Events

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

  • Our Biweekly Seminar Series typically occurs every other Wednesday during the academic year
  • Our annual Ecology Symposium occurs each spring
  • A student research Symposium occurs at the culmination of our Summer Research Program in Ecology each August
  • The Charles Bullard Lecture Series occurs each October

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Research Discussion: Growing Solar & Protecting Nature in Massachusetts

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

Join us for a discussion on new research that explains how Massachusetts can reach renewable energy goals without destroying forests, farmland, and biodiversity. Featuring Jonathan Thompson, Harvard Forest Research Director, and Michelle Manion, Vice President of Policy & Advocacy at MassAudubon. RSVP is not required for this hybrid event. Light refreshments provided.

Honoring Nipmuc Sovereignty

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

Join us for a panel discussion that is part of Harvard University's second annual Climate Action Week. We'll hear from Kristen Wyman, Nipmuc Educator & Activist, Keely Curliss, Nipmuc Farmer & Activist, and Scott Foster, Nipmuc Visual Storyteller. Register here.

Bullard Lecture (Cambridge): Yadvinder Mahli

Harvard University - Cambridge

Join us in Cambridge for a lecture by the esteemed Dr. Yadvinder Mahli as he presents Tropical Forests and Planet Earth: A Macroscope View.  Registration for this event is now closed.

Public Event: Bullard Lecture: Yadvinder Mahli

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

Join us in Harvard Forest's Fisher Museum or online for Captured Sunshine: An Energetic View of Terrestrial Ecosystems, a lecture by esteemed professor Dr. Yadvinder Mahli (University of Oxford). Registration for this event is now closed. 

Public Seminar: The PLACE Lab with Jessica Gersony

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

????For this seminar, Jessica Gersony will present “The PLACE Lab: Centering community building, art, and justice in the field of plant physiology” in-person at Harvard Forest and on Zoom. ????

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