In addition to special events that occur throughout the year, Harvard Forest regularly hosts the following:
Join us in celebration of The Trees Are Speaking: Dispatches from the Salmon Forests, a book published by Harvard Forest Associate and former Bullard Fellow Lynda V. Mapes. A journalist, nature writer, and author based in Seattle, Mapes is the author of six books of natural and cultural history, including Witness Tree: Seasons of Change […]
Join us for a lecture, "Managing Pollution of Urban Waters: Sources and Solutions" by Sarah Hobbie in Cambridge. Details and registration information to follow! Learn more about the Charles Bullard Lecture Series.
All are welcome to join the Harvard Forest for a lecture by Dr. Sarah Hobbie: "Three Decades of Studying Nutrient Effects on Decomposition: What Have We Learned?" The lecture will take place on Friday, October 3 at 11:00am EDT at the Fisher Museum in Petersham, Mass., or register (fast and free!) for the Zoom webcast. […]
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 […]
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, themed New Perspectives on Temperate Forest Ecology, will be held March 12, 2026, in the Harvard Forest Fisher Museum and also streamed publicly online. Schedule Coming in person? Register by […]
Dr. Ashley Lang is a postdoctoral researcher in the USDA Forest Service- Forest Inventory and Analysis Program. 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 […]
Steve Langdon is Director of the Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station. 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 […]
A "lightning round" of brief presentations by Harvard Forest's diverse range of visiting Bullard Fellowship scholars will include short presentations on local wildlife (coyotes and salamanders), climate signals found in tree rings, art-science collaborations, forest biodiversity, and more. A reception with refreshments will follow. Presenters are: Dr. Ivy Abiem Dr. Lisa Brooks Nancy Lowe Dr. […]
Iveren Abiem is a Lecturer in the Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology at the University of Jos in Nigeria. 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 […]
Rebecca Snell is Associate Professor & Graduate Chair in Environmental and Plant Biology at the Ohio State University. 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 […]
Emily Lacroix is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at Dartmouth College. 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 […]
Lainie Brice is an Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Wellesley College. 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 […]
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