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June 22, 2012

August Workshop & Webinar -- Future Scenarios of Landscape Change

Vineyard Highlands

On Friday, August 17, the Harvard Forest and Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute will host a 1-day workshop on emerging tools and tactics for understanding landscape vulnerability and resilience to global change. Content will focus on stakeholder engagement, quantitative landscape modeling, and scenario visualization (view the draft agenda).  

 

  • PLEASE NOTE: Registration for the workshop is now closed.
June 21, 2012

Vineyard Research in the News

Wasque beach erosion - photo by Rose Lincoln of the Harvard Gazette

This summer, HF Director David Foster and his research team are coring trees, extracting pond sediments, and recording vegetation and soil makeup in a Martha's Vineyard landscape that's rapidly eroding into the sea. The site is on the island of Chappaquiddick in an area called Wasque Point, a property owned by the Trustees of Reservations. This research is part

June 7, 2012

Harvard President Visits Harvard Forest

David Foster leading a tour of Harvard Forest

Harvard University President Drew Faust and Professor Charles Rosenberg toured the Harvard Forest today, marking the first visit by a standing Harvard president in over 70 years.

A small group of research staff, faculty, and students toured the visitors around key long-term research sites and facilities at the Forest, including several studies by students in the

May 25, 2012

2012 Summer Research Program Kicks Off

2012 Summer Research Program

On May 21st, 29 students arrived at the Harvard Forest from around the country and the world, to take part in our 2012 Summer Research Program in Ecology. For 11 weeks, these students will live on-site and be mentored on a full-time, independent research project.

Participants range from freshmen in college to recent graduates, and their research this summer will

April 10, 2012

New Publication: Micro-climates in Declining Hemlock Forests

Hemlocks effected bu hemlock woolly adelgid

A new article by visiting researcher Nicky Lustenhouwer and HF researchers Aaron Ellison and Liza Nicoll reports impacts of forest decline, harvest, and regeneration in eastern hemlock stands affected by the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid.

Observed changes in soil and air temperature, as well as soil moisture levels -- all important ecosystem factors -- are the result of five years of microclimate

April 7, 2012

BioScience Features Lessons and New Directions from 30 Years of LTER

BioScience LTER issue

A special issue of the journal BioScience, guest-edited by David Foster, highlights the globally important role of the LTER network as it enters its fourth decade--including new research by Jonathan Thompson, linking land development trends to reduced forest carbon.

Long-term data from the Harvard Forest are incorporated throughout the six-article BioScience feature on LTER.

  • Northeast regional press release: Scientists Forecast
April 2, 2012

New Publication: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Distribution and Impact in Central MA

Hemlock woolly Adelgid

A recent paper by David Orwig, Jonathan Thompson, David Foster, and several former Summer Research Program students discusses the factors influencing the spread of the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) in central New England hemlock forests. 

Using aerial photographs, they investigated over 86,000 hectares (more than 200,000 acres) of hemlock forest in Central Mass. and subsampled 123 stands to

March 6, 2012

New England Forest Policy Agenda Endorsed by 85 Conservation Groups

Policy agenda cover

In a new report, 85 New England conservation organizations are urging federal lawmakers to help meet the region’s economic challenges by investing in the region’s forests.

The groups, convened over the past two years with leadership from Highstead, the Harvard Forest, and the Wildlands and Woodlands initiative, outline in their report seven policy opportunities to conserve forest resources and the

March 1, 2012

New Book: More Than a Woodlot

More Than a Woodlot book cover

More Than a Woodlot: Getting the Most from Your Family Forest, released this week by Harvard Forest Bullard Fellow Stephen Long, is an indespensible companion for landowners looking to take a more ecological approach to managing their woods.

From the book: "Whether you want to cut your annual firewood, see more wildlife, protect special places, sell timber, or plan for

February 27, 2012

125 Acres of Conserved Land Acquired and Further Protected by Harvard Forest

A road through the woods of Harvard Forest

The future of approximately 125 acres of land adjacent to Harvard Forest has changed from potential golf course development to scientific research and public access thanks to a lengthy conservation and legal saga that began with trees unlawfully harvested from Harvard Forest land in 2007. Read the press release and learn more about Harvard Forest's role in local

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