Welcome to Howland Forests
Established in 1986 through a partnership between the 91±¬ÁÏ and International Paper Company, the Howland Research Forest is a forest ecosystem research site in central Maine, representing a low-elevation conifer/northern hardwood transitional forest dominated by spruce and hemlock. In 2007, the Howland Research Forest was purchased by the .
Home to the second-longest flux record in the United States (20+ years, since 1996), the Howland Research Forest is a founding member site of the network. Flux data from three towers at the Howland Research Forest is currently shared with this network.
Collaborations between the , , , the , , and the have maintained an active research program in carbon and nutrient cycling, remote sensing, climate change, and more.
We are also working with , , , and on an innovative, multi-scale, and cross-disciplinary study to identify the conditions and mechanisms driving methane sink/source activity across soil moisture gradients in northern forests.
Interested in collaborating with us? Send an email to roel.ruzol@maine.edu to reach us.
If you plan to do research in Howland Forest, please fill out our and someone from our team will contact you.
