In spring, trees are some of the first plants to produce pollen and nectar for bees. Food helps bumblebee queens establish colonies, similar to the way that early childhood nutrition is important for people throughout their lives.

This summer, HF Senior Ecologist Elizabeth Crone, ecologist Dash Donnelly, Harvard graduate student James Crall, and Harvard undergraduate Kelsey McKenna will be studying

Harvard Forest postdoctoral fellow Sydne Record has received a Professional Development Award from the Harvard FAS Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.

The funds will enable her to present her ragweed and climate change research with HF Ecologist Kristina Stinson at the LTER All-Scientists Meeting in Estes Park, Colorado this fall.

Ten Harvard students with concentrations ranging from Linguistics to Biology participated in the immersive Harvard Forest Winter Break Week, "Reading the New England Landscape," from January 15 to 20. Harvard researchers in Paleoecology, Atmospheric Sciences, Natural History, Conservation, and Landscape Design led daily field walks and hands-on activities; renowned artists including former Bullard fellow Debby Kaspari led art and illustration

Former HF summer research students Megan Bartlett (REU '09), Cory Teshera-Sterne (REU '09 and '10), and Adam Young (REU '10) -- and their Harvard faculty mentor Andrew Richardson – recently published 2 journal articles using their summer data. Megan's paper, published in Botany, can be read here. Cory