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LTER Network News is a forum for sharing news and activities from across the LTER Network. If you know of personnel changes, new grants, or cross-Network activities that might interest your LTER colleagues, please send them along to Gabriel De La Rosa (delarosa@nceas.ucsb.edu). |
Announcements |
| Learn to make publication quality graphics using BioRender, a free program that aims to simplify the process of making complicated science figures. The interactive webinar will include instruction, hands-on training with the software, and a chance to share graphics created during the webinar with peers. FCE LTER graduate student Joshua Helgoe, who has spent hundreds of hours using BioRender, leads the webinar.
When: Thursday, November 16th from 4-6 pm EDT/1-3 pm PDT.
REGISTER HERE |
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LTER Arts and Humanities Virtual Get-Together | The LTER arts and humanities working group will host a virtual get-together on November 29, 2023 (3 pm EST) for those interested in advancing arts-humanities work within their sites and across the network. This is the first in a series of virtual meetings geared toward community building and resource sharing.
Complete this Registration Form by COB Nov. 28 and Zoom details will follow. For more information, contact Mary Beth Leigh at mbleigh@alaska.edu. |
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EPA Living Shorelines workshop | FCE LTER collaborator Randall Parkinson presents a new living shoreline site suitability tool in an hour-long webinar to the LTER. The tool improves on other methods by incorporating future scenarios into its analysis.
When: November 21, 2023, 8:00 am PT/11 am ET.
See the webpage for more information and the link.
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Watch Science Graphics with Jen Christiansen
The first webinar in the LTER’s Visual Media Series was a resounding success, covering how to build science graphics from the ground up. Miss the webinar? Watch the recording here—it’s worth it!
Stay tuned for an announcement about the next webinar in the series—we’re finalizing details now! |
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Announcing the LTER Community Forum |
We’ve had a lot of uptake since announcing this last newsletter, but would love to see more folks get on the platform.
The heart of the LTERnet community forum is peer-to-peer exchanges. Have a question? Or an opportunity? Yearning for connection? Choose a category, add a few relevant tags and a clear title–and ask your question. We’ll walk you through all the mechanics. |
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Announcing LTER Community Calls |
In January, we will kickoff a new series of LTER community calls with an LTER Network Orientation. Futures calls may be on any topic of interest to the LTER community, including scientific presentations, opportunities for collaboration, workshops, or get-to-know-you activities. Interested in presenting or organizing a slot? Drop us an email.
Mark your calendars for the fourth Wednesday of each month at Noon ET (9 am PT). Or, subscribe to the Network Calendar for all event updates. |
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Save the Dates |
LTER Committee Meetings and LTER-related events are available for your reference at any time on the LTER Network Calendar. November 1, 2023: ESIIL Working Group applications due November 2, 2023 11:00 a.m.-4:30pm ET: Long Term Ecological Research Informing Natural Areas Management Conference November 16th from 4-6 pm EDT/1-3 pm PDT: BioRender Workshop November 21, 2023, 8:00 am PT/11 am ET: EPA Living Shorelines Workshop November 29, 2023: LTER Arts and Humanities Get Together January 24, 2023 Noon ET/9 am PT and fourth Wednesdays thereafter: Monthly LTER Community call. January topic: LTER Orientation June 10-14: LTER Science Council Meeting, Fairbanks, AK October 14-19, 2024: International LTER Open Science Meeting, Kunming China
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DEIA Resource of the Month |
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Advancing Antiracism, Diversity,Equity, and Inclusion in STEMM Organizations |
Written by a panel of experts deeply engaged in issues of antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM, this report provides an in-depth snapshot of the field. It includes a deep dive into the structures which create systemic barriers in STEM, and concludes with actionable strategies to improving access and equity. |
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DEIA Resource of the month is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. Contact Committee chairs Nameer Baker (nameerbaker@gmail.com) or Mariah Patton (mtpatton@unm.edu) for additional information. |
Story Spotlights |
 | Nature-Based Dune Restoration Makes Winners of us All | by Emily Ortega A six-year pilot study on Santa Monica Beach shows how seeding of native flora can restore habitats for threatened species and protect against climate change-driven sea level rise. Read more>> |
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Around the Network |
Lucy Huytra of the Harvard Forest LTER was named a MacArthur Fellow for her work investigating the impacts of urbanization on environmental carbon cycle dynamics. Congratulations, and well deserved!
Check out this timelapse of the Lookout Fire, which burned through the Andrews Forest LTER this summer. The Minneapolis-St. Paul LTER released a series of videos covering the different aspects of research at their site. Check them out here!
The Kellogg Biological Station LTER’s Lead-PI Nick Haddad spoke on the Great Simplification podcast about the decline of insects across the globe.
Watch Nicolas Quintairos describe his experience as a BIORETS teacher at the Florida Coastal Everglades LTER. |
LTER in the News |
NSF Research News
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LTER Publications of Interest |
We only have space for a small sample of the dozens of papers published by LTER researchers each month. Search the full LTER Network bibliography on our website or follow our Zotero Group Library for regular updates. |
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Jobs & Fellowships |
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Funding |
Postdoctoral Fellow Opportunities Research and Career Opportunities Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Education Opportunities |
Community Forum Posts of the Month |
A new section following the launch of our Community Forum, containing select posts that you may have missed each month. We’re toying with the best way to bring this information to our network, but for now, the section lives here. As always, let us know what you think! |
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We’re still on social media, of course. Check us out at the links below, and remember that we also have a Mastodon and BlueSky page. |
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LTER Network NewslettersFrom LTER: LTER Network News (monthly) | DataBits (semi-annually) | LTER Opportunities |
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Photo Credits (top to bottom): (Living Shorelines) FCE LTER, CC BY-SA 4.0.; (Arts and Sciences) Xavier Cortada; (Dune Restoration) Karina Johnston, CC BY-SA 4.0.
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under award # DEB-1545288, 10/1/2015-9/30/19 and DEB-1929393, 09/01/2019-08/31/2024. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in the material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. |
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