Betsy Colburn, Harvard Forest Associate, Receives Career Award for Distinguished Service

The Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) has presented Harvard Forest Associate Dr. Betsy Colburn with their 2024 Career Award for Distinguished Service.

As an aquatic ecologist with a holistic lens, Betsy has provided pivotal insight into the hydrological aspects of research conducted at Harvard Forest, whose experts often focus more on terrestrial and organismic research questions. Betsy also "wrote the book" (truly!) on vernal pools in 2004. The Harvard Forest community is thrilled to see Betsy's contributions being honored by SFS. 

A researcher and educator in the Harvard Forest community since 2001, and a 2014-2015 Bullard Fellow, Betsy has also made significant contributions to the Harvard Forest Schoolyard Ecology Program. She founded and led the Water in the Landscape: Vernal Pools study protocol, and has also led data analysis workshops for teachers for over a decade.

Learn more by reading the Society for Freshwater Science's announcement.