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July 5, 2017

Recent Study Seeks to Explain Global Forest Diversity Patterns

Kyle Gay measuring tree diameter

The well-known trend of global diversity decreasing from the tropics to the poles is often discussed but never adequately explained.  A paper that came out in the June 30, 2017 issue of the journal Science is shedding new light on potential reasons behind this global phenomenon.   The study, headed by Joe LaManna at Washington University in St.

July 4, 2017

Save the Date! Hemlock Hospice Opening

Hemlock Hospice Flyer

On Saturday Ocotober 7th, from 12 noon until 4 pm, the Harvard Forest will host an opening reception for Harvard Forest Bullard Fellow David Buckley Borden's Hemlock Hospice installation on the Prospect Hill Tract and his parallel exhibition in the Fisher Museum.  Save the Date!

In brief: Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) is slowly vanishing from North American forests as

June 10, 2017

Fisher Museum to Screen Documentary

One Big Home documentary flyer

On Friday, June 16 at 6:30pm, the Harvard Forest Fisher Museum will host a public screening of the acclaimed documentary One Big Home, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Thomas Bena. All are welcome to attend, and no RSVP is required. The film is 90 minutes long.

The film follows one carpenter's (Bena's) journey to understand the trend on

April 27, 2017

Study: Wildfire in a Warming Climate Could Relegate Some Forests to Shrubland

A fire burning on a hill surrounded by dense vegetation.

The ability of some Western conifer forests to recover after severe fire may become increasingly limited as the climate continues to warm, according to a new study published today in Global Change Biology, by HF Senior Ecologist Jonathan Thompson and fellow scientists from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) and UVA.

Although most of the evergreen trees in the study region

April 25, 2017

New Study Links Hemlock Decline to Shifts in Water Resources

Underneath the canopy of hemlock trees.

Each year in New England, tree-killing insect pests cause sweeping changes in forests. Some changes are highly visible – like swaths of dead trees. A new Harvard Forest study points to a less visible but still critical impact: changes to freshwater streams, including streams that source public water supplies.

According to the study, recently

April 18, 2017

2017-2018 Bullard Fellows Announced

People walking down a path surrounded by trees in the fall.

We are pleased to announce the Harvard Forest Charles Bullard Fellows for 2017-2018. The mission of the Charles Bullard Fellowship Program is to support advanced research and study by individuals who show promise of making an important contribution--either

April 13, 2017

Museum Event to Launch New Book: Witness Tree

The witness tree by Lynda V. Mapes

Near the edge of the Harvard Forest stands a stately red oak tree that, if you listen closely, tells a rich, 100-year story of human and environmental change. Veteran Seattle Times reporter Lynda Mapes studied the tree and its environs intently for a year during a recent Bullard Fellowship. The result is her new book,

April 10, 2017

Field Trip Scholarships for Middle & High School Classrooms

Guided field trip

Scholarships are now available for educators wishing to bring middle and high school classes for a guided field trip to explore the forest and Fisher Museum, and to collect data as part of an authentic ecological field study. 

Field trips are available in two locations: the Harvard Forest in central Massachusetts or Highstead in southern Connecticut.

A limited number

March 10, 2017

Open Studio to Feature Sci-Art Collaboration

Direct Action plug by artist David Buckley Borden.

On Saturday, April 29, artist and designer David Buckley Borden, a 2016-2017 Bullard Fellow and Harvard GSD alumnus, will host an open studio at the Harvard Forest for students and the public to explore his ongoing work.

The open studio will run from 12:00-4:00pm. 

Borden’s year-long collaboration with Harvard Forest scientists will ultimately culminate in a multi-disciplinary, immersive exhibition in fall

March 23, 2017

Learning from an Island: Harvard Students Explore Vineyard Ecosystems

Harvard Forest students in the Aquinnah dune.

A lucky group of Harvard students spent 5 days on Martha's Vineyard during Spring Break with HF Director David Foster, exploring the Island's history, culture, and ecosystems. Foster has been studying the Island for decades, and recently published a book and series of maps about the Island, around which the program was based.

The focus of the trip was to

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