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February 25, 2015

Highlights from the Harvard Forest Winter Break Week

Harvard Forest Winter Break 2015

This January, ten Harvard students spent a week exploring the Harvard Forest landscape, immersed in the study of real-world ecological and conservation questions. Our 5th annual Winter Break Week featured hands-on workshops and field trips led by ecologists, artists, writers, and - new this year -

February 4, 2015

Fisher Museum Hosts 'Witness Tree' Book Event

Witness Tree by Lynda Mapes

On February 11, journalist and author Lynda Mapes, a Charles Bullard Fellow this year, led a discussion of Witness Tree, her book project exploring the twined human and natural histories of a single, 100 year-old red oak.

The event was co-hosted with the Athol Bird and Nature Club, and was attended by a full house of visitors in

December 9, 2014

Science Policy Exchange Collaborators Voice Public Comment

SPE health study

On December 1, researchers from the Harvard Forest were among a group of seventeen scientists to submit a public comment to the EPA's proposed Clean Power Plan. The effort was coordinated by the Harvard Forest-based Science Policy Exchange.

In the comment, the scientists summarize the benefits of a strong carbon standard for air quality and human health. Their

December 8, 2014

Summer Research Program for Undergraduates

HF summer paleo

UPDATE (Feb. 7, 2015): Applications for the 2015 program are now closed.

Applications are now open for the 2015 Harvard Forest Summer Research Program, an opportunity for college and university

December 3, 2014

Harvard Forest Winter Break Week

Harvard Forest Winter Break Week 2014

Update: Applications for the 2015 program are now closed.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Harvard Forest Winter Break Week 

November 14, 2014

New Book Highlights Harvard's Conservation Innovation

Conservation Catalysts

A new book edited by James Levitt, Director of the Harvard Forest Program on Conservation Innovation, describes the strategic role that colleges and universities play in conserving land, water, and wildlife habitat around the world. The book was launched today in a special session at the IUCN World Parks Congress in Sydney, Australia.

The book, 

November 14, 2014

Bullard Spotlight: Lynda Mapes and the 100-Year-Old Oak

Lynda Mapes at Harvard Forest

During her 12-month Bullard Fellowship at the Harvard Forest, veteran newspaper journalist and author Lynda Mapes is taking a deep, long look at one tree: a 100-year-old red oak. With the help of Harvard Forest collaborators John O’Keefe, Andrew Richardson, David Foster, and other experts, Lynda is probing the human and natural history

November 3, 2014

New Research Helps Maple Syrup Producers Predict Season

maple syrup by Josh Rapp

A new study by Harvard Forest research affiliates Josh Rapp and Elizabeth Crone (Tufts University) used 17 years of data to identify which factors most impact maple syrup production each year. Their answer: autumn seed production.

"Weather affects how much sap will flow out of the tree, but sap volume is only one piece of the

October 30, 2014

Eastern Newt Dynamics at the Harvard Forest

Red Eft by Brooks Mathewson

As hemlock-dominated forests decline due to the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), the abundance of red efts (the juvenile phase of the eastern newt) may also decline, reports a new study by Brooks Mathewson, a graduate of the Harvard Forest master's in forest science program.

Mathewson’s work - conducted across four seasons in all four major research

October 29, 2014

New Senior Ecologist: Neil Pederson

Neil Pederson

This fall, the Harvard Forest welcomed a new Senior Ecologist to our research staff: dendrochronologist Neil Pederson. Pederson comes to the Forest from Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.

Pederson uses tree rings to explore long-term forest development across the eastern US, including New England. His wide-ranging work in forest ecology and dendrochronology will include research at the Harvard Forest Pisgah

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