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Summer Network-wide Postcard Exchange

Who doesn't like getting postcards? Sign up to exchange postcards with someone at another LTER...

05/20/26

ILTER Webinar: Resolving and scaling litter decomposition controls from leaf to landscape

This webinar will introduce the NSF-funded Decomposition Across Dtylands (DeAD)project, which combines field experiments, long-term...

05/06/26

Invisible Impacts Symposium

The Invisible Impacts Symposium is a two-day virtual symposium exploring how social and ecological perspectives can...

05/06/26

Help shape the ILTER Open Science Conference!

All are welcome to contribute ideas and/or participate in the ILTER Spring 2026 Coordinating Committee...

04/10/26

McMurdo and Konza featured in PBS Series

LIFE UNEARTHED with Ariel Waldman is a visually striking science-driven docu-series that reveals Earth’s ecosystems through...

05/06/26

Natural Areas Conference Call for Proposals

The 2026 Natural Areas Conference: Where Science Meets Stewardship is scheduled for October 5 - 8,...

03/13/26

Request for Synthesis Proposals 2026

The data produced at LTER sites inform many important challenges. Among-site comparisons help to understand...

03/25/26

2026 Synthesis Skills Course Opens

In 2026, LTER launches a rescoped version of the synthesis skills course (SSECR) that we...

02/26/26

Site Exchanges 2026

To facilitate site comparison and support the development of cross-site projects, the LNO is making...

02/26/26

LTER Community Call: Site Exchanges

Each year, the LTER Network Office offers opportunities for researchers, students, or staff to propose...

02/26/26

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June 2026

LTER Community Call: Evaluating Ecological Efficacy

LTER Community Call: Evaluating Ecological Efficacy

June 10, 2026    
9:00 am-10:00 am (Pacific Time)
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July 2026

Network Onboarding 2026

Network Onboarding 2026

July 8, 2026    
9:00 am-10:00 am (Pacific Time)
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Studying post-fire Snowpack at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest

Short Stories About Long Term Research

As wildfires continue to reshape forested landscapes across the western United States, understanding their impact on snowpack and...

05/27/26

What would my project be?

ARET,Education

A Minnesota teacher learns about ecological phenomena in the Arctic and connects them to her students -- igniting...

05/20/26

Lessons from Long-Term Data: An ARETs Experience at the H.J. Andrews LTER

ARET,Education

now design lessons where students analyze real datasets, compare short-term and long-term trends, and consider how disruptions—such as...

05/06/26

woman, with a t-handled probe in both hands.

Clotheslines, Hair Ties, and Tape Measures: Low Tech Tools for the Win

ARET,Education

“Science and data collection doesn’t always have to have flashy gizmos and light speed computers... Methodology, consistency, simple...

04/22/26

Credit: Leonardo Rivera Pagan

Voices of the Forest: Frog Bio-acoustics in the LUQ-LTER

Short Stories About Long Term Research

Sometimes, the best way to understand an ecosystem is simply to stop and listen.

04/20/26

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