Long-Term Study Uncovers Factors Limiting Northern Red Oak Expansion in New Hampshire Forests

August 16, 2024

Understanding how tree species adapt to changing environments is crucial as global change alters forest ecosystems. “Multi‐cohort survival of northern red oak seedlings at a northern hardwood forest transition“, published in August 2024, is a long-term study from Cornell University-based Natalie L. Cleavitt, et. al. focused on the northern red oak…

Climate Science Communication Internship: Bridging Science and Public Engagement

August 5, 2024

The just announced Climate Science Communication Internship, is a collaborative effort between Mount Washington Observatory (MWOBS), Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), and Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study. This will be an immersive 14-week experience for someone pursuing or holding degrees in meteorology, science communication, journalism, or related fields. “We’re looking for a…

Fighting Fire and Fear

August 3, 2024

Dramatic images from the U. S. Forest Service site manager of Hubbard Brook, Ian Halm.   Halm shared these photos Saturday morning, following his night shift work on what’s called the Telephone Fire in Oregon. Halm was deployed from New Hampshire to Oregon as part of a 20 person handcrew…

Nutrient Cycling in the Anthropocene: Call for AGU24 Abstracts

July 30, 2024

“This session encourages contributions from diverse disciplines, including climate change’s impact on nutrient processing, engineered and nature-based nutrient control method assessments, stakeholder engagement, and implementation of conservation strategies at all spatial and temporal scales in any geographical setting.” Anthropogenic pressures and changing climate are profoundly impacting nutrient cycling, causing significant…

Biogeochemical and Microbial Processes across the Urban Terrestrial-Aquatic Continuum: Call for AGU24 abstracts

July 30, 2024

“We encourage submissions that highlight the effects of natural and anthropogenic disturbances on the biogeochemical cycling of elements along the terrestrial-aquatic continuum or within a single environment type (i.e., soil, water, or sediment).“ The urban terrestrial-aquatic continuum plays a critical role in global carbon and nutrient cycles, especially under novel…

Gene Likens and the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study: Pioneering Long-Term Environmental Research and Advocacy

July 25, 2024

The Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study (HBES), established in 1963, is one of the longest-running ecological research programs in the world. Located in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, research conducted as part of HBES has significantly advanced our understanding of forest and stream ecosystems. In July of 2024 we sat…

2023 January Quarterly Project Meeting at Vassar College

January 17, 2023

On January 4-5, 2023, Hubbard Brook’s January Quarterly Project Meeting took place at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY, and featured a series of talks on the selected topics of Critical Ecology and Changing Forest Structure.  The first day’s talks and discussion introduced the topic of Critical Ecology, which is a…

Highlights from the 2022 All Scientists’ Meeting in Pacific Grove, CA

October 18, 2022

On September 18–23, participants from the 28 Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) sites, including Hubbard Brook, attended the LTER All Scientists’ Meeting at the Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, California. The meeting, which normally occurs every three years (but had been delayed an extra year due to the pandemic),…

New Hubbard Brook Website Launched

June 22, 2022
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Welcome to the new HubbardBrook.org website! The development of the new site was spearheaded by Mary Martin and Sarah Garlick to address our outdated platform and to improve the organization of our content. Many contributors worked on new content, particularly Clara Chaisson, Peter Groffman, and Raisa Kochmaruk. The team worked…

Dr. Lindsey Rustad Honored in IF/THEN Exhibit in Washinton D.C.

March 9, 2022

Hubbard Brook Research Ecologist, Dr. Lindsey Rustad, is featured in an outdoor exhibit at the Smithsonian March 5-27. A statue of Dr. Rustad is among 120 statues of women in STEM fields on display during Women’s History Month as part of the IF/THEN initiative of the American Association for the…