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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

August 1, 2024

Bullard Fellowship Program Accepting Applications, Includes New Short-Term Option

Image shows 2023-2024 Bullard Fellow Ahmed Siddig, center right, discussing plans with Sudanese colleagues.

Harvard Forest is now accepting applications to its Charles Bullard Fellowship in Forest Research program for 2025-2026.

Now including a Short-Term option, Harvard University annually awards Bullard Fellowships to individuals studying forested ecosystems in a variety of related disciplines. Through Short-Term (2-3 month) or Long-Term (6-12 month) options, these full-time residential fellowships aim to foster scientific and professional growth and enhance