Panama expedition reveals how species persevere under climate change
Two graduate students from Arnold Arboretum have created the Mamoní Valley Preserve Natural History Project, an ongoing series of student-led field expeditions designed to increase our understanding of how biodiversity can persevere in the face of climate change, deforestation, and human disturbance.
Deborah Blackwell | Feb. 12, 2020 | harvard~12 mins
Tags: science-technology arnold-arboretum ben-goulet-scott climate-change deborah-blackwell environments-sustainability ferns jacob-suissa jon-hamilton mamoni-valley-preserve-natural-history panama
Arboretum welcomes botanists from China for inaugural expedition
Chinese botanists collect seeds during their inaugural expedition in the Appalachian Mountains with members of the Arnold Arboretum.
Harvard Gazette | Nov. 20, 2019 | harvard~9 mins
Tags: science-technology appalachian-mountains asa-gray north-america-china-plant-exploration-consortium the-arnold-arboretum-of-harvard-university
Arnold Arboretum uses new research and a moth to fight an invasive species
Scientists at the Arnold Arboretum are employing a species of predator moth to fight the invasive swallow-wort vine.
Deborah Blackwell | Aug. 29, 2019 | harvard~8 mins
Tags: science-technology andrew-gapinski arnold-arboretum biocontrol defoliating-moth hypena-moth hypena-opulenta natural-predator swallow-wort university-of-rhode-island vincetoxicum-nigrum vincetoxicum-rossicum
Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum, local firms partner on compost program
Harvard's Arnold Arboretum partners with local businesses on environmentally responsible composting program.
Deborah Blackwell | July 18, 2019 | harvard~8 mins
Tags: health-medicine andrew-gapinski arnold-arboretum compost composting-initiative conor-guidarelli deborah-blackwell nicholas-walther recreo-coffee turtle-swamp-brewing wes-kalloch william-ned-friedman
Arboretum gets solar boost with massive Harvard sustainability initiative
The Weld Hill Solar Project, currently underway, is the Arnold Arboretum’s third and largest solar project and Harvard’s most ambitious sustainability initiative to date, with nearly 1,300 solar panels powering a 45,000-square-foot science laboratory and teaching facility in Roslindale.
Deborah Blackwell | April 24, 2019 | harvard~11 mins
Tags: science-technology arnold-arboretum benjamin-cumbie carbon-free-boston christopher-cook climate-action-plan derek-brain earth-week environmental environments-sustainability green-campus harvards-green-revolving-fund harvards-office-for-sustainability heather-hendrickson katie-lapp longfellow-area-neighborhood-association massachusetts-department-of-energy-resources matt-omalley ned-friedman rob-orthman solar-massachusetts-renewable-target solworks-energy sustainability weld-hill weld-hill-research-and-education-building weld-hill-solar-project william-friedman
Arboretum goes solar in massive Harvard sustainability initiative
The Weld Hill Solar Project, currently underway, is the Arnold Arboretum’s third and largest solar project and Harvard’s most ambitious sustainability initiative to date, with nearly 1,300 solar panels powering a 45,000-square-foot science laboratory and teaching facility in Roslindale.
Deborah Blackwell | April 24, 2019 | harvard~11 mins
Tags: science-technology arnold-arboretum benjamin-cumbie carbon-free-boston christopher-cook climate-action-plan derek-brain earth-week environmental green-campus harvards-green-revolving-fund harvards-office-for-sustainability heather-hendrickson katie-lapp longfellow-area-neighborhood-association massachusetts-department-of-energy-resources matt-omalley ned-friedman rob-orthman solar-massachusetts-renewable-target solworks-energy sustainability weld-hill weld-hill-research-and-education-building weld-hill-solar-project william-friedman
Author Richard Powers sees nature in new light with new book
Novelist Richard Powers’ “The Overstory” features trees as key characters in an entwined tale of human life and our impact on the natural world. He will speak at the Arnold Arboretum and the Mahindra Humanities Center later this month.
Alvin Powell | March 20, 2019 | harvard~11 mins
Tags: science-technology the-overstory alvin-powell arnold-arboretum mahindra-humanities-center old-growth richard-powers sustainability terry-tempest-williams trees william-friedman
Arboretum helps design students focus on ‘plant blindness’
A course at the Graduate School of Design takes students from the classroom into Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum, where plants come to life for these landscape architects.
Deborah Blackwell | Feb. 19, 2019 | harvard~10 mins
Tags: arts-humanities field-methods-and-living-collections plant-blindness arnold-arboretum-of-harvard-university climate deborah-blackwell ecology environments-sustainability harvard-graduate-school-of-design landscape-design masters-in-design rosetta-s-elkin william-friedman
Arnold Arboretum’s role as a living lab grows as environmental issues mount
Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum is a critical destination for researchers such as Andrew Groover, who finds every species he needs within its 281 acres.
Deborah Blackwell | Jan. 16, 2019 | harvard~10 mins
Tags: science-technology andrew-groover arnold-arboretum-of-harvard-university california-wildfires climate climate-change deborah-blackwell environments-sustainability living-laboratory trees
Arnold Arboretum’s role as a living lab grows as environmental issues mount
Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum is a critical destination for researchers such as Andrew Groover, who finds every species he needs within its 281 acres.
Deborah Blackwell | Jan. 16, 2019 | harvard~10 mins
Tags: science-technology andrew-groover arnold-arboretum-of-harvard-university california-wildfires climate climate-change deborah-blackwell environments-sustainability living-laboratory trees
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