The cities of Concord, Manchester and Nashua of New Hampshire can be seen the eastern part of the image. The Harvard Forest is located just to the east of the northern portion of the Quabbin Reservoir. This forest is approximately 1,200 hectares in size, and is one of the National Science Foundation's Long-Term Ecological Research Sites. In addition, the site is the Northeastern Regional Center for the National Institute of Global Environmental Change Program. The site also serves as an outdoor classroom, laboratory, and a demonstration site for field experiments.
Conifer plantations are also present.
Institutional affiliations include Harvard University, the University of New Hampshire, and the Ecosystem Center, Marine Biological Laboratory. Forest damage due to insects, fire, wind and pollution can be evaluated using Landsat data, especially if the damage is severe. In addition, forest fragmentation can be assessed, quantified and monitored using Landsat data. In many investigations, it is important to supplement Landsat data with ancillary spatial data, such as digital elevation model data, digital wetlands data, soils data, etc. Landsat data are excellent for providing regional overviews of forests and for monitoring changes in forest conditions.