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!

Marmots serve as a reminder to me to step back from this optimization-focused perspective and pay more attention to how organisms actually act than to how I think they should act. 

Our circumstances have changed a lot in the last six months, leaving many US scientists feeling uncertain about the future. But the practice of addressing and reacting to the new challenges is something ecologists are very used to.

We spent nearly three months at Toolik Field Station studying processes in the Arctic tundra that range from individual fluorescence in leaves to tree growth north of the treeline! 

So why salamanders? It’s almost always the first question I get when I tell people about my research, says Eric Lyons in this SSALTER Blog post.

Our research, based at the Harvard Forest LTER site, delves into these dimensions to get a clearer picture of how trees contribute to methane emissions across space and time. 

It has been an incredibly opportunity to explore the Channel Islands and beyond and to meet our coastline’s unique marine life.

“Wait, what? Alaska, but I thought you said you went to school in Texas!”

They’re ecology graduate students, but are loaded with artistic talent. Art and science collaborate at the Florida Coastal Everglades LTER.

Transit between sites is always an opportunity to see amazing wildlife. Here are my most memorable wildlife encounters at the SBC LTER.