John Vande Castle, Deana Pennington, Tony Fountain and Cherri Pancake – Information managers at ecological research sites grapple with the complexity of diverse and heterogeneous datasets. The effective management of large geospatial datasets requires extensive hardware, software, and human resources that are often beyond the capabilities of smaller institutions.
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LTER at ESA, 2026

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

2026 Site Exchanges Announced

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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