LTER, BIO/DEB – NSF’s LTER Program Began in 1980 with 6 sites, Now: 24 field sites, 1 Network Office, 6 USFS collaborative sites (other agencies), $19M annual budget ($16M core), 5 NSF Directorates contribute to core funding
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LTER at ESA, 2026

Studying post-fire Snowpack at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest

2026 Site Exchanges Announced

The caddisfly stole my heart

Shirah Strock | Virginia Coast Reserve LTER to Santa Barbara Coastal LTER

Vivian (Lin) Hou | California Current LTER to Northeast Shelf LTER

Dr. Nicholas Medina | Morton Arboretum to Minneapolis-St. Paul LTER

Brittany Washington | Baltimore Ecosystem Study to Two Urban LTERs

Melissa Frost | Kellogg LTER to Konza LTER

Cameron Clay | Minneapolis-St. Paul LTER to Luquillo LTER