Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Education Program — referred to as “Schoolyard LTER” — is dedicated to developing and sharing best practices in training, teaching, and learning about the Earth’s ecosystems. Each site receives an education supplement, the impact of which is magnified many times through partnerships with local museums and non-profit organizations, environmental educators,… Read more »
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Data Jams
LTER Data Jams are events for K-12 school students where they work with scientists and LTER data managers to study their local environment, analyze data and present their results in unique ways for a general audience. Students in previous LTER Data Jams presented their data by building dioramas, writing song lyrics and more traditional scientific… Read more »
LTER Educator Resources
LTER sites are uniquely positioned to develop and share K-12 and University classroom resources and lessons focused on long-term ecological processes and ecosystems. Lesson plans and other classroom resources such as educational videos and in-class activities are free to download from individual sites education pages and may also be found on the LTER Education Digital… Read more »
LTER Network Office Diversity Strategy
In collaboration with the LTER Diversity Committee, the LTER Network Office is developing a variety of resources for enhancing diversity at LTER sites and across the Network. The following strategy guides our approach to this important work. Network Office Diversity Strategy As the LTER Network Office, we recognize that our differences in background, culture, and… Read more »
Is Everglades restoration good for fish?
Assistant Professor: Ecosystem Ecology and Biodiversity, University of Florida
As part of the University of preeminence initiative in Ecosystem Ecology and Biodiversity the Department of Biology at the University of Florida seeks applications for a tenure‐track Assistant Professor to begin August 16, 2018. The Department of Biology welcomes applicants working at the interface of ecosystem ecology (i.e., the flow of energy and matter through… Read more »
Memorandum of Understanding-LTER-Zones Ateliers
The attached MOU between LTER/Regents of the University of New Mexico and the Zones Ateliers (French LTER Network) was signed by representatives of the University of New Mexico October 26, 2012 and formally endorsed by Scott Collins (then Chair of the LTER Network) and representatives of the CNRS Zones Ateliers network at the French Embassy in… Read more »
Accelerating International Network-to-Network Collaboration
The attached document was submitted on behalf of the Network in response to an NSF-OISE Dear Colleague Letter in November, 2017.
LTER Synthesis Working Groups
With over 40 years of continuous data collection across many biomes, the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network is a rich source of information for testing big-picture concepts about how ecosystems work. Luckily, the Network also brings together a group of scientists with creative ideas about how to wring new insights from diverse data sources…. Read more »
NSF-funded scientists to present on long-term ecological research findings at AGU fall meeting
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