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
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

August 2, 2024

Longtime Schoolyard Ecology Instructor Receives Prestigious Award

Image shows Elisa Margarita, right, working with a student at a plant wall in her school. Image by Elisa Margarita.

This summer, veteran Harvard Forest Schoolyard Ecology teacher Dr. Elisa Margarita, a high school science teacher at Brooklyn Technical High School, won the prestigious Muller Award for Professional Influence in Education from Math for America. Elisa was awarded $20,000 during a ceremony in Manhattan in June, with recognition for the remarkable work she

August 2, 2024

United Nations Summit of the Future and Harvard Forest

Image shows the United Nations headquarters in New York City.

The United Nations is the international governmental organization designed to foster peace, security, and cooperation around global concerns. Despite a diverse range of multilateral agreements, treaties, declarations, and mechanisms for peace building, the United Nations remains perplexed in the field of climate change and the role of the future. September 22-23, 2024 is

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

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

Webcams

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

Real Time Data

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

Events at Harvard Forest

See a list of our upcoming seminars & events:

Spring Seminar Series

Future Events

Initiatives & Partner Organizations

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