The LTER Network has been remarkably productive and innovative in its first 44 years, but the landscape in which we work is changing rapidly. New questions, challenges, technologies, and partners are constantly emerging. 2024-2025 is a year of taking stock, reaffirming our constants, and setting new goals where needed. We invite the entire community to contribute to that process in this community call. Please join us December 4 at 9 am Pacific Time / Noon Eastern.
The LTER monthly community call provides an opportunity to hold seminars, discussions, and learning opportunities of relevance to the broad LTER research community. These may include research seminars, discussions of emerging projects and methods, or the occasional organizational update.
Second Tuesday of each month at
Noon Pacific Time / 3 pm Eastern Time
The purpose of the LTER Network DEIJ Committee:
Engagement, integration and retention of a diverse community of students, scientists, and educators within LTER. Provides concrete and deliberate actions and resources at individual sites and at the Network to foster diversity and inclusion.
August 27, 2025 @ 9:00 am-10:00 am – Authentic engagement requires significant effort to build relationships. But how can a site intentionally choose where and how to invest that effort? In partnership with Luquillo, Hubbard Brook, and Virginia Coast Reserve LTER sites, the APEAL Project held community conversations and developed site-level community engagement plans, helping to identify local partners, common goals, and opportunities for reciprocal connection. Please […]
…LTER Executive Board has appointed a small committee to develop a self-study document that provides a brief but thorough introduction to the LTER Network, its influence, and achievements. The committee…
Second Tuesday of each month at
Noon Pacific Time / 3 pm Eastern Time
The purpose of the LTER Network DEIJ Committee:
Engagement, integration and retention of a diverse community of students, scientists, and educators within LTER. Provides concrete and deliberate actions and resources at individual sites and at the Network to foster diversity and inclusion.
Please join us this October for a virtual panel showcasing community-inspired research across LTER sites. This 75-minute discussion will feature researchers from urban, marine, arctic, and other ecosystems sharing their experiences in collaborative science that empowers communities while advancing research goals.
Panelists will discuss best practices for community partnerships, lessons learned from knowledge co-production, and strategies for building trust between science and society. This event aims to equip LTER affiliates with tools and inspiration to connect their research with community needs and develop meaningful, place-based partnerships.
Organized by the LTER Graduate Student Committee in collaboration with the Broadening Participation Committee and APEAL. Whether you’re new to community engagement or looking to strengthen existing partnerships, this discussion will provide valuable insights for integrating collaborative approaches into long-term ecological research.
Announcing the new LTER Network Roadmap. What is the LTER Network beyond a collection of (amazing) sites and what are our collective goals? The new LTER Network Roadmap attempts to answer that question and lays out a series of activities to capitalize on the combined strengths of LTER sites, community, and partners. The plan includes contributions from many corners within the Network and from partners external to the Network.
Please join this LTER Network Community Call to hear and discuss our planned next steps and how you can get involved.
———————————————————————— The LTER monthly community call provides an opportunity to hold seminars, discussions, and learning opportunities of relevance to the broad LTER research community. These may include research seminars, discussions of emerging projects and methods, or the occasional organizational update.
…LTER. As a reminder, our agenda and links live here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_D1FnCzTofZ6q4r4LxFbrkNbrSQNHERG9o9ZGDsQZ3o/edit?usp=sharing Committee members can retrieve the meeting link at that location. The committee is open to interested network members. To…
Second Tuesday of each month at
Noon Pacific Time / 3 pm Eastern Time
The purpose of the LTER Network DEIJ Committee:
Engagement, integration and retention of a diverse community of students, scientists, and educators within LTER. Provides concrete and deliberate actions and resources at individual sites and at the Network to foster diversity and inclusion.
…4 and 5 (Executive Committee and Co-chairs) was reversed to define the Executive Committee before the selection of co-chairs. Section 5 (Co-chairs): Language changed to make clear that IM-Exec elects…
