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June 25, 2018

Museum Screening & Panel to Feature Old-Growth Forests

eastern white pines by Ray Asselin

A new film about the history and science of old-growth forests in central New England will premiere at the Fisher Museum in Petersham on Tuesday, July 10 at 7:00 p.m.  Remarks and a brief panel discussion will follow the 1-hour documentary and feature the filmmaker, scientists interviewed in the film, and conservation leaders looking to preserve these

June 1, 2018

2018-2019 Bullard Fellows Announced

Trees showing fall foliage and a blue sky in the background.

We are pleased to announce the Harvard Forest Charles Bullard Fellows for 2018-2019. The mission of the Bullard Fellowship Program is to support advanced research and study by individuals who show promise of making an important contribution--either as scholars or administrators--to forestry and forest-related subjects, from biology to earth sciences, economics, politics, administration, law, and the arts and humanities. 

June 13, 2018

Registration Open: Schoolyard Ecology Workshop for Teachers

Teachers and students standing in a group in the woods.

New England-based teachers of grades 4-12 are invited to build their skills in field-based data collection by registering for the Schoolyard Summer Institute for Teachers, to be held August 22 at the Harvard Forest.

The Harvard Forest Schoolyard Ecology Program, now in its 15th year, engages classrooms in field data collection at sites within walking distance of their

April 30, 2018

Study: In Warmer Future, More Fire, Fewer Trees in Klamath

A fire burns on a hill among dense vegetation.

Increasing fires and summer droughts caused by global warming are drastically changing a globally unique bio-region of northern California and southwestern Oregon, according to new research from HF Senior Ecologist Jonathan Thompson's lab, published today in the journal Scientific Reports.

The Klamath, as the region is known, is a pocket of the Pacific Northwest known for its rugged mountains,

May 1, 2018

Bullard Spotlight: Isabelle Chuine on What Makes Spring Buds Burst

Bud sections under a microscope.

Every quarter, we highlight the work of one of our visiting Charles Bullard Fellows. Isabelle Chuine is a research director at the Centre of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology in Montpellier, France. Her research lies at the interface of functional ecology and evolutionary ecology and focuses on seasonal change in forest trees, especially as climate warms. She uses a combination of