Harvard Forest Schoolyard Ecology LTER

Summer is just around the corner and if you are a nerdy teacher like me that means time for summer reading and learning 🤓. We are looking for educators of all stripes who want to include more citizen science and tree content into their classes next year! 🌳 #citizenscience #pbl

Thanks @StoneLivingLab for the great citizen science carousel this week and the opportunity to talk to so many fantastic educators interested in #placebasedlearning what a fun afternoon!

Who are the coolest people in the world, and why are they teachers? I had the *best* morning enjoying Madison Square Park trees with @MathforAmerica master teachers. You know, measuring leaves, making ids, practicing protocols, as one does. #summerthink #enviroed @HarvardForest

Teacher swag bags packed and I'm ready for NYC! Time to practice some urban forestry and bring a little of @HarvardForest into the Big Apple with @MathforAmerica. #blg #ngss #communityscience #environmentaled #schoolyardecology #lter

A fun but busy tour season kept me from this monthly practice, but here is the Black Gum Swamp in June and April. Not sure whether March or May were even a thing this year? Can't remeber. 🤔 @HarvardForest #phenology #sprung #phbl #ngssphenomenon

Join @scifri and @oceanexplorer for Live From The Ocean Floor: Ship-To-Shore Livestream with E/V Nautilus 🚢🐙🔍 WHEN: Tuesday, June 27 at 4:30pm ET / 1:30pm PT WHERE: Science Friday’s Zoom Webinar TICKETS: Free! Limited space. RSVP: secure.everyaction.com/_rzCa96Rh0m-XV… #STEM #education

Schoolyard Ecology Summer News 🍃 - mailchi.mp/28e0791ae47f/s…

Drizzly walks through the forest are magical ✨️

I literally love every Data Nugget there is. Psyched for this one!

If you think your students need more time outdoors next year, but you are looking for structure and purpose, we got you!

Join for one or both days! Day one is a deep dive into our three citizen science projects for K12 students. Day 2 is dedicated to our Witness tree social media project. Come learn how talking to a tree directly can strengthen your student's understanding and engagement.

Summer is just around the corner and if you are a nerdy teacher like me that means time for summer reading and learning 🤓. We are looking for educators of all stripes who want to include more citizen science and tree content into their classes next year! 🌳 #citizenscience #pbl

Good morning, #Adirondacks! 📍 Lake Tear in the Clouds with Mount Marcy in the Distance 📷 Marta Bolton Quilliam

Anyone else noticing the hazy sunrise? The air quality alert? We are all connected.

One of NH's largest plots of American #chestnuts -- nearly extinct from disease -- is at @NH_AES Kingman Farm, where researchers are exploring blight-resistant varieties. unh.edu/unhtoday/2023/…

I got to meet this beautiful young red maple tree yesterday as I worked with the inspiring teachers @codmanacademy to set up a study site in a microforest in #Dorchester on a former empty lot. I wonder what kind of growth it will witness and how many students will get to know it?

Calling educators! Two full days of hands-on learning about the connections between agriculture and environmental protection. July 18-19 @KelloggBioStn! Register here tinyurl.com/3ex8mu8m (only $35!) @MichiganEGLE @MichDeptofAg @KBSLTER @MSUEFieldCrops #K12Partnership

New report & companion webmap gives the first-ever accounting of wildlands in a U.S. region; makes a case for why more of these lands are needed to sustain life. Years of work by @jonathanrthomps & other HF scientists and even so, we're all still learning harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/news/new-repor…

Check out this new Claim-Evidence-Reasoning organizer to help students construct explanations. Made by @EducatorEden based on teaching experience. docs.google.com/document/d/1cF… @NABT_News #ngss #cer #dataliteracy

Old-growth trees that have survived for half a millennium are facing a new threat. But there are ways to stem the destruction before it’s too late. Compelling op-ed in this Sunday's @BostonGlobe by HF Sr Ecologist Dave Orwig. bostonglobe.com/2023/05/29/opi…

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