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HBRF Co-Hosts NH Youth Climate and Clean Energy Town Hall

Days before the New Hampshire primary, the first-of-its-kind day-long event with 2020 presidential candidates elevated the climate conversation at a crucial decision point.

Storytelling

On July 9, 2019, Hubbard Brook hosted its first ever live storytelling event: The Moss. Nine Hubbard Brook community members shared personal stories on the theme of "Unexpected Encounters."

Three billion birds vanished from North America in 50 years. What about at Hubbard Brook?

The dramatic declines described in the Science study echo issues that Hubbard Brook scientists have highlighted in the past—that events happening during the breeding season, migration, and in the winter grounds can all have a significant impact on bird abundance.

Engaging Stakeholders to Close the Door on Imported Forest Pests

An alliance of interests is needed to protect New England's trees.

Flow of Water Cycle Data Is Seen and Heard in WaterViz

WaterViz converts data into both a visual representation and a sonification of each watershed in near real-time, giving users a new perspective on the water cycle.

Thanks to climate change and wetter weather, forest soils are absorbing less methane

Farming, energy production, and landfills produce methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Forests can remove methane from the atmosphere through the activity of soil bacteria. But increasing precipitation – a symptom of climate change – is making it harder for forest soils to trap greenhouse gases, creating a feedback loop that exacerbates global warming.

HBRF creates a new Advisory Council

On May 10, 2018, the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation convened a Hubbard Brook Roundtable at Pierce Lab to kick off the first cohort of a new Adivsory Council. The HBRF Advisory Council is designed to serve as an ongoing listening post for the scientists, staff, and trustees at Hubbard Brook. The purpose of the Advisory Council is to serve four goals:

Long-term monitoring is essential to effective environmental policy

Environmental policy guided by science saves lives, money, and ecosystems. So reports a team of eleven senior researchers in Environmental Science & Policy. Using air pollution in the United States as a case study, they highlight the success of cleanup strategies backed by long-term environmental monitoring.