NSF LTER program “archived”.
LTER=“Long Term Ecological Research”.
This program has been incredibly successful, incredibly frugal for what they accomplish, and…of course…targeted by evil know-nothings.
My heart is breaking.
LTER=“Long Term Ecological Research”.
This program has been incredibly successful, incredibly frugal for what they accomplish, and…of course…targeted by evil know-nothings.
My heart is breaking.
April 6, 2026 at 9:43 PM
NSF LTER program “archived”.
LTER=“Long Term Ecological Research”.
This program has been incredibly successful, incredibly frugal for what they accomplish, and…of course…targeted by evil know-nothings.
My heart is breaking.
LTER=“Long Term Ecological Research”.
This program has been incredibly successful, incredibly frugal for what they accomplish, and…of course…targeted by evil know-nothings.
My heart is breaking.
Oh no. NSF Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program shuttered.
This one leaves me winded. A good story from 2025 by @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social offers insight into what we are losing: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
This one leaves me winded. A good story from 2025 by @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social offers insight into what we are losing: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
April 7, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Oh no. NSF Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) program shuttered.
This one leaves me winded. A good story from 2025 by @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social offers insight into what we are losing: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
This one leaves me winded. A good story from 2025 by @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social offers insight into what we are losing: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
SISTERS!!
*yes I’m still stuck on this song 24 hrs lter*
*yes I’m still stuck on this song 24 hrs lter*
June 2, 2026 at 11:57 PM
SISTERS!!
*yes I’m still stuck on this song 24 hrs lter*
*yes I’m still stuck on this song 24 hrs lter*
Love writing about science? Now accepting applications for our LTER Graduate Writing Fellows!
Students write stories about LTER research, and get tons of support from the Network Office.
Develop comms skills that aren't offered in a grad program!
Apps close Nov 31.
lternet.edu/stories/love...
Students write stories about LTER research, and get tons of support from the Network Office.
Develop comms skills that aren't offered in a grad program!
Apps close Nov 31.
lternet.edu/stories/love...
Love writing about science? Now accepting applications for our 2024 LTER Graduate Writing Fellows program! - LTER
Now accepting applications for the 2024 cohort of LTER Graduate Writing Fellows.
lternet.edu
November 14, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Love writing about science? Now accepting applications for our LTER Graduate Writing Fellows!
Students write stories about LTER research, and get tons of support from the Network Office.
Develop comms skills that aren't offered in a grad program!
Apps close Nov 31.
lternet.edu/stories/love...
Students write stories about LTER research, and get tons of support from the Network Office.
Develop comms skills that aren't offered in a grad program!
Apps close Nov 31.
lternet.edu/stories/love...
The publications collected in this month's LTER Network News really demonstrated the wide range of impactful research the LTER does. Here's the list:
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LTER Network News | July 2025
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July 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The publications collected in this month's LTER Network News really demonstrated the wide range of impactful research the LTER does. Here's the list:
mailchi.mp/lternet/lter...
mailchi.mp/lternet/lter...
LTER has been archived for about a year now. It’s normal between solicitations. LTER is still here.
April 7, 2026 at 3:25 AM
LTER has been archived for about a year now. It’s normal between solicitations. LTER is still here.
Great pics from the Andrews Forest LTER!
From salamanders and salmon to bears and mountain lions, David Herasimtschuk's images illustrate not only the beauty of the forests and their creatures but the symbiotic relationships that are vital to the forests’ health and the planet’s welfare.
A photographer captures life in America’s last remaining old-growth forests
From salamanders and salmon to bears and mountain lions, David Herasimtschuk's images illustrate not only the beauty of the forests and their creatures but the symbiotic relationships that are vital t...
www.npr.org
March 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Great pics from the Andrews Forest LTER!
Many species experience years of very high reproductive output and we have lots of theories about why -- but does the phenomenon also happen across communities of different species? Find out February 26 @ 9 am PT (noon ET) LTER recent synthesis results lternet.edu/events/lter-...
Recent Synthesis Results: LTER Community Call - LTER
February 26, 2025 @ 9:00 am-10:00 am - For the February LTER Community call, we'll be hearing from two synthesis groups with exciting new publications. Variations in climate, hydrology, and nutrients ...
lternet.edu
February 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Many species experience years of very high reproductive output and we have lots of theories about why -- but does the phenomenon also happen across communities of different species? Find out February 26 @ 9 am PT (noon ET) LTER recent synthesis results lternet.edu/events/lter-...
After lunch, Wah-lter demanded a mint chocolate shake, and who am I to deny him?
March 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
After lunch, Wah-lter demanded a mint chocolate shake, and who am I to deny him?
Vor allen Gemeinsamkeiten mit jemanden der Kinder missbraucht…
A!lter!
A!lter!
September 21, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Vor allen Gemeinsamkeiten mit jemanden der Kinder missbraucht…
A!lter!
A!lter!
Long-term studies are vital to understanding how species and ecosystems are responding to climate change and other environmental stressors, but difficult to sustain under typical short-term grant cycles. LTER has been funding these since 1980.
This is breaking something that can’t be replaced.
This is breaking something that can’t be replaced.
NSF LTER program “archived”.
LTER=“Long Term Ecological Research”.
This program has been incredibly successful, incredibly frugal for what they accomplish, and…of course…targeted by evil know-nothings.
My heart is breaking.
LTER=“Long Term Ecological Research”.
This program has been incredibly successful, incredibly frugal for what they accomplish, and…of course…targeted by evil know-nothings.
My heart is breaking.
April 7, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Long-term studies are vital to understanding how species and ecosystems are responding to climate change and other environmental stressors, but difficult to sustain under typical short-term grant cycles. LTER has been funding these since 1980.
This is breaking something that can’t be replaced.
This is breaking something that can’t be replaced.
The LTER is great because we can support ecologists through their whole career. Next community call is about getting folks into the network!
Recruiting and Retaining Scientists in the LTER: How to find and keep the best and the brightest! 🌟
March 26, 9am PT—register!
lternet.edu/events/recru...
Recruiting and Retaining Scientists in the LTER: How to find and keep the best and the brightest! 🌟
March 26, 9am PT—register!
lternet.edu/events/recru...
Recruiting and Retaining Scientists in the LTER: How to find and keep the best and brightest! - LTER
Please join us for a lively conversation - bring your ideas, success stories, and favorite resources to share how we can collectively work to recruit and retain the best and brightest across the LTER ...
lternet.edu
March 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The LTER is great because we can support ecologists through their whole career. Next community call is about getting folks into the network!
Recruiting and Retaining Scientists in the LTER: How to find and keep the best and the brightest! 🌟
March 26, 9am PT—register!
lternet.edu/events/recru...
Recruiting and Retaining Scientists in the LTER: How to find and keep the best and the brightest! 🌟
March 26, 9am PT—register!
lternet.edu/events/recru...
Did you know the LTER maintains a thriving job board?
From REU positions to faculty hires, our sites have dozens of openings each year. Several just got posted!
You can check them all out here: lternet.edu/opportunities/
From REU positions to faculty hires, our sites have dozens of openings each year. Several just got posted!
You can check them all out here: lternet.edu/opportunities/
Opportunities Archive - LTER
lternet.edu
February 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Did you know the LTER maintains a thriving job board?
From REU positions to faculty hires, our sites have dozens of openings each year. Several just got posted!
You can check them all out here: lternet.edu/opportunities/
From REU positions to faculty hires, our sites have dozens of openings each year. Several just got posted!
You can check them all out here: lternet.edu/opportunities/
For non-scientists, LTER programs run for decades, so scientists can learn how ecosystems change over time. These programs cover ecology, evolution, systems biology, and it includes animals, plants, even microbes, and more. We learned so much about how our world works with LTERs. This sucks :(
NSF LTER program “archived”.
LTER=“Long Term Ecological Research”.
This program has been incredibly successful, incredibly frugal for what they accomplish, and…of course…targeted by evil know-nothings.
My heart is breaking.
LTER=“Long Term Ecological Research”.
This program has been incredibly successful, incredibly frugal for what they accomplish, and…of course…targeted by evil know-nothings.
My heart is breaking.
April 7, 2026 at 2:02 AM
For non-scientists, LTER programs run for decades, so scientists can learn how ecosystems change over time. These programs cover ecology, evolution, systems biology, and it includes animals, plants, even microbes, and more. We learned so much about how our world works with LTERs. This sucks :(
Congrats to the Sapelo Island LTER for getting their NSF grant renewed! A big relief given the 2025 federal funding landscape…
The National Science Foundation has renewed a $7.5 million grant for the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems research program, a long-term ecological research project run by the University of Georgia Marine Institute on Sapelo Island!
https://t.uga.edu/3KCIRg6
https://t.uga.edu/3KCIRg6
December 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Congrats to the Sapelo Island LTER for getting their NSF grant renewed! A big relief given the 2025 federal funding landscape…
The new LTER Network Roadmap lays out Network ambitions for the next 10 years. Join us to learn more. @organization of b
lternet.edu/events/lter-...
lternet.edu/events/lter-...
LTER Network Roadmap 2026-2035: LTER Community Call - LTER
January 14, 2026 @ 9:00 am-10:00 am - 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 R...
lternet.edu
January 7, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The new LTER Network Roadmap lays out Network ambitions for the next 10 years. Join us to learn more. @organization of b
lternet.edu/events/lter-...
lternet.edu/events/lter-...
Check out this △mazing #RogSi △lter by @sawatarix.bsky.social!
October 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Check out this △mazing #RogSi △lter by @sawatarix.bsky.social!
And Harvard Forest LTER lost their LTER funding last year :(
May 14, 2026 at 4:52 PM
And Harvard Forest LTER lost their LTER funding last year :(
You can understand why I'm pretty fussy when the feds threaten to cut the funding for these sites; luckily NSF funding was restored to the LTER network, but the site's current grant only runs through 2026, so they'll be up for renewal I assume: kpbs.konza.k-state.edu/research/
For six magical summers I spent every single day studying threatened grassland #birds at Konza Prairie, a precious sliver of the 4% of the continent’s remaining tallgrass prairie.
It’s an NSF LTER site supporting hundreds of research projects trying to save prairies since 1981. Now unfunded.
It’s an NSF LTER site supporting hundreds of research projects trying to save prairies since 1981. Now unfunded.
September 17, 2026 at 12:11 AM
You can understand why I'm pretty fussy when the feds threaten to cut the funding for these sites; luckily NSF funding was restored to the LTER network, but the site's current grant only runs through 2026, so they'll be up for renewal I assume: kpbs.konza.k-state.edu/research/
Nice feature in @eos.org on our recent Palmer, Antarctica LTER ocean research paper combining satellite ocean color and high resolution coastal radar to explore local plankton dynamics @uslter.bsky.social @uvaenvisci.bsky.social
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How much of the phytoplankton in the Palmer Deep is homegrown, and how much of it is delivery? New @jgroceans.bsky.com research investigates.
Work by @j-veatch.bsky.social, @scottdoney.bsky.social, @lifewesea.bsky.social. eos.org/research-spo...
Work by @j-veatch.bsky.social, @scottdoney.bsky.social, @lifewesea.bsky.social. eos.org/research-spo...
Where Do Antarctic Submarine Canyons Get Their Marine Life? - Eos
A new study investigates how much of the phytoplankton in the Palmer Deep submarine canyon is homemade and how much is delivered.
eos.org
June 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Nice feature in @eos.org on our recent Palmer, Antarctica LTER ocean research paper combining satellite ocean color and high resolution coastal radar to explore local plankton dynamics @uslter.bsky.social @uvaenvisci.bsky.social
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LTER data synthesis draws on 45 years of experiments and observations across dozens of diverse ecosystems to understand the mechanisms they share.
March 10 @ 10 am PT: lternet.edu/events/2025-...
- how grazing changes ecosystem structure
- connections between above -and below-ground communities
March 10 @ 10 am PT: lternet.edu/events/2025-...
- how grazing changes ecosystem structure
- connections between above -and below-ground communities
2025-2026 Synthesis Groups, Part A: LTER Community Call - LTER
March 10, 2026 @ 10:00 am-11:00 am - LTER synthesis working groups bring together data from LTER and other research to discover common principles and mechanisms guiding how ecosystems function. For th...
lternet.edu
March 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
LTER data synthesis draws on 45 years of experiments and observations across dozens of diverse ecosystems to understand the mechanisms they share.
March 10 @ 10 am PT: lternet.edu/events/2025-...
- how grazing changes ecosystem structure
- connections between above -and below-ground communities
March 10 @ 10 am PT: lternet.edu/events/2025-...
- how grazing changes ecosystem structure
- connections between above -and below-ground communities
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LTER Network News | January 2025
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January 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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You can read stories about our science, find jobs, hear about events across the network, find great publications, and more.
January's newsletter came out today—give it a read
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You can read stories about our science, find jobs, hear about events across the network, find great publications, and more.
January's newsletter came out today—give it a read
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Absolutely gorgeous artwork inspired by plant-microbe interactions by SEV-LTER art REU student Lorél Medina! We're lucky to have her involved in our NSF project! 🌍🌱🍄🎨
August 1, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Absolutely gorgeous artwork inspired by plant-microbe interactions by SEV-LTER art REU student Lorél Medina! We're lucky to have her involved in our NSF project! 🌍🌱🍄🎨