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Harvard Forest researchers have nearly finished a major forest census begun in summer 2010 on a 35-hectare "mega-plot" on Prospect Hill. The mega-plot is part of a global array of plots to explore ecosystem processes, jointly established by CTFS and Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum and recently expanded by the Smithsonian Institution's Global Earth Observatory (SIGEO). Ecologist

Last month, HF director David Foster presented a lecture to a standing-room-only crowd at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, officially opening a new permanent exhibit on New England Forests. The lecture was co-sponsored by the Harvard Alumni Association as one of the first events in a series celebrating Harvard's 375th anniversary. The Harvard Gazette featured

Each fall, half a dozen new faces arrive at Harvard Forest. While in residence at Harvard, Bullard Fellows interact with faculty and students, give seminars, participate in conferences and symposia, and make use of the University's top-notch research resources. "The Harvard community benefits immensely from the presence of the outstanding scholars and fellows supported by the Bullard program," says David

Senior Ecologist Aaron Ellison and collaborators from the University of Vermont, University of Tennessee, and North Carolina State University have received a large grant from the National Science Foundation to study the adaptability of forest ants to climate change. Ants process forest soil, cycle nutrients, disperse seeds of many understory plants, and respond rapidly to changes in air temperature. In