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This website is packed with information about Harvard Forest's research, education, events, data, and more. We've made some handy guides to explore the website from the perspectives of educators, students, field researchers, and land stewards/conservationists. Don't see your view? Let usknow at hfOutreach@fas.harvard.edu

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News & Highlights
April 24, 2024

Research Spotlight: Hurricanes Threaten Estimates of Forest Carbon Storage Capacity

Image shows a black and white photo of Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila. Photo by Shersingh Joseph Tumber-Dávila and edited by Emily Johnson.

As policymakers throughout New England consider strategies to mitigate carbon emissions, carbon offset programs have become increasingly prevalent. A nature-based solution that allows participants to pay for the continued storage and sequestration of carbon through the preservation of trees, carbon offset programs are subject to agreements that ensure enrolled land will remain forested. Within this relatively new market, however, the

April 19, 2024

Bullard Spotlight: Nipmuc Rematriation with Sonksq Cheryll Toney Holley

Image shows bloodroot in bloom.

With a 4,000-acre campus located on ancestral Nipmuc land1, Harvard Forest was humbled to receive a Bullard Fellowship application from Cheryll Toney Holley, the sonksq (female leader) of the Hassanamisco Nipmuc Band2. A respected historian, genealogist, and author, Toney Holley co-founded the Nipmuc Indian Development Corporation to assist in the revitalization of the Nipmuc community.

April 11, 2024

Harvard Forest Fellow Ahmed Siddig Selected to Serve on IPBES Task Force

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This winter, Harvard Forest Bullard Fellow Ahmed Siddig has been chosen as an Expert to serve on the prestigious Multidisciplinary Expert Panel of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

Ahmed will serve on the task force on capacity-building, providing advice to the IPBES Plenary on strengthening the science-policy interface for

April 5, 2024

Open House April 27: Celebrate Earth Day With Us!

Image shows a banner with text (Harvard Forest OPEN HOUSE) and a background photo of a field tour.

Harvard Forest welcomes you to an Open House on Saturday, April 27 from 1-4pm. Join us for lawn games, guided tours, art activities, and a tree planting in honor of Earth Day. This free event is open to all ages; RSVP is not required. Contact HF-edu@fas.harvard.edu with questions. 

See flyer below for more information. If you'd like directions to

March 29, 2024

New Interpretive Trail Honors Nipmuc Land Relationship

in the forest in early spring stands a white trail sign with black text that asks several questions including "are you a visitor, or are you home?"

The first new interpretive trail in almost a decade is now open to the public at Harvard Forest. The trail, called Manchage Manexit (place of marveling, place of departure), was created by Harvard students Tyler White (Graduate School of Design) and Kashish Bastola (Harvard College '26), with research and advising by Nia Holley

March 26, 2024

Exploring the Relationship Between Field-Based Education and STEM Identity

Image shows Cynthia Liu in front of the Harvard Forest Fisher Museum.

This Winter, Harvard Graduate School of Education student Cynthia Liu (‘24) has been working with Clarisse Hart, Katharine Hinkle, and collaborator Dr. Tara Goodhue to begin an evaluation of the STEM identity and environmental awareness of participants in our Schoolyard Ecology program. The goal is to provide an overall sense of how effective participation in our citizen

Explore Our Work

IN THE WOODS

Focus on Phenology
https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/other-tags/phenology

LONG-TERM STUDIES

85 Acres, 116,000 Trees
https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/other-tags/mega-plot

STUDENT PROGRAMS

Winter Opportunities for Harvard Students
https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/undergraduate-students

CONSERVATION SCIENCE

Envisioning the Future Landscape
https://harvardforest-prod.ats.cloud.huit.harvard.edu/policy-land-use

JOIN OUR TEAM!

Jobs & Fellowships Open Now
https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/employment

Wildlife Cam

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Wildlife Trail Cameras at Harvard Forest - Feb/March 2016
Wildlife Trail Cameras at Harvard Forest - Feb/March 2016
Deer Browsing
Deer Browsing
Turkeys with young grazing
Turkey with Young Grazing
Wildlife Trail Cameras at Harvard Forest - February 2016
Wildlife Montage - February 2016
Raccoon
Raccoon at Night
Young Moose Browsing
Moose Browsing

Webcams

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Barn Tower
Barn Tower
EMS Tower
EMS Tower
Below Canopy
Below Canopy
Barn Tower 2
Barn Tower 2
Harvard Farm North
Harvard Farm North
Hemlock Tower SW
Hemlock Tower SW
Neon Top of Tower
Neon Top of Tower
Hemlock Tower NE
Hemlock Tower NE
NEON Bottom of Tower
NEON Bottom of Tower
EMS Tower 2
EMS Tower 2
Harvard Farm South
Harvard Farm South
Witness Tree
Witness Tree

Real Time Data

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4. Precipitation
4. Precipitation
5. Stream Discharge
5. Stream Discharge
7. Water Temperature
7. Water Temperature
8. Snowpack
8. Snowpack
3. Wind Speed
3. Wind Speed
6. Wetland Water Level
6. Wetland Water Level
2. Radiation
2. Radiation
1. Temperature & Humidity
1. Temperature & Humidity

Events at Harvard Forest

See a list of our upcoming seminars & events:

Spring Seminar Series

Future Events

Initiatives & Partner Organizations

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