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And the Journey Begins...
I am so excited to announce that I have been accepted to the Harvard Forest Research Experience for Undergraduates program! I will be in Petersham, Massachusetts, from May 27th-August 9th working on the Ants of Harvard Forest project. I’ll be updating this blog throughout the summer, so feel free to follow my progress! I look forward to sharing this journey with you!
Arriving at Harvard Forest
What a whirlwind! After a very long day, I have finally arrived at the great Harvard Forest! I was immediately greeted with long, winding roads, steep hills, emerald pastures, and lots and lots of ticks. Yes, ticks. So many that the white doors to the house look speckled with black and my neighbor found ticks in her bed. Yikes.
That brings me to our house. We are staying in the Fisher House, a beautiful, expansive white mansion built in the 1700s that my proctor has so lovingly called “most certainly haunted.”
I was one of the lucky few to receive a single room in a small hallway off of the kitchen. It’s cramped and damp (no AC), but it’s home for the next few months, and I love it.
The rest of the house is beautiful. It comprises a kitchen, two sitting areas, 7 bathrooms, and more bedrooms than one could count. The upstairs has lovely windows and a porch that overlook the pasture next to us. I am told cows will arrive shortly.
Anyway, I’m now being rushed off to breakfast. It starts promptly at 7:30am. I’m excited to stuff my face with bagels before our three-hour trek into the woods. Pray for no rain! Our forecast shows thunderstorms all day.
Will update soon.
Best,
Concetta
.@HarvardForest video (& report) looks at #NewEngland forests as vital infrastructure New England Forests: Vision for a Sustainable Future An introduction to a new report by Harvard Forest that describes a vision for a sustainable New England that includes the protection of 70% of the region as forests, and 7% as farmland. More information and the report are available at: wildlandsandwoodlands.org/vision/ww-vision-reports -Jerry Monkman on Vimeo
Study Refutes Findings Behind Challenge to Sierra Nevada Forest Restoration
Study Refutes Findings Behind Challenge to Sierra Nevada Forest Restoration
A study led by ecologists at UC Berkeley has found significant flaws in the research used to challenge the U.S. Forest Service plan to restore Sierra Nevada forests to less dense, and less fire-prone, environments.
Until recently, the consensus among forest ecologists was that before European settlers arrived in the Sierra, the forestswere mostly open conifer forests dominated by big trees and…
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Snowfall Linked to Tree Growth
Snowfall Linked to Tree Growth
The ECOreport reposts a story of how Snowfall affects forest tree growth and function well beyond the winter season: Snowfall Linked to Tree Growth
Originally Published on Harvard Forest
Snowfall affects forest tree growth and function well beyond the winter season, says a new study of a dozen Harvard Forest red oak and red maple trees, recently published in the journal Ecosystems.
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How can one tree tell the story of climate change?
How can one tree tell the story of climate change?
“People and trees are outdated touring buddies,” notices Lynda Mapes, an ecological writer for The Seattle Times.
Indeed, whether woods were sheltering our arboreal ancestors in Africa, offering wood and gasoline, taking in element of our surplus carbon emissions, or fending off the unpleasant insects transmitted across seas by globalization, they’ve long backed our improvement being a variety,…
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Valuable Mass. Ecosystems Shrinking , Doing More with Less
Valuable Mass. Ecosystems Shrinking , Doing More with Less
Originally Published on Harvard Forest
By Clarisse Hart, Harvard Forest Outreach Manager
All land is not created equal. Some ecosystems do triple duty in the benefits they provide to society. Massachusetts forests, for example, filter public drinking water while also providing habitat for threatened species and storing carbon to combat climate change.
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