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Four aquatic sites fully operational with data available

September 29, 2016

In recent months, NEON has successfully outfitted four aquatic sites with a complete suite of sensors including in-stream sensors, groundwater well sensors and meteorological sensors. Observational samples are also being collected by field staff, making these four sites the Observatory’s first fully operational aquatic sites.

Fish sample

Another summer of interns has come and gone

September 27, 2016

Earlier this summer, we bid farewell to six dynamic and brilliant undergraduate interns who worked at NEON for eleven weeks on a variety of cross-disciplinary projects that ranged from data visualization to analysis of different soil sampling methods.

2016 Interns

NSF announces Early NEON Science awards

September 23, 2016

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Biological Sciences has awarded $15.9 million for 12 new MacroSystems Biology and Early NEON Science projects.

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Inaugural Data Institute: reproducible remote sensing science using NEON data

September 15, 2016

In mid-June, 23 early career scientists from far and wide descended upon NEON headquarters for a week-long Data Institute. The inaugural Institute featured NEON remote sensing data and focused on...

Data Carpentry Workshop

NSF approves transition to operations of field sampling at 13 more sites

August 4, 2016

In early August, the National Science Foundation (NSF) gave its approval to transition observational sampling to operations at 13 terrestrial field sites bringing the total number of terrestrial sites with observational sampling to 27, representing over 50% of planned sites.

Domain 08 field technician doing observational sampling

Catch up with the NEON project at #ESA2016!

August 3, 2016

This weekend, thousands of scientists will journey to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for the 101 st annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America (#ESA2016) . The theme is“Novel Ecosystems in the Anthropocene,” and the NEON team will be there to talk with scientists about how they plan to use NEON project data in their research and teaching.

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Construction Contractor Earns National Award for NEON flux tower

July 25, 2016

A NEON contractor earned a National Excellence in Construction Eagle Award from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) earlier this year for constructing a NEON tower at the Lenoir Landing (AL) field site.

The tower at LENO

Fluxcourse Students visit NEON Headquarters

July 20, 2016

One of our summer highlights is the opportunity to host an array of graduate students, postdocs and early career scientists participating in the Fluxcourse for a day at NEON headquarters.

graduate students, postdocs and early career scientists participating in the Fluxcourse. Accompanying article, "Fluxcourse Students visit NEON Headquarters"

NEON partners with DataONE to enhance data discoverability

July 13, 2016

The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), operated by Battelle, has joined the Data Observation Network for Earth (DataONE) Federation , another NSF-sponsored program to provide more exposure for the research community to NEON data.

50% of NEON’s remote sensing data products now available

July 1, 2016

Two new products have recently been added to NEON’s available suite of airborne remote sensing data: fPAR (fractional Photosynthetically Active Radiation) and LAI (Leaf Area Index) bringing the total count of remote sensing data products to sixteen.

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4th NEON undergraduate internship program starts off strong

June 16, 2016

Six enthusiastic undergraduate interns arrived at NEON headquarters in May to participate in NEON’s fourth annual undergraduate internship program . Learn more about who they are and what they are working on.

2016 Interns

Apply now for two NSF/NEON remote sensing data workshops

June 14, 2016

Applications are due on June 24 for two upcoming remote sensing data workshops that have been funded through an NSF Macrosystems Biology grant.

Workshop at NEON HQ

Research study of forest restoration will use NEON’s Project BudBurst

May 24, 2016

Researcher Kim Novick will use a $750,000 NSF grant to implement a network-enabled research project that will incorporate and leverage NEON’s Project BudBurst.

Photo of Kimberly Novick from article "Research study of forest restoration will use NEON's Project Budburst"

Learning to train the next generation of data scientists

April 21, 2016

In late January 2016, Megan Jones , a NEON staff scientist and science educator, participated in a Software Carpentry & Data Carpentry Instructor Training Workshop.

Megan Jones in the field

Monitoring ecological change with a growing network of phenocams

April 12, 2016

Phenology—the study of how nature changes seasonally—is a core focus of NEON science. Studying how plants, insects and animals respond to seasonal changes is central to increasing scientists’ understanding of how variations in climate impact life cycle patterns of plant, insect and animal communities.

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Gaining a Clearer Picture of Phenology and Snow Depth Dynamics with NEON Phenocam Data

March 31, 2016

In a collaboration with the PhenoCam Network, NEON now streams phenocam image data to the Phenocam Gallery - including tower top images and ground level images.

phenocam tree data through the lens

NEON's 2016 remote sensing flight schedule now available

February 19, 2016

The 2016 Airborne Observation Platform flight campaign will run from April to October, covering 25 terrestrial field sites and 17 aquatic field sites across nine NEON domains.

AIO twin otter over a NEON field site

Seeking grad students and early career scientists for NEON's first Data Institute

February 12, 2016

NEON is now accepting applications for its inaugural Data Institute. This unique opportunity will give participants hands-on experience with open data using well-documented reproducible methods.

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NEON airborne data to help estimate and map vegetation health now available

January 22, 2016

Learn more about how some of these data can be used to help estimate and map relative vegetation health, biomass and plant productivity in detail across the greater areas around NEON sites. We'll also tell you how to get the data.

Plant diversity sampling at ABBY

NSF Announces Macrosystems Biology and Early NEON Science research funding opportunities

January 11, 2016

The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently announced the MacroSystems Biology and Early NEON Science: Research on Biological Systems at Regional to Continental Scales program with a fast approaching proposal deadline of March 15.

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2015 NEON Intern Wins Second Place in AGU’s Virtual Poster Showcase

December 7, 2015

Hitomi Okada, who interned with NEON this past summer, recently came in second place in the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Virtual Poster Showcase . Read on to see how an undergraduate internship with NEON helped Hitomi prepare for this competition.

2015 Intern Hitomi Okada

Meet Katherine McCarter, NEON Board Member and ESA Executive Director

December 2, 2015

Learn about Katherine McCarter and her perspective on the importance of NEON for the field of ecology. Katherine is the Executive Director of the Ecological Society of America (ESA); she has served in this leadership role since 1997. Over the last decade, Katherine has remained committed to supporting NEON: she joined the Board of Directors in January, 2011 and even served on the Consortium Design Committee during NEON’s inception.

The power of measuring vertical wind profiles using NEON towers

November 19, 2015

Did you know that NEON uses sonic anemometers mounted at the top of NEON flux towers and at lower levels of the towers to measure wind speed? Measurements are collected in the same fashion across all NEON towers allowing for comparisons between sites, and preliminary wind speed data are currently available from many field sites.

CPER Tower

Calling all Undergraduates Enrolled in STEM Programs

November 17, 2015

Are you looking for real-world experience in your chosen STEM-related field this coming summer? Then consider a paid internship with the National Ecological Observatory Network(NEON)!

NSF Biocenters unite to close the scientific data skills gap, with a focus on phenology

November 13, 2015

Last month, education, bioinformatics and science experts gathered to build a set of workshop materials that teach reproducible scientific workflows and methods using NEON Data.

Three ways scientists can use NEON today

November 2, 2015

Want to know how you can use NEON today? Here's a quick overview of what's available now and where you can find it.

Field ecologists collecting NEON data at various NEON field sites.

A BOLD way to crowdsource genetic data

October 26, 2015

NEON shares specimens with BOLD, one of the largest genetic databases in the world, where users may search over 1.7M public records.

AOP covers ground with 166 flight hours in 2015

October 13, 2015

The NEON Airborne Observation Platform (AOP) team recently wrapped up their fourth flight season. Learn how much ground AOP covered this summer and how to request NEON AOP data.

Aquatic data available from NEON

September 18, 2015

July of this year marked an important milestone for the NEON project. Data from six aquatic field sites were made available on the NEON Data Portal. These data along with data from 27 terrestrial field sites are now available for download.

Presidents of the Ecological Society of America share their thoughts on the potential of NEON

September 4, 2015

In mid-August, during the Ecological Society of America’s (ESA) centennial annual meeting, 16 past and present ESA presidents gathered to talk about NEON's value to the ecological community.

Landscape at the OAES field site

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