Twenty-eight research sites constitute the LTER Network at present
The geographic distribution of sites ranges from Alaska to Antarctica and from the Caribbean to French Polynesia. It includes agricultural lands, alpine tundra, barrier islands, coastal lagoons, cold and hot deserts, coral reefs, estuaries, forests, freshwater wetlands, grasslands, kelp forests, lakes, open ocean, savannas, streams and urban landscapes.
LTER Network announcements
- Announcing new themed collection in Cambridge Prisms-Drylands focused on North American drylands (Collection Link). The Collection will showcase research from North American drylands, including local research and papers framing regional findings within a global context. We welcome interdisciplinary contributions that advance understanding across scales, from organisms and soil processes to landscapes, communities, institutions, and policy…. […]
- The 2026 LTER Photo Contest is brought to you by the LTER Graduate Student Committee! This year's theme is "Science and Self." Deadline for photo submissions is October 30. The post 2026 Photo Contest appeared first on LTER.
- The application period for the Fall 2026 Young Voices of Science Program runs Wednesday, August 19th to Friday, September 4th. No need to be a student to apply! 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… […]
- The International LTER Network (ILTER) has opened the first-stage call for its first globally coordinated research activity, which will bring together official ILTER sites in a shared ecological study. Teams from within or outside the ILTER network are invited to propose a scientifically meaningful topic and a simple, standardized protocol that can be implemented across… […]
LTER events
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LTER news
- Announcing new themed collection in Cambridge Prisms-Drylands focused on North American drylands (Collection Link). The Collection will showcase research from North American drylands, including local research and papers framing regional findings within a global context. We welcome interdisciplinary contributions that advance understanding across scales, from organisms and soil processes to landscapes, communities, institutions, and policy…. […]
- The 2026 LTER Photo Contest is brought to you by the LTER Graduate Student Committee! This year's theme is "Science and Self." Deadline for photo submissions is October 30. The post 2026 Photo Contest appeared first on LTER.
- A common misconception is that an oceanographer’s field days exclusively involve diving in brightly colored coral reefs in crystal-clear waters. The post Lessons Learned from Spending a Month at Sea appeared first on LTER.
- The application period for the Fall 2026 Young Voices of Science Program runs Wednesday, August 19th to Friday, September 4th. No need to be a student to apply! 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… […]
- The International LTER Network (ILTER) has opened the first-stage call for its first globally coordinated research activity, which will bring together official ILTER sites in a shared ecological study. Teams from within or outside the ILTER network are invited to propose a scientifically meaningful topic and a simple, standardized protocol that can be implemented across… […]
- The 4th ILTER Open Science Meeting (OSM), themed “Unity in Diversity: Celebrating Long-term Resilience Across Connected Ecosystems and People,” will take place March 8-12, 2027, in Bariloche, Argentina. Co-hosted by the University of Buenos Aires, INTECOL, and other Argentinian partners, this flagship event will bring together the global ILTER community to exchange knowledge and strengthen… […]