the year-round work of the Forest's Summer Research Program and also coordinate activities across multiple laboratories, a greenhouse, and experimental gardens.
• The part-time Schoolyard Ecology Program Coordinator will manage the year-round work of the Forest's K-12 Schoolyard Ecology