Teachers Explore Ecology at Summer Workshop

Twenty-seven teachers from around New England came to the Forest to learn ecological field methods during the Schoolyard Summer Institute this August, part of the Harvard Forest Schoolyard Ecology Program.

These teachers will lead their 4th to 12th-grade students in ecological field studies at their schools this fall, collecting long-term data to analyze back in the classroom.

Field topics include climate and seasonal change, tree species diversity and carbon dynamics, and the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid.

• See photos and learn more about the workshop on the Schoolyard blog. 
• Explore 11 years of Schoolyard Ecology data on our interactive map.