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
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.
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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
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
On March 19, Harvard Forest hosted its annual research symposium, entitled Looking Forward with Long-Term Research: New Directions and Graduate Student Research in the Harvard Forest LTER. Hosting nearly 100 individuals in person and over 50 online, this year's event included a variety of presentations that focused on upcoming research directions in Harvard Forest's Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) program. In
As researchers and policymakers consider climate change mitigation strategies worldwide, it has become increasingly important to understand the nuances of forest carbon sequestration. A new study at Harvard Forest will examine the interactive effects of forest fragmentation and climate on carbon sequestration, including how these interactions shift the balance of carbon across human-dominated landscapes.