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NSF Director Visits NEON Headquarters

June 7, 2011

NEON hosted a visit from Dr. Subra Suresh, the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), on Monday. Dr. Suresh and several colleagues also

NEON Completes Successful Pre-Construction Review

May 23, 2011

NEON has recently completed a Pre-Construction review conducted by an NSF-convened panel on April 4-6, 2011. During this review, the panel carefully

A Primer on the NEON Sampling Design

March 23, 2011

By Sandra ChungFor a nationwide, long-term study of climate and ecology, location is key. The locations of NEON’s 20 core data collection sites play a

NEON CEO Testifies to House Committee on Appropriations on Large Facility Funding, Funding for NSF

March 14, 2011

On Friday, Dave Schimel presented testimony on the Obama Administration’s Fiscal Year 2012 request to Congress for NSF’s MREFC (Major Research

Jewels with legs: The importance of bioarchives in studying the effects of climate change

February 7, 2011

By Sandra Chung

Pinned Beetles

Core Sites Selected for the National Ecological Observatory Network

January 28, 2011

February 28, 2007 An initial group of 20 candidate core sites across the United States has been selected. A technical review committee of NEON senior

US Ecological Observatory Receives New NSF Funding

January 24, 2011

The Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and representatives of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) have completed two

NEON to Adopt Community Standards for Soil Microbe Samples

November 18, 2010

NEON will adopt the "Minimum Information about an ENvironmental Sequence" (MIENS) specification for metadata associated with soil genomes. The MIENS

NEON Completes New Prototype Site

October 25, 2010

NEON has completed civil construction of its first production-grade prototype site, located near Sterling, Colorado. The site is located in an

NEON shifting HQ to south Boulder, expects to be settled early Spring 2011

October 18, 2010

Boulder Daily Camera Denver Business Journal

Prototyping Continued: Bridging the Gap From Land to Sky

September 16, 2010

Prototyping events during the last three weeks have been integral to establishing a clear and consistent link between NEON organismal and airborne

Delicate arch at Arches National Park near Moab

Grapes, Vines and Towers: A Look at the Engineering Behind a NEON Site

September 9, 2010

If you view the elements of a NEON site in isolation, they’re pretty simple. NEON’s plans to build its 62 sites don’t call for brand new inventions or

Best laid plans: Prototyping NEON's airborne remote sensing technologies

August 27, 2010

It’s late in the evening and I find myself staring at a weather map of Gainesville, Florida watching green and red blobs move across the computer

NEON in Prototype

June 22, 2010

We've completed the reviews, written the documents, and the last item on our planning agenda is to await FY2011 Congressional budget approval for NSF

In choosing taxa for the continental scale

June 16, 2010

Over my past two and a half years at NEON, there is one question that I have been asked more than any other: Why is NEON not studying *--insert taxon

NEON Clears Important Hurdle, Awaits Construction Money

May 7, 2010

The National Science Board (NSB), governing body of the National Science Foundation (NSF), has authorized the NSF Director, at his discretion, to make

USGS Colloquium: Dave Schimel on "The Design of NEON and the Future of Ecological Forecasting"

March 11, 2010

Dave Schimel presented a webcasted talk at the USGS campus in Menlo Park, CA on Feb 8, 2010, called "The Design of NEON and the Future of Ecological

NEON Data to be Used by New National Climate Service

March 10, 2010

On February 8, the US Commerce Department announced its proposal for a new national climate service to be managed by the National Oceanic and

Success for NEON: A $433M Slot in Obama’s Budget Plans

February 2, 2010

NEON staff and colleagues celebrated a major achievement on Monday when the Obama Administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 budget request to Congress

Finding of No Significant Impact on NEON Environmental Assessment

December 15, 2009

In Fall 2009 NSF prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) that evaluated the potential environmental and socioeconomic impacts associated with

Dr. Jim Collins on NEON: Are you ready?

October 14, 2009

In this presentation, Dr. James P. Collins presented a compelling vision for how NEON fits into US plans to address environmental challenges in the

Blue Ribbon Review Panel Reports on the NEON Observatory Design

March 24, 2009

In February 2009, a review team led by Dr. Alan P. Covich completed a rigorous assessment of NEON's science implementation plan and scientific scope

NEON Concludes Site Assessments

November 2, 2008

Science staff from the National Ecological Observatory Network have now completed detailed site assessments of all 20 candidate core sites chosen for

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