The almanac illuminates each month in the White Mountains with vibrant illustrations by artist Sarah Kaizar, an in-depth exploration of seasonal weather data by guest author Frank Vazzano, and contributions from local scientists and community members.
Posts by Hubbard Brook Research Foundation
Read the first annual White Mountains Almanac: a collaboration between the Mount Washington Observatory, the Appalachian Mountain Club, and the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation.
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Rain, snow, sleet, hail, and frozen rain have been collected weekly at this north-facing weather station for chemical analysis since 1995.
Find Hubbard Brook's continuous precipitation and stream chemistry data here:
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A portrait of Tammy Wooster, Forestry Technician with the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, swapping rain-collecting funnels at Hubbard Brook Weather Station 23 for larger buckets that can accommodate all the types of frozen water that drop onto the White Mountains.
📸 Hannah Vollmer
How do dead trees that have fallen into streams contribute to carbon storage?
UVM-based Hubbard Brook researchers Dr. Stephen Collaer and Dr. Bill Keeton discuss their recent paper in this North Country Public Radio interview.
How will Hurricane Melissa impact migratory bird populations at Hubbard Brook and beyond?
New article just out in The Boston Globe featuring Hubbard Brook ornithologists Dick Holmes and Alicia Brunner.
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"Night Creatures of Hubbard Brook" Illustration by Raisa Kochmaruk, accompanied by Hubbard Brook Biologist Lynn Christensen's original poetry and narration. Dr. Christensen studies the interactions of large animals in the Hubbard Brook forest.
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three graphs show the change in streamwater pH, calcium ions and soluble silica for three watersheds at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest from 1963 to 2020.
Just out in PNAS - Been thinking about these three graphs for nearly a decade with a great team of smart colleagues. We finally have a story to tell that makes these interesting observations make sense. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
In my #ENVSCOMM25-2 class today, students are doing an in-class writing exercise on acid rain by converting a scientific abstract into a compelling story for non-scientists & turning it into a blockbuster movie (!). Abstract is about original research at Hubbard Brook Forest, NH.
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Cited: The role of interface organizations in science communication and understanding. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 8(6), 306–313 bit.ly/41YTTlA
Work by the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation is cited in this student doctoral thesis at the Institute for Biodiversity and Freshwater Conservation. Read Science into action: the challenge of effective knowledge exchange in freshwater biodiversity management: bit.ly/46fh0e9 🌐🧪
Black throated green warbler illustration by Raisa Kochmaruk. Created to accompany "Territory Sizes and Patterns of Habitat Use by Forest Birds Over Five Decades: Ideal Free or Ideal Despotic?" @mirandazamm.bsky.social, et. al. 2024. Read the paper in Ecology Letters: bit.ly/4gCwdbD 🧪
Submit an abstract for your Hubbard Brook science to be included in the 2026 BIOGEOMON schedule. Details and submission portal: bit.ly/biogeomon_ab... 🌐🧪
Thank you @newhampshirebulletin.com for covering this important research, including work by @bostonu.bsky.social-based Pam Templer's team at Hubbard Brook.
Nominate an Impactful Dataset AGU is highlighting and celebrating datasets that support the broad spectrum of research, analysis, and decision making by our community. Nominations due by October 10th:
You are invited to nominate an impactful dataset most valuable to your research and community to be included in an upcoming commentary published in an AGU journal.
🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/RVRZELs
📆 Nominations are due October 10th!
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"Understanding long-term changes in urban forests ultimately requires long-term ecological studies. The importance of such studies was first highlighted by the results of long-term bird monitoring at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest." Read more recently published in Forests: bit.ly/47LdVUa 🧪
Members of the 2025 Bird Crew during an early-summer photo shoot in the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. 🧪
Bird data from Hubbard Brook:
🍽️: bit.ly/4n4aHQm
🎶: bit.ly/4mgNhGc
📊: bit.ly/42s32mF
"Our findings indicate persistent structural legacies associated with ice storm disturbance, but declining structural legacies over time may affect interactions with subsequent stressors."
Latest findings from Hubbard Brook artificial ice storm experiments published by @canjforestres.bsky.social 🌐🧪
Thank you @nhpr.org for sharing this great story from Ari Daniel featuring work by @dartmouthcollege.bsky.social researchers including @mirandazamm.bsky.social. 🧪
Great story from Kate Dario at @nhpr.org about fall colors includes insights from Hubbard Brook's Amey Bailey.
"Amey Bailey, a forest technician also at Hubbard Brook...described this year as “a perfect storm” of challenges for trees." 🌐🧪
Cited: Robert T. Fahey, Jeff W. Atkins, John L. Campbell, Lindsey E. Rustad, Meghan Duffy, Charles T. Driscoll, Timothy J. Fahey, and Paul G. Schaberg. 2020. Effects of an experimental ice storm on forest canopy structure. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 50(2): 136-145. bit.ly/4lVstnv
Findings from artificial ice storm experiments at Hubbard Brook are cited in this Global Ecology and Biogeography article. "Determining how disturbance-induced changes affect resistance to subsequent disturbances is critical for understanding forest dynamics in the face of global change." 🌐🧪
Turning waste into bioplastics: fiber rejects and acid whey provided sugars and nutrients for E. coli to produce PHB efficiently, reaching 5.2 g/L. This approach cuts feedstock costs while reducing emissions and freshwater. 🧪
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Great coverage of research happening in Hubbard Brook by @mirandazamm.bsky.social, et. al. in this episode of @whimsicallambda.bsky.social! 🧪
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Fascinating research!
📰 Cutting through market trends: The impact of macroeconomy, Covid-19 pandemic and climate-related disasters costs on wood product prices in North America
✍ Dura, H., Fortin, M., Achim, A. (2025)
📕Can J of For Res (@canjforestres.bsky.social)
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A great listen for an evening commute. About 30 minutes in total. In this podcast series you'll learn about the Great Old Broads for Wilderness and what brought them to the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. 🧪📻