{"id":62,"date":"2024-05-16T21:39:46","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T21:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/caplter\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:53:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:53:33","slug":"lter-network","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/caplter\/about\/lter-network\/","title":{"rendered":"LTER Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"unityblocks-hero\" class=\"wp-block-unityblocks-hero hide-content\" data-herotype=\"heading-hero\" data-image=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/caplter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2024\/08\/network-hero-scaled.jpg&quot;,&quot;altText&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;size&quot;:&quot;medium&quot;}\" data-subtitle=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" data-title=\"{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Long-term Ecological Research Network&quot;,&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;gold&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[]}\" data-contents=\"[{&quot;text&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;maxWidth&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;cssClass&quot;:[],&quot;highlightColor&quot;:&quot;white&quot;}]\" data-contentscolor=\"white\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 my-6 mt-xl-12 mb-xl-8\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\"><span class=\"highlight-gold\">Twenty-eight<\/span> research sites constitute the&nbsp;LTER Network&nbsp;at present<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead wp-block-paragraph\">The geographic distribution of sites ranges from Alaska to Antarctica and from the Caribbean to French Polynesia. 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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&#8230; [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/stories\/call-for-proposals-global-ilter-activity-2026\/'>Call for proposals: Global ILTER Activity 2026<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-08-11T15:23:56-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">August 11, 2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">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&#8230; [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/stories\/call-for-proposals-4th-ilter-open-science-meeting-osm-2027\/'>Call for Proposals: 4th ILTER Open Science Meeting (OSM) 2027<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-08-11T15:04:58-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">August 11, 2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The 4th ILTER Open Science Meeting (OSM), themed \u201cUnity in Diversity: Celebrating Long-term Resilience Across Connected Ecosystems and People,\u201d 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&#8230; [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/stories\/reminder-synthesis-rfp-deadline-september-16\/'>Reminder: Synthesis RFP deadline September 16<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-08-04T11:49:42-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">August 4, 2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Office seeks proposals for synthesis working groups that incorporate LTER data (accessible at\u00a0https:\/\/edirepository.org\/) and science. Two to four groups will be funded to meet three times over two years at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) and will receive dedicated support from an LTER data&#8230; [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"uds-button my-4\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lternet.edu\/story_types\/announcement\/\" class=\"btn  btn-maroon \" data-ga=\"More LTER announcements\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"button\" data-component=\"button\"    aria-label=\"More LTER announcements from network office\">More LTER announcements <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"uds-section bg-color bg-gray-2 \" ><div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mt-0\"><span class=\"highlight-gold\">LTER events<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-grid columns-2 has-excerpts wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/events\/lter-community-call-resilience-resistance-climate-and-production\/'>LTER Community Call: Resilience, Resistance, Climate, and Production<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">October 14, 2026 &#8211; 9:00 am-10:00 am (PT) | We&#039;ll hear from 2 synthesis groups focusing on resilience in (primarily) grassland systems. One group, &quot;Resilience of Productivity&quot;, was funded through the LTER Network Office. The other &quot;Grassland Rocks&quot; is a grad-and postdoc-led group capitalizing on the proximity of three grassland sites. Please join us to [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/events\/ai-for-data-exploration-and-analysis\/'>LTER Community Call: Towards Natural Language-based AI Agents for Environmental Data Exploration and Analysis Workflows<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">September 9, 2026 &#8211; 9:00 am-10:00 am (PT) | Towards Natural Language-based AI Agents for Environmental Data Exploration and Analysis Workflows Dr. Renato J. Figueiredo, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Oregon State University This presentation will overview techniques that leverage AI multi-agent systems for data exploration and analysis that use environmental data deposited [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/events\/blogging-your-science-2\/'>Blogging your Science: Part 2<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">August 27, 2026 &#8211; 10:00 am-11:30 am (PT) | In this workshop, we&#039;ll focus on the skills needed to execute the story you have conceived. Content will be a mix of experience-sharing and interactive exercises. The workshop will be helpful whether participants attended part 1 or not. Topics include: Interviewing for clarity and interest, Marty [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"uds-button my-4\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/lternet.edu\/events\/tags\/featured\/\" class=\"btn  btn-maroon \" data-ga=\"More LTER events\" data-ga-name=\"onclick\" data-ga-event=\"link\" data-ga-action=\"click\" data-ga-type=\"external link\" data-ga-region=\"main content\" data-ga-section=\"button\" data-component=\"button\"    aria-label=\"More LTER Events from network office\">More LTER events <\/a>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-container container mb-0 my-6 my-lg-10\">\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-row row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"highlight-gold\">LTER news<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"is-grid columns-2 has-dates has-excerpts wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/stories\/young-voices-of-science-2026-applications-open\/'>Young Voices of Science: 2026 applications open<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-08-11T15:45:33-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">August 11, 2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">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&#8230; [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/stories\/call-for-proposals-global-ilter-activity-2026\/'>Call for proposals: Global ILTER Activity 2026<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-08-11T15:23:56-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">August 11, 2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">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&#8230; [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/stories\/call-for-proposals-4th-ilter-open-science-meeting-osm-2027\/'>Call for Proposals: 4th ILTER Open Science Meeting (OSM) 2027<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-08-11T15:04:58-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">August 11, 2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The 4th ILTER Open Science Meeting (OSM), themed \u201cUnity in Diversity: Celebrating Long-term Resilience Across Connected Ecosystems and People,\u201d 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&#8230; [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/stories\/reminder-synthesis-rfp-deadline-september-16\/'>Reminder: Synthesis RFP deadline September 16<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-08-04T11:49:42-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">August 4, 2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Office seeks proposals for synthesis working groups that incorporate LTER data (accessible at\u00a0https:\/\/edirepository.org\/) and science. Two to four groups will be funded to meet three times over two years at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) and will receive dedicated support from an LTER data&#8230; [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/stories\/lter-at-esa-2026\/'>LTER at ESA, 2026<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-06-19T13:25:41-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">June 19, 2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The LTER Network always puts in a strong showing at the Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting and 2026 is no exception. Please use and share our day-by-day list of LTER and related events to find your footing at this fun and approachable meeting. 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