Forest Watch conducts basic and applied research on New England forest ecosystems. Research data is collected by teachers & students (gr. K-12), sampled from trees in their study plot.

Study Species
  • White Pine
  • Sugar Maple

The Forest Watch program is funded by the New Hampshire Space Grant Consortium, located at Univ. of New Hampshire Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space.

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Forest Watch Gallery

Teacher Enrichment
Durham, NH, August 13, 2013
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Tree evaluation on UNH greenspace Taking measurements
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Studying health indicators Using a clinometer

StudentConvention
Durham, NH, May 31, 2013
young scientists bartlett microscopy Mark Popecki and students Bartlett students with Dr Broders
Young scientists Class Microscopy Dr. Mark Popecik and students Bartlett students with Dr. Kirk Broders
Meriden students Students with Dr. Hobbie bartlett students with betsey soil sampling
Karen Burnett-Kurie welcomes Meriden students. Dr. Erik Hobbie and Bartlett's maple scientists Bartlett students with Betsey Holland Bartlett Students examine soil with Sarah Andrews

Forest Watch Teachers' Workshop
Durham, NH, February 18, 2013
needle study white pine needle project
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Wes Blouss, above, and Frank Schmidt (not pictured) receive the
Gary N. Lauten Award
Counting needle growth on white pine branches
needle counts
White pine needle classroom exercise Gary N. Lauten Award

Forest Watch Teachers' Workshop
Durham, NH, Aug. 8-10, 2012
forest watch teachers workshop class
Collecting samples Class laboratory Instructions Preparing samples
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Instructions Preparing samplesl Preparing samplesl Preparing samplesl
microscope microscope work lab adjusting microscope
Preparing slides Preparing slides Adjusting microscope Adjusting microscope
microscope drawing drawing
Viewing slides Drawing exercise Drawing exercise