 Joint LTER Network and CESU Career Forum
April 25, 2023
3:00-5:00 PM EST/12:00-2:00 PM PST
Are you a graduate student curious about a career at a federal agency?
Join us to meet agency ecologists from around the nation and learn about their career paths, backgrounds, job responsibilities, benefits and challenges, and ‘a day in their life.’
Bring your questions and join a lively discussion.
Click here for more information and registration.
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 Are you attending the AAAS meeting in Washington, DC next week?
John Besley and Sarah Garlick are running a series of focus groups in person on Saturday, March 4 at the conference site as part of a National Science Foundation-funded project to understand the "infrastructure" available to help scientists communicate effectively. Please join us! Participants should count on spending about 90 minutes to take part and will receive a $100 Visa gift card at the end of the session.
See more information and sign up here:
https://msu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_034Qu5BXWYCqtYG
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 NCEAS Morpho Initiative Applications Open
The Morpho Initiative is an applied environmental science initiative launched by NCEAS. Morpho convenes working groups consisting of government agency, NGO, tribal, and academic researchers to develop and accelerate science in the service of environmental management.
Proposals due April 5, 2023. Click here for more>>
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Survey on LTER scientists' attitudes toward public engagement
The Advancing Public Engagement Across LTERs (APEAL) Project is working to understand how LTER researchers think about public engagement with science. The results of the survey, conducted by John Besley and colleagues, will be used to help sites improve their engagement efforts and for academic research. Results from previous work at Harvard Forest and Hubbard Brook have been shared and discussed at several LTER meetings and the current survey expands this work.
The community of LTER researchers is relatively small, so broad participation is needed to ensure data quality. Graduate students are welcome to participate! The survey should take about 15 minutes.
Take the survey here >>
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LTER Committee Meetings and LTER-related events are available for your reference at any time on the LTER Network Calendar.
- March 6, 2023 at 11am PT/2pm ET: LTER reps present to the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance.
- March 7, 14, & 21, 2023 at 10:00am PT/1pm ET: Envisioning a Biological Collections Webinar Series. Register>>
- March 16, 2023, 11am PT/2:00 pm ET: Crafting Oral Presentations workshop by S4
- April 25, 2023, 3:00pm EST/2:00pm PST: LTER/CESU Federal Agency Career Forum. Register here>>
- May 10-12, 2023: LTER Science Council Annual Meeting.
- May 15 to 19, 2023: PSECCO Polar Postdoc Leadership Workshop
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DEIA Resource of the Month
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Amid a growing disciplinary commitment to inclusion in ecology and evolutionary biology (EEB), it is critical to consider how the use of scientific language can harm members of our research community. In this paper, the authors outline a path for identifying and revising harmful terminology to foster inclusion in EEB. The author list includes several LTER researchers and many friends of the network. Read the paper>>
DEIA Resource of the month is brought to you by the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice Committee. Contact Committee chairs Nameer Baker (nameerbaker@gmail.com) or Mariah Patton (mtpatton@umn.edu) for additional information.
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Cosmic Questions with Tremendous Practical Value
by Jenna Zukswert
Considerable work happens behind the scenes as Sarah Garlick, Hubbard Brook’s Director of Science Engagement, brings together researchers and forest managers to identify shared research priorities in New Hampshire’s White Mountain National Forest. Read more >>
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Swamp Eels Wreak Havoc on Small Species at the Florida Coastal Everglades LTER
by Gabriel De La Rosa
Since its introduction into Taylor Slough in 2009, the swamp eel has nearly eliminated several populations of small aquatic species in the Everglades watershed. The new invasive may be more disruptive to the Everglades than the park’s flagship invasive, the Burmese Python, and brings a new challenge to Everglades management and restoration. Read more>>
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Watch a new video about the Georgia Coastal Ecosystems SaltEx experiment!
Catch up with the Northeast U.S. Shelf's Winter Expedition by watching their recorded webinar!
The Kellogg Biological Station and Niwot Ridge LTER sites were renewed. Deserved, to say the least!
Konza Prairie went up in flames this month, and produced a nice video of their recent controlled burn!
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NSF Research News
Other Media
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LTER Publications of Interest
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The more than 25,494 LTER-related papers are available on the LTER Network website, searchable by site, author, keyword, and publication type. The Network bibliography is also available at the LTER Network Zotero Group Library. Follow this public group for regular updates.
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REU Opportunities
Other Opportunities
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Postdoctoral Fellow Opportunities
Research and Career Opportunities
Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Education Opportunities
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Social Media of the Month
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Wow, what a beautiful elementary school activity designed by KBS RET Gabe Knowles! It's LTER science, mixed with artistic flair, all for education—we love it!
And it's peak field season for our southern hemisphere sites, with the Palmer LTER crew taking advantage of summer weather to complete their annual cruise. I don't know if we'd miss being seasick like Kayla, but with snow in the hills and more rain in the Santa Barbara forecast, summer sure sounds nice for the LNO crew!
Remember to tag us on twitter at @USLTER for retweets and possible features! And give @lter_community a follow on Instagram!
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LTER Network Newsletters
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