{"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\">The geographic distribution of sites ranges from Alaska to Antarctica and from the Caribbean to French Polynesia. 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Sign up to exchange postcards with someone at another LTER this summer! You\u2019ll receive a postcard from a fellow scientist at another LTER, and send one of your own. This exchange is open to all and the form will remain open until June 6th. The post Summer Network-wide Postcard Exchange [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/stories\/ilter-webinar-resolving-and-scaling-litter-decomposition-controls-from-leaf-to-landscape\/'>ILTER Webinar: Resolving and scaling litter decomposition controls from leaf to landscape<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T16:58:58-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">This webinar will introduce the NSF-funded Decomposition Across Dtylands (DeAD)project, which combines field experiments, long-term observations, remote sensing and hierarchical modeling to better understand dryland decomposition across scales. The post ILTER Webinar: Resolving and scaling litter decomposition controls from leaf to landscape appeared first on LTER.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/stories\/invisible-impacts-symposium\/'>Invisible Impacts Symposium<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T16:36:26-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The Invisible\u00a0Impacts Symposium is a two-day virtual symposium exploring how social and ecological perspectives can come together to better understand long-term environmental change. Ecology has a rich tradition of long-term observation \u2013 decades of data on forests, watersheds, atmospheric chemistry, and biodiversity. At the same time, the social sciences and humanities offer powerful frameworks for&#8230; [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/stories\/help-shape-the-ilter-open-science-conference\/'>Help shape the ILTER Open Science Conference!<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-04-10T09:42:20-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">April 10, 2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">All are welcome to contribute ideas and\/or participate in the ILTER Spring 2026 Coordinating Committee teleconference, which will take place on\u00a0Wednesday, April 29, from 12:00 to 14:00 UTC. The post Help shape the ILTER Open Science Conference! appeared first on LTER.<\/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\"    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\/network-onboarding-2026\/'>Network Onboarding 2026<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">July 8, 2026 &#8211; 9:00 am-10:00 am (PT) | Are you a new graduate student, undergraduate, investigator, or staff member at an LTER site? After you get settled into your local site, join us to learn about the integrative science and opportunities that being part of a national network can open up. The LTER network [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/events\/evaluating-ecological-efficacy\/'>LTER Community Call: Evaluating Ecological Efficacy<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">June 10, 2026 &#8211; 9:00 am-10:00 am (PT) | Evaluating ecological efficacy of climate adaptation actions can improve natural resource management Meagan Ford Oldfather PhD, USGS, North Central Climate Adaptation Science Center and Dr. Sarah Weiskopf USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center Despite widespread recommendations for climate adaptation, there is little evidence supporting the efficacy [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/events\/lter-network-book-club-trail-work\/'>LTER Network Book Club: Trail Work<\/a><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">May 27, 2026 &#8211; 3:30 pm (PT) | For the final LTER Book Club of the Spring, there will be a special guest, science writer and geomorphologist (&amp; LTER alum), Dillon Osleger will join the group to discuss his book, Trail Work: Restoring the Paths and Stories of America&#039;s Public Lands. LTER folks get a [&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\"    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\/summer-network-wide-postcard-exchange\/'>Summer Network-wide Postcard Exchange<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-20T12:23:04-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 20, 2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Who doesn\u2019t like getting postcards? Sign up to exchange postcards with someone at another LTER this summer! You\u2019ll receive a postcard from a fellow scientist at another LTER, and send one of your own. This exchange is open to all and the form will remain open until June 6th. The post Summer Network-wide Postcard Exchange [&hellip;]<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/stories\/what-would-my-project-be\/'>What would my project be?<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-20T10:50:35-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 20, 2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">A Minnesota teacher learns about ecological phenomena in the Arctic and connects them to her students &#8212; igniting passion and curiosity. The post What would my project be? appeared first on LTER.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/stories\/ilter-webinar-resolving-and-scaling-litter-decomposition-controls-from-leaf-to-landscape\/'>ILTER Webinar: Resolving and scaling litter decomposition controls from leaf to landscape<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T16:58:58-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">This webinar will introduce the NSF-funded Decomposition Across Dtylands (DeAD)project, which combines field experiments, long-term observations, remote sensing and hierarchical modeling to better understand dryland decomposition across scales. The post ILTER Webinar: Resolving and scaling litter decomposition controls from leaf to landscape appeared first on LTER.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/stories\/lessons-from-long-term-data\/'>Lessons from Long-Term Data: An ARETs Experience at the H.J. Andrews LTER<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T16:47:54-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">now design lessons where students analyze real datasets, compare short-term and long-term trends, and consider how disruptions\u2014such as wildfire or limited field access\u2014can influence scientific conclusions. The post Lessons from Long-Term Data: An ARETs Experience at the H.J. Andrews LTER appeared first on LTER.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/lternet.edu\/stories\/invisible-impacts-symposium\/'>Invisible Impacts Symposium<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T16:36:26-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time> <div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">The Invisible\u00a0Impacts Symposium is a two-day virtual symposium exploring how social and ecological perspectives can come together to better understand long-term environmental change. Ecology has a rich tradition of long-term observation \u2013 decades of data on forests, watersheds, atmospheric chemistry, and biodiversity. 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