The Oika collaboration at the Museum of the White Mountains, led by Rich Blundell, Rita Leduc, and the Hubbard Brook Forest, represents an exciting shift in understanding ecological realities. In this collaboration Rich, Rita, and the Forest exceed usual approaches to “art-sci” work. Science, art, and being interweave to create an expansive, lively sense of [...]

Staff from the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation will offer a tour on November 7, which will touch upon their art-sci program, long-term data collection, acid rain, watersheds, and forest ecosystem science. The visit is typically 2–3 hours and involves a 1.3 mile walking tour through part of the 7,800 acre experimental forest. Tour stops include [...]

Dr. Aytur will discuss the importance of bridging art, science, and nature to create healthier communities using a ‘planetary health’ lens. She will share her experiences as an epidemiologist and an artist, providing examples of ways to integrate art and science to advance public health and environmental justice. Artistic methods can be blended with nature-based therapeutic interventions to improve [...]

Revisit the origins of the now- 804,000 acre White Mountain National Forest. During the era of widespread clearcutting of steep slopes in the upper watersheds of the East Branch of the Pemigewasset River by the J.E. Henry logging crews. This era includes formation of The Society for the Protection of NH Forests in 1901. Learn [...]