Events

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

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  • Public Event: 32nd Annual Student Symposium

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

    Every summer, Harvard Forest's Summer Research Program in Ecology culminates with a Student Symposium, in which each student intern discusses their research at the Forest. Join us as we celebrate […]

  • Schoolyard Ecology Summer Institute for Educators

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

    The Schoolyard Ecology program helps teachers get their students outside to see how climate change is affecting their schoolyards. This 2-day professional development opportunity includes workshops throughout the day and […]

  • Harvard Climate Action Week: Bus Trip to the Harvard Forest

    Harvard Forest (Bus departs from Harvard Square)

    Harvard Forest will be participating in the Salata Institute's Harvard Climate Action Week. Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 21! A bus will leave from Cambridge at 10:00am and return […]

  • Book Discussion: Lynda V. Mapes and Her New Book, The Trees Are Speaking

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

    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, […]

  • Close-up shows Sarah Hobbie, a smiling woman with short blonde hair, and a floral scarf, who is standing outside.

    Public Event: Charles Bullard Lecture: Sarah Hobbie (Cambridge)

    Harvard University - Cambridge

    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 […]

  • Close-up shows Sarah Hobbie, a smiling woman with short blonde hair, and a floral scarf, who is standing outside.

    Public Event: Charles Bullard Lecture: Sarah Hobbie (Petersham)

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

    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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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, themed New Perspectives on […]

  • 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 […]

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