Scientists have been consistently documenting environmental changes at research sites like this one in the Cascade Mountains for decades. US Forest Service Michael Paul Nelson, Oregon State University and Peter Mark Groffman, CUNY Graduate Center Record-breaking heat waves and drought have left West Coast rivers lethally hot for salmon, literally cooked millions of mussels and… Read more »
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Designing a long-term experiment to withstand the rising tides
Spend a day in the field with Virginia Coast Reserve researchers as they investigate ghost forests formed by sea level rise.
Academic Coordinator for new DEI Program in Santa Barbara
FUERTE, a new NSF-funded program, is hiring an Academic Coordinator. Come work with this dynamic new program designed to provide field-work oriented research experiences and mentoring for undergraduates that are under-represented in STEM, especially conservation and environmental science.
LTER Information Management Committee (IMC) Bylaws, v4
LTER Information Management Committee Bylaws Version 4. Revision approved by a 23 of 27 vote of the IMC July 27, 2021. Previous version (v3) of the IMC Bylaws. Changes include: IMExec elects their own chair(s) National Communications Office (NCO) changed to LTER Network Office (LNO) throughout the document. Reference to specific sections of the LTER… Read more »
LTER at ESA 2021
In 2021, the Ecological Society of America Meeting will be fully online. Tracking down LTER talks and sessions has been a bit more challenging this year than in previous years. Please use the form at the end of this page to submit your talk, session, or poster and the LTER Network Office will continue to… Read more »
Senior Ecologist at Harvard Forest
Harvard Forest seeks a colleague with a successful research, publication, and funding record to join the senior research staff. We hope to identify a candidate who will flourish in the Forest’s collaborative intellectual environment and its setting and facilities in central New England.
2021 Science Council Meeting
The 2021 Science Council Meeting will be held online only. The theme will be human-environment interactions, with breakout groups and site talks in the following categories: Historical influences/legacies Managed ecosystems (forest, range, fisheries)/ restoration Human dominated (urban/cropped) ecosystems Vulnerability to extreme events Environmental justice Wildcard Revised schedule Wednesday, November 3: LTER Executive Board meets Monday,… Read more »
2022 All Scientists’ Meeting
Most information about the 2022 All Scientists’ Meeting is hosted on the main meeting website, including registration information, schedule, travel info, and more. This page contains a calendar of pre-ASM events, as well as information about session, poster, social event, or other proposals, see the bottom of this page. Several helpful quick-links are also below,… Read more »
Slow Research to Understand Fast Change
By harnessing decades of rich data, scientists are beginning to forecast future conditions and plan ways to manage, mitigate, or adapt to likely changes in ecosystems that will impact human economies, health and wellbeing.
Information Management Committee Bylaws Revision
The Executive Team of the LTER Information Management Committee has reviewed the Committee’s Bylaws and is requesting approval of several updates. The original impetus for the update (and the only change of any real significance) is to allow the Executive Committee to choose their own chair(s) rather than having chairs selected by the IMC. IM-Exec… Read more »
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