Long Term Ecological Research Network (United States)

@uslter.bsky.social

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NSF-funded network of programs studying ecological processes operating on decadal-to-century time scales. Interdisciplinary researchers and students generate high-impact, team driven science that builds on deep place-based knowledge.

Request for Proposals 1) Review the RFP guidelines 2) Prepare your proposal. Follow the guidelines at https://lternet.edu/rfp-2026 3) Submit your application. Questions? Reach out-we are here to help.
square plots containing plants of different statures and varieties.
Title slide with LTER logo, date (April 24, 2026) and names of presenters.
Details on an LTER event: Constructing Collaborations: An LTER Science Charrette. https://lternet.edu/events/ constructing-collaborations/ Planned Breakout Rooms Driver-response relationships under novel environmental conditions and new ecosystem states Motivating research framework The path forward with AI Science to Management with additional Topics on Request Building on new LTER roadmap Committed small-group facilitation Cultivating concrete projects with distributed leadership Looking towards: LTER Request for Synthesis Proposals Shared thinking on other funding and partnership opportunities Contact: Marty Downs downs@nceas.ucsb.edu for more info or questions
graphic with images of LTER sites and data combining
logo with letters CAGED, surrounded by fish, zebra, and bison grazing on their prefrred food.
Flyer for data jam. Flyer info is available at the linked website.
Diagram of internal LTER collaborations and partner collaborations, including (for example) NEON, Natural Areas Association, Forest Geo, CUAHSI, GBIF, SeaGrant.
The Kuparuk River, North Slope, AK - View from Helicopter Site:Arctic Photographer: Lindsay VanFossen
Field technicians working in experimental grassland plots.
Map of 27 active LTER sites and their associated ecosystems