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Job Announcement: Outreach and Communications Manager

Join our team in the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire! The Hubbard Brook Research Foundation (HBRF) is hiring an Outreach and Communications Manager. The Outreach and Communications Manager will lead efforts to communicate Hubbard Brook science to public audiences and to develop opportunities for two-way engagement between Hubbard Brook scientists and stakeholders.

Comments by Dr. Michael Michael Oppenheimer at the 2017 HBRF Annual Meeting

Below are the comments made by invited speaker Dr. Michael Oppenheimer, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs at Princeton University, during the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation, Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire. The lecture notes were provided by Dr. Oppenheimer with permission to post.

Eclipse Science at Hubbard Brook: Solar Radiation and Carbon Dioxide Flux

On August 21, 2017, people across the United States looked towards the sky for a partial or complete solar eclipse, the first such astronomical event since 1918. In a rare moment of unity, people in all corners of the country gathered together to witness a natural wonder. At the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire, staff and scientists shared in the fun with a variety of contraptions. Technical instruments at Hubbard Brook and nearby research sites captured the impact of the eclipse on net solar radiation and whole forest atmospheric carbon dioxide exchange.

Embedding Public Engagement with Science at LTER Sites

Embedding Public Engagement with Science at Long-Term Ecological Research Sites (PES@LTERs) is a new collaborative project led by the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation, Harvard Forest, Michigan State University, Boston University, and CUNY. The goal of the project is to integrate public engagment into the cultures and practices of two LTER sites, Hubbard Brook and Harvard Forest, and to build knowledge about the mutual learning that takes place between scientists and adult stakeholders in multiple engagement settings.

Likens receives Frontiers of Knowledge Award

This February, Dr. Gene Likens was honored with the Frontiers of Knowledge Award from the BBVA Foundation for his contributions “to understand how ecosystems respond to human-induced alterations of the natural environment, key to better protect our planet.” Read more at the BBVA Foundation website.

Hubbard Brook: The Story of a Forest Ecosystem wins PROSE book award

Hubbard Brook: The Story of a Forest Ecosystem, by Richard T. Holmes and Gene E. Likens, from Yale University Press, has won a PROSE Award from the American Association of Publishers for the most noteworthy professional and scholarly publication in the Biological Sciences for 2017.

Climate Change Fact Sheet

In response to stackholders, the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, led by Dr. Lindsey Rustad, partnered with Sarah Garlick from the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation to develop a new synthesis from the climate data at Hubbard Brook. Download a PDF of the new fact sheet here.

Climate Change Across the Seasons Experiment

MEAN ANNUAL temperatures for the northeastern U.S. are projected to increase 3-5 °C by the year 2100, which could increase water and nutrient uptake and carbon storage by trees. However, the increase in temperature will lead to a smaller winter snowpack and increased frequency of soil freeze/thaw cycles, which may offset the positive effects of warming by damaging roots.