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Anthony (Tony) J. Martin @ichnologist.bsky.social · 7d

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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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · 18d

Cited: The role of interface organizations in science communication and understanding. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 8(6), 306–313 bit.ly/41YTTlA

The role of interface organizations in science communication and understanding

“Interface” organizations are groups created to foster the use of science in environmental policy, management, and education. Here we compare interface organizations that differ in spatial scale, mod....

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · 18d

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 🌐🧪

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · 18d

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 🧪

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · 19d

Submit an abstract for your Hubbard Brook science to be included in the 2026 BIOGEOMON schedule. Details and submission portal: bit.ly/biogeomon_ab... 🌐🧪

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you @newhampshirebulletin.com for covering this important research, including work by @bostonu.bsky.social-based Pam Templer's team at Hubbard Brook.

New Hampshire’s snowpack is shrinking. Researchers are still uncovering the scope of what it means. • New Hampshire Bulletin

New England residents know that snow is disappearing from our landscape, and scientists have proven that climate change is to blame. But the effects of snowpack decline go far beyond what’s visible.

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 22d

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.

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · 22d

"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 🧪

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · 22d

Members of the 2025 Bird Crew during an early-summer photo shoot in the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. 🧪

Bird data from Hubbard Brook:

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · 23d

"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 🌐🧪

Trajectories of forest composition, structure, and productivity following an experimental ice storm disturbance

Disturbance creates structural legacies that are important drivers of functional and compositional stability in forested ecosystems. We used an experimental ice storm disturbance to evaluate effects o...

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · 26d

Thank you @nhpr.org for sharing this great story from Ari Daniel featuring work by @dartmouthcollege.bsky.social researchers including @mirandazamm.bsky.social. 🧪

New Hampshire Public Radio @nhpr.org · 27d

Inside the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in Woodstock, scientists have toiled for over 50 years to build a trove of research about bird habitat and forest ecology.

It's believed to be the longest detailed record of breeding birds anywhere in the nation – and possibly the world.

By listening to these birds for decades, scientists track signs of a changing forest

Scientists tracking the birds in an experimental forest in New Hampshire have also tracked changes in the forest ecosystem over decades.

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · 26d

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." 🌐🧪

How will this year’s weather impact fall foliage in New Hampshire?

2025 swung from a wet spring to a dry summer. Some scientists say this will make it hard for trees to produce vivid colors.

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · Sep 5

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

Effects of an experimental ice storm on forest canopy structure

Intermediate disturbances are an important component of many forest disturbance regimes, with effects on canopy structure and related functions that are highly dependent on the nature and intensity of...

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · Sep 5

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." 🌐🧪

Structural and Compositional Disturbance Legacies Mediate the Resistance of European Forests to Repeated Disturbances

Aim Climate change is altering forest disturbance regimes across Europe. Structural and species diversity are generally thought to enhance disturbance resistance. However, how disturbances affect st.....

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · Sep 5

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. 🧪

Polyhydroxybutyrate production from non-recyclable fiber rejects and acid whey as mixed substrate by recombinant Escherichia coli - Biotechnology for Sustainable Materials

Producing polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) from agro-food processing waste has the potential to mitigate the global synthetic plastic pollution crisis and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, it of...

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · Sep 3

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yvoscience.bsky.social @yvoscience.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · Sep 3

Great coverage of research happening in Hubbard Brook by @mirandazamm.bsky.social, et. al. in this episode of @whimsicallambda.bsky.social! 🧪

Whimsical Wavelengths @whimsicallambda.bsky.social · Sep 1

2/3 This Ep's guest, PhD candidate Miranda Zammarelli, research is the closest to 🧪 conditions in natural 🌎 - Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest
How #birds adapt to changes in #s & #environment? How well do they share habitat, equally or do the dominant take more 🥧? Ideal #Free or #Ideal #Despotic.

Image of an Oven Bird sinning while sitting in the branches of a green leafed deciduous tree. Image taken in the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · Sep 2

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yvoscience.bsky.social @yvoscience.bsky.social · Aug 27

YVoS Outreach Project Showcase!🌟

✨YVoS Alumn: Taylor Gold Quiros
(Spring 2025)
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🍃Organization: @hubbardbrook.research

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · Sep 2

Fascinating research!

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Amy Wotherspoon, PhD @dr-spoon.bsky.social · Aug 29

📰 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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Cutting through market trends: The impact of macroeconomy, Covid-19 pandemic and climate-related disasters costs on wood product prices in North America

The market of wood products is the primary system used to assess the value of timber. Understanding its dynamics could help in forecasting future trends and guiding decision-makers on what and when to...

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · Aug 31

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yvoscience.bsky.social @yvoscience.bsky.social · Aug 29

YVoS Outreach Project Showcase!🌟

✨YVoS Alumn: Sinmiloluwa Akande
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🍃Organization: @hubbardbrook.research

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · Aug 29

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. 🧪📻

A Broad View of the Forest - anthology

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · Aug 29

Cited: Locke, Roy Chowdhury, Grove, Martin, Goldman, Rogan, & Groffman (2018). Social Norms, Yard Care, and the Difference between Front and Back Yard Management: Examining the Landscape Mullets Concept on Urban Residential Lands. Society & Natural Resources, 31(10), 1169–1188. bit.ly/41t32T2

Social Norms, Yard Care, and the Difference between Front and Back Yard Management: Examining the Landscape Mullets Concept on Urban Residential Lands

Many factors influence yard care in urban and suburban areas, but the explicit difference between front versus back yards is one factor that has not been fully examined. This paper introduces the L...

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · Aug 29

Not all street trees make it, but in Worcester, MA two-thirds planted from 2010–2012 are still standing. This new research article draws upon research which includes collaboration from @caryinstitute.bsky.social-based Hubbard Brooker Peter Groffman.

Factors Influencing Establishment and Post-Establishment Residential Yard Tree Survivorship in Worcester, Massachusetts

Background Urban tree planting programs seek to maintain high levels of planted tree survivorship, as ecosystem services are maximized when trees are fully grown. This study examines survivorship for ...

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Hubbard Brook Research Foundation @hubbardbrook.bsky.social · Aug 29

Learning about how drones are used for research at Hubbard Brook. Part of the summer 2025 Science Night series.

Read about some of this work being done by @unhresearch.bsky.social: bit.ly/4lpmmb3 🧪

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