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Harvard’s 4,000-acre
Laboratory and Classroom
What’s New at the Forest?
Notes from the Forest
Advancing Climate Science: New Faculty-Led Experiment at Harvard Forest
Schoolyard Ecology Teacher Named 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
New Chapter for the Forest’s Signature Climate Research Tower
New Insights on Oak Survival in Southern New England
Kashish Bastola, Two-Time HF Intern, Named Marshall Scholar
Celebrate Earth Day with Harvard Forest’s Bullard Fellow Showcase
New Book Aims to Bring Back Botanizing, to Great Acclaim
Get Our Newsletter, Notes from the Forest!
Explore Facilities
The Fisher Museum features 23 internationally-acclaimed dioramas.
The museum is free, open Monday-Friday year-round (9am-4pm) and on weekends seasonally (12pm-4pm, May-November 2025).
More info
Harvard Forest’s administrative and primary research offices are located in the main building known as Shaler Hall.
Our address is 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA 01366.
The Harvard Forest’s facilities include labs for clean counter-top analysis, non-clean actives (e.g. soils), and ecophysiology, in addition to cold storage.
More info
Measuring a variety of atmospheric data, the Harvard Forest maintains four research towers, collecting publicly-accessible data throughout the tree canopy of the Prospect Hill tract.
More info
Renovated from a former garage building, Harvard Forest’s climate-controlled Archives building includes a variety of materials, including original research data and notes, publications and theses, a map library, photographs, and much more.
Learn more
Located roughly ¾ miles southeast of Harvard Forest’s main campus, the Harvard Farm is home to the new Forest and Biodiversity experiment, which examines how forest diversity and introduced pests & pathogens affect forest function.
More info
The Harvard Forest conference facility includes several residential houses, offering overnight accommodations for visitors. Units are available for up to 50 people in singles, doubles and triple rooms, all a short walk to Fisher Museum.
More info
Harvard Forest is powered in part by solar energy, and a super-efficient thermal biomass system heats the entire main campus. Wood harvested from road and trail maintenance is used for fuel.
More info
Our Woods Crew maintains 32 miles of public hiking trails throughout Harvard Forest’s Prospect Hill and Tom Swamp tracts, both located in Petersham.
Learn more
Research Spotlight
Thompson Lab’s Scenario-based Research Informs New EEA Report
New Research from Harvard Forest Reveals How Intense Rainfall Contributes to Future Droughts
Winter Interns Advance Harvard Forest Research and Education Initiatives
Annual Ecology Symposium Highlights New Initiatives, Strong Research Network
Study Launched During COVID Lockdown Shows Urban Trees Are Imperfect Models for Climate Change
3rd Census of HF Global Earth Observatory Complete
See Real-Time Weather, Stream, and Phenocam Data
Explore real-time data
Upcoming Events
see all events
October 8, 2026
Charles Bullard Lectures with Michelle Mack
April 29, 2026
Public Seminar: Rebecca Snell – From Seeds to Stands: Modelling Regeneration Processes in Forest Ecosystems
April 22, 2026
Public Seminar: Iveren Abiem – The ecology of a montane forest in West Africa
Meet our Community
People
Schoolyard Ecology Program Coordinator
Educating the Educators: Katharine Hinkle Brings Real Science to Classrooms
Woods Crew Receives 2025 Dean’s Distinction Award
Higher Education & Laboratory Coordinator
A Passion for Mentoring and Ecological Research: Meet Ben Goulet-Scott
Senior Scientist
Jackie Matthes and our Nation’s Longest Running Ecosystem-Atmosphere Exchange Record
Bullard Fellow
Bullard Spotlight: Andy Reinmann on Precipitation and Tree Growth
Research Collaborator
Marissa Hanley: Researching Hurricane Impacts & Mentoring Rising Scientists
Support Us
Receiving less than half of its annual funding from Harvard University, the Harvard Forest relies heavily on grants and philanthropic giving to conduct its research and educational activities.
Donate
What is long-term ecological research?
More about LTER
Skip to content
Harvard’s 4,000-acre
Laboratory and Classroom
What’s New at the Forest?
Notes from the Forest
Advancing Climate Science: New Faculty-Led Experiment at Harvard Forest
Schoolyard Ecology Teacher Named 2026 Massachusetts Teacher of the Year
New Chapter for the Forest’s Signature Climate Research Tower
New Insights on Oak Survival in Southern New England
Kashish Bastola, Two-Time HF Intern, Named Marshall Scholar
Celebrate Earth Day with Harvard Forest’s Bullard Fellow Showcase
New Book Aims to Bring Back Botanizing, to Great Acclaim
Get Our Newsletter, Notes from the Forest!
Explore Facilities
The Fisher Museum features 23 internationally-acclaimed dioramas.
The museum is free, open Monday-Friday year-round (9am-4pm) and on weekends seasonally (12pm-4pm, May-November 2025).
More info
Harvard Forest’s administrative and primary research offices are located in the main building known as Shaler Hall.
Our address is 324 North Main Street, Petersham, MA 01366.
The Harvard Forest’s facilities include labs for clean counter-top analysis, non-clean actives (e.g. soils), and ecophysiology, in addition to cold storage.
More info
Measuring a variety of atmospheric data, the Harvard Forest maintains four research towers, collecting publicly-accessible data throughout the tree canopy of the Prospect Hill tract.
More info
Renovated from a former garage building, Harvard Forest’s climate-controlled Archives building includes a variety of materials, including original research data and notes, publications and theses, a map library, photographs, and much more.
Learn more
Located roughly ¾ miles southeast of Harvard Forest’s main campus, the Harvard Farm is home to the new Forest and Biodiversity experiment, which examines how forest diversity and introduced pests & pathogens affect forest function.
More info
The Harvard Forest conference facility includes several residential houses, offering overnight accommodations for visitors. Units are available for up to 50 people in singles, doubles and triple rooms, all a short walk to Fisher Museum.
More info
Harvard Forest is powered in part by solar energy, and a super-efficient thermal biomass system heats the entire main campus. Wood harvested from road and trail maintenance is used for fuel.
More info
Our Woods Crew maintains 32 miles of public hiking trails throughout Harvard Forest’s Prospect Hill and Tom Swamp tracts, both located in Petersham.
Learn more
Research Spotlight
Thompson Lab’s Scenario-based Research Informs New EEA Report
New Research from Harvard Forest Reveals How Intense Rainfall Contributes to Future Droughts
Winter Interns Advance Harvard Forest Research and Education Initiatives
Annual Ecology Symposium Highlights New Initiatives, Strong Research Network
Study Launched During COVID Lockdown Shows Urban Trees Are Imperfect Models for Climate Change
3rd Census of HF Global Earth Observatory Complete
See Real-Time Weather, Stream, and Phenocam Data
Explore real-time data
Upcoming Events
see all events
October 8, 2026
Charles Bullard Lectures with Michelle Mack
April 29, 2026
Public Seminar: Rebecca Snell – From Seeds to Stands: Modelling Regeneration Processes in Forest Ecosystems
April 22, 2026
Public Seminar: Iveren Abiem – The ecology of a montane forest in West Africa
Meet our Community
People
Schoolyard Ecology Program Coordinator
Educating the Educators: Katharine Hinkle Brings Real Science to Classrooms
Woods Crew Receives 2025 Dean’s Distinction Award
Higher Education & Laboratory Coordinator
A Passion for Mentoring and Ecological Research: Meet Ben Goulet-Scott
Senior Scientist
Jackie Matthes and our Nation’s Longest Running Ecosystem-Atmosphere Exchange Record
Bullard Fellow
Bullard Spotlight: Andy Reinmann on Precipitation and Tree Growth
Research Collaborator
Marissa Hanley: Researching Hurricane Impacts & Mentoring Rising Scientists
Support Us
Receiving less than half of its annual funding from Harvard University, the Harvard Forest relies heavily on grants and philanthropic giving to conduct its research and educational activities.
Donate
What is long-term ecological research?
More about LTER