Past Events

Register to attend a hands-on webinar, led by NEON Ambassador Kit Lewers, on July 9 that explores integrating NEON remotely sensed data with Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) mediated data and NASA hyperspectral imagery. Whether you're new to remote sensing or looking to deepen your integration of biodiversity and geospatial datasets, this session will offer concrete tools and reproducible code to jumpstart your own analyses.

The Mountain Lake Biological Station, site host of the Mountain Lake Biological Station NEON field site in Domain 07, is hosting its Annual Open House. NEON Domain 07 staff will be at this family-friendly, public event in Pembroke, VA to help visitors learn more about the facilities, nature, and research at the site.

As part of an NSF AccelNet award focused on harmonizing drought data, the Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure (GERI; https://global-ecosystem-ri.org/about/) is conducting a study to better understand the technical skills and training opportunities to prepare the next generation of environmental scientists. If you are an environmental science researcher, please consider taking the survey before May 31 and distributing it to your networks. 

Find NEON at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) in Lawrence, Kansas from May 27-31, 2025.

The 3.5-day in-person Ecological Forecasting Initiative 2025 Conference brings together individuals from academia, government agencies, industry and the non-profit sectors to share cutting-edge research and applications in ecological forecasting broadly. The conference will include a keynote address by NEON Director & Chief Scientist, Dr. Paula Mabee and a field trip into the mountains with the opportunity to visit the Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS) NEON site.

NEON staff will be present at the 2025 Society for Freshwater Science Annual Meeting, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This year's theme is Expanding Horizons: Freshwaters from mountains to the sea. There will be a NEON data skills workshop, presentations, and engagement with the NSF Emerge fellows. Learn more at the conference website here.

Join Eric Moody of Middlebury College on May 13, 2025 for a talk, "Where and when does stoichiometry matter in aquatic ecosystems?" The goal of the NEON monthly science seminar series is to build community among researchers at the intersection of ecology, environmental science, and NEON. Specifically, presentations will: Highlight new findings and frontiers of ecology and NEON science Build a robust and active researcher community Showcase and catalyze partnerships Amplify resources and tools that enable cross-scale ecological research All talks are 12-1 pm MT. Find the schedule of speakers...

The NEON Research Support Services (NRSS) makes available components of NEON’s infrastructure to members of the community to support their own research or other activities. Explore aspects of the NRSS Program, including the array of research support options and accessible infrastructure in this webinar.

This NEON Science Seminar session is canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience, and we hope you will join us for next month's session. Join Brandon E. McNellis of USDA on April 8, 2025 for a talk, "Spatiotemporal patterns of plant community abundance and composition at Puʻu Makaʻala NEON, Hawaiʻi." The goal of the NEON monthly science seminar series is to build community among researchers at the intersection of ecology, environmental science, and NEON. Specifically, presentations will: Highlight new findings and frontiers of ecology and NEON science Build a robust and active researcher...

NEON staff will attend ASLO 2025 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, held March 26-31 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The meeting theme will be "Taking the Aquatic Pulse," with a focus on how decisions made today will manifest in the environment tomorrow, and how successful management of these challenges depends upon an understanding of history, current state, and future goals. Learn more and register on the conference website.

NEON staff will be at the 86th Annual Meeting of the ​Association of Southeastern Biologists. This conference is a large gathering of universities in the Southeast US, and it includes presentations and workshops on a range of biological topics. Learn more and register on the conference website

Join Elise Zipkin of Michigan State University on March 11, 2025 for a talk, "Making the most of available data: How integrated modeling can expand the usability of individual data sources." The goal of the NEON monthly science seminar series is to build community among researchers at the intersection of ecology, environmental science, and NEON. Specifically, presentations will: Highlight new findings and frontiers of ecology and NEON science Build a robust and active researcher community Showcase and catalyze partnerships Amplify resources and tools that enable cross-scale ecological research...

The 2025 AAAS Annual Meeting - "Science Shaping Tomorrow" - will be held Feb 13-15 in Boston, MA. NEON's Paula Mabee (Director) and Kate Thibault (Science Lead) will moderate a panel: Monitoring Diverse Ecosystems Over Time: Shared Data and Future Projections Synopsis: Global ecosystems are continuing to change dramatically in the face of climate and other anthropogenic stressors, impacting the societal services they provide. While the urgency to understand the drivers and consequences of change is increasing, so is the pace and potential of the research being done on diverse ecosystems. Long...

Join Douglas Morton and Elijah Orland of NASA and the University of Maryland on February 11, 2025 for their talk, "Ecosystem impacts from extreme fire events: Insights from satellite-based fire tracking." The goal of the NEON monthly science seminar series is to build community among researchers at the intersection of ecology, environmental science, and NEON. Specifically, presentations will: Highlight new findings and frontiers of ecology and NEON science Build a robust and active researcher community Showcase and catalyze partnerships Amplify resources and tools that enable cross-scale...

The theme for this event is, “Building Tomorrow’s Wildlife Habitats: Strategies for Success.” The KNRC brings together researchers, government agencies, non-profits, and students from all over the state to address natural resource issues, see the latest research in a variety of disciplines, and discuss paths forward to protect the state's natural resources. NEON staff from Domain 06 - Kansas will be present to talk about NEON data and NEON Research Support Services. Learn more on the conference website

NEON's Samantha Weintraub-Leff will attend and present at the annual user meeting of the Molecular Observation Network program, run by DOE's Pacific Northwest National Lab. Learn more at the conference webpage MONet is a NEON partner. Their goal is to provide standardized molecular data from soils using advanced chemical, biological, and imaging techniques. They have sampled at NEON sites with a goal to pair high-resolution molecular datasets with the wealth of other data provided by NEON.

Through the annual Environmental Data Science (EDS) summit, NCEAS brings 100 environmental data science community members to Santa Barbara, CA for a two and a half day "un-conference" event. Funding (including travel, fees, and lodging) is covered for up to 60 participants. Attendance is open to EDS practitioners from any sector, discipline, background, or career stage. The 2025 summit will be focused on the "future of AI in conservation and management". The major question that will be addressed at the summit is "What are the opportunities and risks of using AI to inform (or transform) our...

The data lifecycle for a majority of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Major and Mid-scale Facilities starts with data acquisition and capture from scientific instrument(s), e.g. telescopes, sensors, field devices, spectrometers, accelerators, interferometers, magnets, lasers, to name a few. Quite often, the data acquisition step and the associated data management practices at the facility to capture this initial data dictate the effectiveness of the latter parts of the data lifecycle. This virtual workshop, organized by the NSF CI Compass, the Cyberinfrastructure Center of Excellence...

Join Lynn B. Martin and Vania R. Assis of the University of South Florida on January 14, 2025 for their talk, "Habitat effects on the ability of a common rodent species to serve as a host of the bacteria that causes Lyme disease." The goal of the NEON monthly science seminar series is to build community among researchers at the intersection of ecology, environmental science, and NEON. Specifically, presentations will: Highlight new findings and frontiers of ecology and NEON science Build a robust and active researcher community Showcase and catalyze partnerships Amplify resources and tools...

Rising Voices is hosting a symposium at the American Meteorological Society annual meeting in honor of co-founder Heather Lazrus. Learn more on the conference website NEON's Katie Jones will be participating as a symposium co-organizer, a session moderator, and presenting a talk.

NEON staff will be attending and engaging at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, December 9-13, 2024, in Washington, DC. There will be a Battelle booth in the Exhibit Hall where you will be able to find information on NEON and other Battelle-managed programs! See below for a schedule of NEON-led sessions, talks, or workshops. Learn more and register! NEON-led Events at AGU2024 Please check back for more information Oral Talks / Sessions IN42A-03 Preparing Ecological Data for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Enhanced Research (Invited) NEON author: Samantha Weintraub-Leff, Christine Laney...

Join Gabriel Bowen of the University of Utah on November 12, 2024 for a talk, "Environmental and Biological Controls of Water Use Diversity Across U.S. Ecosystems." The goal of the NEON monthly science seminar series is to build community among researchers at the intersection of ecology, environmental science, and NEON. Specifically, presentations will: Highlight new findings and frontiers of ecology and NEON science Build a robust and active researcher community Showcase and catalyze partnerships Amplify resources and tools that enable cross-scale ecological research All talks are 12-1 pm MT...

This three-day hybrid conference will bring together leaders from around the world to tackle some of the biggest data challenges and questions we face today, to share new ideas and explore best practices in using data. With the theme ‘Sustainable Science’, the 23rd Plenary edition will be held in a hybrid format with in-person and online audience. Learn more on the meeting website. NEON is an organizational member of RDA, and staff will be attending with an organized session. Registration is now open. Early bird rates end September 27, 2024.

Join Ben Weinstein of the University of Florida on October 8, 2024 for a talk, " Harnessing NEON to enable the future of forest remote sensing." The goal of the NEON monthly science seminar series is to build community among researchers at the intersection of ecology, environmental science, and NEON. Specifically, presentations will: Highlight new findings and frontiers of ecology and NEON science Build a robust and active researcher community Showcase and catalyze partnerships Amplify resources and tools that enable cross-scale ecological research All talks are 12-1 pm MT. Find the schedule...

"For the past 50 years, NAA’s Natural Areas Conference has gathered federal, tribal, state, regional, and local natural areas practitioners from national nonprofit organizations, private industry, and academic institutions in order to foster communication and collaboration that can lead to progress in connection to challenges in the management of natural areas." - Learn more on the conference website. NAC24 invites participation from all viewpoints, backgrounds, abilities, and experiences to enrich learning for all. NEON staff will present a talk about NEON data and resources can be used in...

Join us on September 10, 2024 for a talk, "Advancing ecological sciences via participatory science: A river-focused use case." Speakers for this talk: Amy Goldman, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory James Stegen, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Vanessa Garayburu-Caruso, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Brieanne Forbes, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Bre Waterman, University of Kansas The goal of the NEON monthly science seminar series is to build community among researchers at the intersection of ecology, environmental science, and NEON. Specifically, presentations will...

"The Annual Alabama Water Resources Conference is a forum for all participants of our water resources community, providing opportunities for conversation about the many multidisciplinary aspects of water resources, and making connections that will improve how we understand the complex water issues that are of importance to this state, the region, and the nation." - Learn more about this conference. NEON's Beth Fugate (Domain 08 Manager) will be attending to give a presentation showing an overview of NEON and NEON data available, as well as discuss some of the Aquatic data. Online registration...

This meeting is open to any eddy covariance enthusiast, including early career scientists! Presentations and breakout discussions will be open to virtual attendees as much as technically feasible. Some agenda items (site visits, in-person poster session, conference dinner) will not be accessible to virtual attendees. Virtual attendance will be free. An all-virtual poster session will take place on Sep 10, giving all attendees a chance to come together. September 3: Early Career Networking Workshop (in-person) September 3, 6:30pm: Welcome Social (in-person) September 4-6: Annual Meeting (hybrid...

"Since 1991, the GYE Biennial Scientific Conference has been a critical forum for sharing science between researchers, land and resource managers, conservation groups, tribal communities, the public, and other stakeholders with a common interest in understanding the region’s natural and cultural resources. The fall 2024 conference coincides with the GYCC’s 60th Anniversary. This milestone is an occasion to reflect on the research and conservation accomplishments that have brought us to the present day. It also presents an opportunity to enhance partnerships to seek solutions together to the...

Attending the ESA 2024 Meeting this August in Long Beach? Join us for a workshop on working with biodiversity data! This course will introduce tools to work with biodiversity data holdings from NEON, the LTER network, and EDI that can be accessed in a standardized format using the ecocomDP package for R. Instruction will include an overview of the breadth of NEON, LTER, and EDI organismal datasets before an introduction to data discovery and visualization tools available in the ecocomDP package. Participants will learn how to access and work with NEON and LTER datasets in the ecocomDP data...