…help local farmers adopt innovative and environmentally friendly agricultural practices, but also to build new connections with local agricultural groups. Participants: Nick Haddad, Liz Schultheis Read more about their seed…
This page is part of the LTER Field Safety Toolkit. The toolkit provides relevant training, documentation, reporting, and readings that help us address barriers and challenges in the field. jump…
…farewell; Unlocking the clues of ‘Sea Secrets’—New LTER Children’s book draws readers into the fascinating world of science exploration, field-work and ocean discovery; Andrews Summer Institute introduces ‘Ecosystem Informatics’; REUs…
Twenty-five years of environmental justice scholarship shows that racial and ethnic minorities are more likely than whites to live near facilities that release toxins into the air, land, and water….
…to ecological researchers of today and tomorrow. LTER and non-LTER researchers may request access to experimental plots and collected samples. And in the case of slowly changing pools or legacy…
Five thousand years ago, Native Americans lived and thrived on Georgia’s coast. Shellfishing, especially the Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica), was a significant cultural practice of these coastal Natives Americans. Today,…
Fire is a natural force that has shaped grasslands for millennia, and it remains crucial for managing and conserving tallgrass prairie today. Fire also inspires and captivates the human spirit….
…million new seeds, a team led by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, including a partnership between the VCR LTER and the Nature Conservancy, replanted seagrass throughout Eastern Shore. Today,…
Sliding screens of the WENNDEx plots. Credit: E Zambello/LTER-NCO CC BY 4.0 Credit: E Zambello/LTER-NCO CC BY 4.0 At night, 10 m x 10 m sliding screens come alive in…
…an iridescent shine and brownish-yellow pigments in live samples, artists (myself and Hanna, another member of my lab) opted to incorporate vibrant hues in our depictions of these taxa. The…
