The Dock

Finding one’s place in research, through photography: Paul Leoni and Jess Liu explore a field season.

Success Stories in Sustainability from the Southernmost Site

The Antarctic has little infrastructure, so reduce, reuse, and recycle are particularly important. Learn about sustainability initiatives at the McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER.

Don’t stick your hand in there – a story about caution and observation on the reefs of Moorea.

Contorted upside down and backwards, my face pressed into the smallest openings, I marveled at the mesmerizing whorls of the corals’ skeleton.

Burning Down the House Party

Come to find out, Christmas trees burn like you would not believe. Nick Link explores the events that led to an ecology PhD.

At the helm of ChANGE: driving forward a new experiment

For me, it’s essential to have some childish fun in the field. It lets me reconnect with the curiosity and delight that originally sparked my love of nature, whether that’s chasing down a cute lizard, bringing hordes of candy into the field, or driving a big cool military tanker.

Tiny But Mighty: How Flies Shape Agroecosystems

These tiny creatures are everywhere we turn, yet rarely do we pause to acknowledge their key role in our lives. DeShea Dillard explores flies.

An REU Summer at the MSP LTER

This SSALTER blog is modified from the REU students’ weekly blog posts. Check out the fieldwork snippets they have done this summer!

Anxious, Elitist, and Eccentric: Species of the Chihuahuan Desert

today, it’s my pleasure to introduce you to some of the remarkable flora and fauna who call the Chihuahuan desert home—I hope you’ll meet their smug, elitist, shy, anxious selves in person one day.

A Meditation on Mosquitos

As I find myself in the dog days of an Alaskan summer – powerless to change my bug-infested situation – there is no choice but acceptance.

Modeling Provides Clues for Salt Marsh Health

“We know that salt marsh plants face stressors like sea level rise, drought, and excess nutrient runoff. What is more difficult to predict is the localized response to these stressors,” writes Kyle Runion of his