A new article in Ecological Economics, co-authored by UMass professor and HF researcher David Kittredge, identifies "barriers to Massachusetts forest landowner participation in carbon markets". Data from 930 landowner surveys show that price is not the most important factor in landowner decisions about carbon markets. Questions about early withdrawal penalties, additionality requirements, and contract length, as well as the

Four new pairs of deer and moose fence exclosures have been constructed in mature oak and hemlock stands at the Forest. These new undisturbed sites complement existing exclosures built in recently logged stands at Harvard Forest, on DCR Watershed Land, and in Northern CT. The study, led by Highstead ecologist Ed Faison and Steve DeStefano of the Mass. Cooperative Fish

A new paper by Jonathan Thompson, David Foster, and David Kittredge describes a simulation experiment designed to evaluate Massachusetts forest change over the next 50 years (2010–2060). The authors' objective was to estimate the relative influence of continued tree growth and succession, climate change, forest conversion to developed uses, and

On Wednesday, September 14, a lecture by HF Director David Foster will kick off a year of programming at the Harvard Museum of Natural History for their new exhibit on New England Forests. David’s lecture will draw on more than a century of research from the Harvard Forest about the challenges and choices we face in planning our forests’ future. The