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In addition to special events that occur throughout the year, Harvard Forest regularly hosts the following:

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  • Cover of book, Town Ecology

    Public Seminar: Richard T. T. Forman – Town Ecology: Concord, Thoreau and Onward

    Harvard Forest - Main Building 324 Main St, Petersham, MA, United States

    Harvard Forest’s seminar series features cutting-edge research in ecology, land-use history, and climatic change, and its applications to conservation biology, environmental policy, forestry, and management of terrestrial, aquatic, and marine ecosystems. Seminars occur during the fall and spring on Wednesdays from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Eastern Time unless otherwise noted. Seminars are presented in hybrid format; in-person attendance […]

  • 2026 Harvard Forest Ecology Symposium

    Harvard Forest - Fisher Museum 324 N. Main St, Petersham, MA, United States

    For 35 years, the Harvard Forest has hosted an Annual Ecology Symposium to bring together research collaborators to share progress and develop synergies. This year's Symposium will be held March 12, 2026, in the Harvard Forest Fisher Museum and also streamed publicly online. We typically have around 100 people in attendance in person, including our […]

  • Michelle Mack smiles at a lab bench, wearing gloves and showing a sample of soil and roots.

    Charles Bullard Lectures with Michelle Mack

    Dr. Michelle Mack is a Regents' Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and the Center for Ecosystem Science and Society at Northern Arizona University, and the lead PI of the Bonanza Creek LTER (Long-Term Ecological Research Program) located in the Alaskan boreal forest.  She is an ecosystem ecologist who studies the impacts of climate and […]

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