Welcome to Harvard Forest!

This site is packed with info about Harvard Forest's research, education, events, data, & 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 us know at hfOutreach@fas.harvard.edu.

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News & Highlights
October 10, 2024

Wintersession Internships for Harvard Students Available

6 students and mentors smile in the forest in winter

Harvard Forest Wintersession Internships bring Harvard students (undergraduate and/or graduate) to the Forest in January 2025 for paid, on-site research internships. Interns will work directly with mentors on projects related to Indigenous representation, forest ecology, environmental education, and more (described below). In addition to a paid stipend, room, board, and transportation will be provided to interns at no cost. (See

September 19, 2024

New Grant to Center Indigenous Voices and Values in Harvard Forest's Fisher Museum

Image of two prominent Fisher Museum dioramas depicting land use change during European colonization.

Harvard Forest was recently awarded an Inspire! Grant for Small Museums from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services to support the development, design, installation, and evaluation of a new multimedia exhibit to center the voices and values of the Nipmuc people, the tribe Indigenous to the land occupied by Harvard Forest.

The Fisher Museum, which includes seven dioramas

September 5, 2024

October 3 & 4: Yadvinder Mahli to Present Bullard Lectures

Image shows Professor Yadvinder Mahli standing in the woods.

The Harvard Forest and the Harvard University Center for the Environment are delighted to co-present the second Charles Bullard Lectures featuring Dr. Yadvinder Mahli CBE FRS1, Professor of Ecosystem Science at the Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, and Senior Research Fellow at Oriel College, University of Oxford.

The annual Charles Bullard Lectures were established

August 15, 2024

Registration Open: Harvard Community Bus Trips to the Forest

a group of Harvard community members smiles from the top of a tall metal tower in the woods

Harvard students, faculty, fellows, and staff may sign up for one of several free monthly bus trips to visit Harvard Forest, located 70 miles west of Harvard Square.

Trips will be geared towards undergraduate and graduate students; faculty, fellows, and staff are also welcome to sign up. There is no cost.

The 4 hours spent on site will be guided by educators

August 14, 2024

Applications Open for Harvard Graduate Student Remote Internships

4 blue robin eggs in a nest

Applications are now open for 2 remote, part-time graduate student internships, open to enrolled Harvard graduate students in Fall 2024. 

Graduate Student Internship: Eastern Woodlands Raptor Ecology and Indigenous Forestry

The Eastern Woodlands Raptor Ecology and Indigenous

August 6, 2024

31st Annual Student Symposium Features Research Highlights, Program Accomplishments

From left to right, image shows students Julia Marquis and Naturi Scott with mentor Marissa Hanley. By Hannah Naughton.

On August 1, Harvard Forest hosted its 31st annual Student Symposium, marking the culminanation of nearly three months with Harvard Forest's Summer Research Program in Ecology. Students presented their research findings to an audience of scientists, peers, and family in Harvard Forest's Fisher Museum.

This year's program gathered a diverse group of 20 students to receive training in scientific

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

Webcams

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

Real Time Data

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

Events at Harvard Forest

See a list of our upcoming seminars & events:

Spring Seminar Series

Future Events

Initiatives & Partner Organizations

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