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Search the Archives

The Harvard Forest Archives can be searched or browsed using the links below. Searches are case insensitive. Scanned digital versions may be available for some items. Archives Record Guide Fields […]
cover of Let's Botanize book

Uncategorized

April 13, 2026

New Book Aims to Bring Back Botanizing, to Great Acclaim

Ben Goulet-Scott, a leader in the Education Team at Harvard Forest, has co-authored a new book, Let’s Botanize, and it recently received a glowing review in The New York Times. […]

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Library

The Harvard Forest Library contains texts and periodicals related to the study of forest ecology, with an emphasis on forests and forestry in the Northeastern United States. The collection is searchable online […]

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Harvard Forest And the Community

Harvard Forest is spread over 4,000 acres of land in Worcester County, Massachusetts (on ancestral Nipmuc land). About 30 people are employed full-time (see staff list) at the main office building […]

2026 Harvard Forest Ecology Symposium

For 35 years, the Harvard Forest has hosted an Annual Ecology Symposium to bring together research collaborators to share progress and develop synergies. This year’s Symposium, themed New Perspectives on […]
table comparing attributes of forest datasets such as ESRI, MODIS, NLCD, by pixel size, temporal resolution, and more.

Uncategorized

January 23, 2026

New Study: A Comparison Shopper’s Guide to Forest Datasets

A new study from the Thompson Lab, led by Harvard Forest Research Assistant Lucy Lee, evaluated 27 publicly available data products that quantify the distribution of “forests” across the conterminous […]
close-up of a tree ID worksheet, with living leaves and a caterpillar on it

Climate and Carbon Exchange

October 21, 2025

Schoolyard Ecology Supports After-School Nature Club

With a new grant from the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, educators from the Harvard Forest Schoolyard Ecology Program are supporting a free after-school Science and Nature Club for students grades […]
two research technicians stand in orange vests in a forest, measuring tree trunk diameter

Biodiversity Studies

September 18, 2025

3rd Census of HF Global Earth Observatory Complete

August 2025 marked the culmination of the third census of the Harvard Forest “megaplot,” part of an international effort to track forest change at large scales over time. Over the course […]

Biodiversity Studies

July 23, 2025

The Trees Are Speaking: Discussion on 9/24 with Author and Harvard Forest Associate Lynda Mapes

Old and mature forests are a refuge for the human spirit, homes for rare and fragile species, and crucial allies in cooling our warming planet. Join us on September 24 […]

Ecological Informatics and Modelling

June 23, 2025

Expanding Digital Access in the Woods: Wireless Upgrades at the Harvard Forest

The Harvard Forest Field Wireless Network (HFFW) provides Internet access to selected field sites across 1500 wooded acres of the Prospect Hill Tract, enabling scientists to monitor and control their […]

Biodiversity Studies

June 19, 2025

Tracking Forest Change in Harvard Forest’s “Megaplot”

When researchers analyze satellite data to study land cover, how are changes in the forest reflected? Trudging through swarms of black flies, swamps that try to pull off your boots, […]

Biodiversity Studies

June 17, 2025

Advancing Climate Science: New Faculty-Led Experiment at Harvard Forest

Eve Farrell (left) and Stella Charbonneau (right) set up research plots at Harvard Forest. By Ben Goulet-Scott. This spring, the rainy weather didn’t stop Benton Taylor from providing Harvard students […]