LTER Network Strategic Plan 2026-2035
The 2026-2035 LTER Strategic Plan builds on the assets that are characteristic of the LTER Program and emphasizes the questions we answer and the impact we can we have because we are a network.
Site Exchanges 2026
Research at LTER sites develops deep knowledge of particular ecosystems, yet the power of the Network is in comparing and contrasting across and among sites. To facilitate site comparison and support the development of cross-site projects, the LNO is making up to eight travel fellowships available in 2026. Each fellowship will cover travel, lodging, and… Read more »
A Lesson On Why You Never Leave Your Camera Behind
The painting is a nod to how the understanding of science is just as important to nature as its ethereal and timeless beauty.
Threshold 32F exhibit offers multiple perceptions of change
In a new traveling exhibit, Threshold 32F, from the In a Time of Change project, visitors are treated to a mix of poems, paintings, and research notes that takes them deep into a multidisciplinary experience of change. Adam Popescu wrote about the exhibit for the New York Times. A new video trailer, supported in part… Read more »
The functional groups of prairie strip people
Rachel Drobnak describes the “functional groups” of people who make prairie strip ecology such an exciting and rewarding field to work in at Kellogg Biological Station
Trout Lake Station highlights 100 years of research impact
Wisconsin Public Radio interviews Trout Lake Field Station Director Gretchen Gerrish in a new documentary highlighting local and global impacts of the research that has been conducted at the Trout Lake Station over the last 100 years of its operations. The National Science Foundation-funded Long Term Ecological Research Program has been an integral partner in… Read more »
LTER Photo Contest 2025
Introducing the LTER Photo Contest, 2025! Spurred on by the great images submitted last year and the fierce site vs. site competition that took place on our Instagram page to pick a winner, we’re back with a new theme!
A Day in the Life: Behind the Scenes on Sapelo Island
It is hard to put into words how exciting and simultaneously peaceful life is in this hidden corner of the world. The best we can hope to do is take you along for a regular day GCE LTER…make sure to slather yourself with sunscreen!
Fall 2025 Young Voices of Science Program
The Young Voices of Science program consists of a series of expert-led workshops, each designed to prepare and empower science scholars to share their knowledge, concerns, and hopes for the future with the wider world, and provide a launch pad for public engagement, early in their scientific careers.
When Shade Isn’t Enough: Climate Change in the Forest Understory
Once thought to be natural refuges, old-growth forests are warming faster than we imagined.
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LTER Network Strategic Plan 2026-2035
Site Exchanges 2026
A Lesson On Why You Never Leave Your Camera Behind
Threshold 32F exhibit offers multiple perceptions of change
The functional groups of prairie strip people
Trout Lake Station highlights 100 years of research impact
LTER Photo Contest 2025
A Day in the Life: Behind the Scenes on Sapelo Island
Fall 2025 Young Voices of Science Program
When Shade Isn’t Enough: Climate Change in the Forest Understory