In addition to special events that occur throughout the year, Harvard Forest regularly hosts the following:
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 […]
Dr. Michelle Mack is 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 […]
Dr. Michelle Mack is 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 […]
Tvisha Martin is an NSF Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of New Hampshire. 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 […]
Mark Urban is the Arden Chair and Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut. 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 […]
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