Hopkins Memorial Forest

Description:
The Hopkins Memorial Forest (HMF) is a 2,600-acre (1,040 hectares) reserve in Massachusetts, New York and Vermont managed by the Williams College Zilkha Center for the Environment (ZCE). Its primary mission is to facilitate research and undergraduate teaching activities while preserving and monitoring forest resources, particularly through long-term environmental research. In addition, we support activities that foster understanding and enjoyment of the forest environment and are compatible with teaching and research programs.
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UN Geographic Region: North America
Address: 271 NW Hill Road
Country: United States
City: Williamstown
State / Province: MA
ZIP Code: 01267
Latitude: 42
Longitude: 73
FSML E-mail Address: hmf-admin@williams.edu
FSML Web Address: https://hmf.williams.edu/
FSML Year Founded: 1970
Year joined OBFS: 2025
Contact Name: Elise Leduc-Fleming
Contact Email: enl5@williams.edu
Contact Position: HMF Manager
Contact Address: 271 NW Hill Road, Williamstown, MA 01267
Contact Phone Number: 413-597-4353
Station Director Name: Elise Leduc-Fleming
Station Director Email: enl5@williams.edu
Billing Contact Name: Elise Leduc-Fleming
Billing Contact Email: enl5@williams.edu
Size of Field Station: 1001-2500
Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: No
Year Round Staff: 1-2
Seasonal Staff: 1-2
Overnight housing facilities: 0
Conference space: 1-25
Electricity: On Grid
Distance to emergency services?: 0-20 minutes
Classes: Onsite public programs
Biome Type: Terrestrial
Terrestrial Biomes: Temperate Forest
Minimum Elevation: 101-300 meters
Maximum Elevation: 301-750 meters
Köppen climate classification: D (continental)
Urban/Rural: Rural
Research and/or graduate student training: 20
Formal education: 60
Outreach: 20

Year Founded: 1970

Year Joined OBFS: 2025

Size of Field Station (hectares): 1001-2500

FSML Web Address: https://hmf.williams.edu/

Additional Info

Private nonprofit organization?: No

Universities affiliated / Parent Organization

Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: No

Member of the Virtual Field: No

Visting Our Site

Open to the Public: Yes

Overnight housing facilities/# of beds: 0

Conference space: 1-25

Food service or catering available?: No

ADA accessibility: No

Electricity: On Grid

Internet Access: Yes

Library: Yes

Classes Offered: Undergraduate, K-12, and Onsite public programs

Hiking trails

Access to public transportation: No

Distance to emergency services: 0-20 minutes

Artists in Residence Program: No

Internship employment: Yes

Environmental Information

Research Facilities

Additional Information

Private nonprofit organization?

Names of Universities affilated: 0

Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: No

Name of partner

Tribal partners/users: No

MSI/HBCU users: No

Community College users

Member of the Virtual Field: No

Visiting a FS/ML

Open to the Public: Yes

Year round staff: 1-2

Seasonal staff: 1-2

Overnight housing facilities/# of beds: 0

Distance to emergency services: 0-20 minutes

Library: Yes

Hiking trails

Internship employment: Yes

Environmental Information

Biomes: Temperate Forest

Minimum Elevation: 101-300 meters

Maximum Elevation: 301-750 meters

Köppen climate classification: D (continental)

Freshwater habitats: Yes

Urban or rural

Agricultural fields: No

Research

REU host station: No

Dry lab space: Yes

Wet Lab space

Research vessels available: No

GIS capacity on site

Long term data sets: Yes

On site herbarium or voucher species

Formal Data Management Plan

Mesocosms, plots, stream diversions, or other sets ups for outdoor manipulative experiments: Yes

Date Joined OBFS: December 18, 2025

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