OEB's Superb Resource Network
The Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology's extensive resources within Harvard University enable our community of scientists to pursue their research using sophisticated and technologically advanced facilities. Our network of allied institutions includes laboratories, libraries, museums and living collections that enrich the context for learning and discovery.
Arnold Arboretum
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is the oldest public arboretum in North America one of the world's leading centers for the study of plants. It occupies 265 acres of land and is part of Boston's famous "Emerald Necklace." Visit
Botany Libraries
The Botany Libraries manage five unique collections of rare books, manuscripts, field notes, and historical correspondence, as well as current monographs, journals and electronic media. All of the collections also have rich archival components. Visit
Concord Field Station
The field station is located on 62 acres of land for studies of community ecology, biodiversity, plant growth & physiology and animal pasture. OEB's Concord Field Station has laboratory space and a wind tunnel for animal flight research. Visit
Ernst Mayr Library
The Ernst Mayr Library is a leading resource in the fields of natural history, zoology, paleontology, biodiversity, evolution and ecology. The Library contains a vast collection of monographs and journals, in many areas of natural history and zoology. Visit
Harvard Herbaria
The Harvard University Herbaria, with more than 5 million specimens, rank eighth in the world in number of specimens and form the world's largest university-owned herbarium. The collection is comprised of specimens in The Herbarium of the Arnold Arboretum, The Economic Herbarium of Oakes Ames, The Oakes Ames Orchid Herbarium, The Farlow Herbarium, The Gray Herbarium and The New England Botanical Club Herbarium. Visit
Museum of Comparative Zoology
The Museum of Comparative Zoology was founded in 1859, to study the variety and comparative relationships of animal life. The Museum houses twelve departments - Biological Oceanography, Entomology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Invertebrate Paleontology, Invertebrate Zoology, Mammalogy, Marine Biology, Mollusks, Ornithology, Population Genetics, and Vertebrate Paleontology. Visit
Harvard Forest
The Harvard Forest is comprised of 3000 acres of land, research facilities, and the Fisher Museum. Researchers at the Harvard Forest explore topics ranging from conservation and environmental change to land-use history and the ways in which physical, biological and human systems interact to change our earth. Visit
Harvard Museum of Natural History
Presenting the collections and research of Harvard's natural history institutions
The Harvard Museum of Natural History is the public museum of three affiliated institutions: the Harvard University Herbaria, the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and the Mineralogical and Geological Museum.
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