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Using long-term data sets to trace the impacts of environmental policy

March 28, 2012

By Michael SanClements Just before I became a staff scientist at NEON, I and colleagues from the University of Colorado, Environmental Protection

Stock Photo of strong winds on a farm

Dr. Taylor goes to Washington

February 16, 2012

By Jeff TaylorI stare intently at the Senior Congressional Legislative Assistant seated opposite me. He stares back, his eyes equally intent. I wet my

NEON to Begin Construction on First Three Sites

February 13, 2012

NEON will break ground on three sites starting early Summer 2012: Ordway-Swisher Biological Station in Florida, Harvard Forest in Massachusetts, and

Constructing the NEON user facility to support projects large and small

February 13, 2012

In just under four months, civil construction will begin at the first NEON site. The timing couldn’t be better. Ecosystems are increasingly stressed

Tracking a million trillion trillion unseen lives, with help

December 12, 2011

By Jacob ParnellEven after more than a decade of working with microbes, I still find it amazing that more than 99% of the biodiversity on Earth is

NASA Technology to Buoy NEON Airborne Observations

November 28, 2011

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has completed the first of three high fidelity imaging spectrometers for use on the NEON project, known as the

NEON and LTER: Two complementary networks for ecological research

November 18, 2011

The Long-term Ecological Research Network (LTER) and NEON are highly complementary networks that support ecological research in different ways, but

When ecosystem engineers throw a wrench in your gears

November 10, 2011

Imagine the scene: a sunny spring day on the plains of eastern Colorado, grasses gently swaying in the breeze, and a clear, gurgling stream winding its way across the landscape. Standing on the stream bank, suddenly there’s a loud splash, and you see a huge, dark shape gracefully plunge into the stream in front of you. Your mind irrationally flips through a list of mental images...

Stream site

Eyes in the Field, Boots on the Ground

October 24, 2011

By Sandra HendersonWildflowers, bats, and live music are just some of the pleasant things I associate with Austin, Texas. However, after recently

Taking a hike before I fly

October 13, 2011

By Keith KrauseIt’s hot. Like, 100 degrees F hot. And I’m carrying around this heavy, ultra nerdy backpack (which engineering school definitely

Teaming Up to Scale Up: Laying the Groundwork for a NEON-NASA Collaboration

October 5, 2011

NEON’s Airborne Observation Platform (AOP) team went to unusual heights in late September, taking only ground-based observations in the first of

How is a deer mouse like a grad student?

October 3, 2011

By Kate ThibaultThe majestic, 500-pound lion lazing in the grass awaiting its next meal (provided generously by the females in his pride). The

Wanted: Not Dead, But Alive - And Out Cold

September 22, 2011

Insects come in a variety of shapes and colors that dazzle our eyes. But there’s one insect that you almost always hear before you see it (if you see

How many scientists does it take to make a pizza the size of a continent?

September 15, 2011

Jeff Taylor wrote in his last post:When I originally heard that NEON was going to be the world’s first continental-scale observatory, I was a bit

On Dogs, Fleas, and Continental Scale

August 24, 2011

By Jeff TaylorIt’s been about 3 months since I started working in the Fundamental Instrument Group at NEON and it’s been a mix of exciting new science

Controlling the Fire Hose: Mapping Data's Route From Field to Browser

August 18, 2011

By Sandra ChungIn the East Wing of NEON headquarters, a door marked “Data Center” opens to a chilly, white-walled room. Eight tall cabinets with black

A passion for rats: stepping into the role of NEON Mammal Ecologist

August 8, 2011

By Kate ThibaultI love rats. Not the big, slimy ones that live in the sewers or stow away on ships and then wreak havoc on pristine island ecosystems

Small mammal sampling in Florida

Behind the push for NEON

July 28, 2011

Climate is changing rapidly and rates of climate change may well be more rapid than ecological systems can respond. This year’s 30-year climate

NEON Receives Construction Funding from National Science Foundation, Slated to Begin Building Fall 2011

July 28, 2011

Scientists and decision makers will soon have access to information critical for understanding the effects of environmental change on a massive scale

A couple of research reviews

June 22, 2011

While our ability to describe and predict environmental change has come a long way in the past 30 years, there’s still much to learn and discuss

Comfort in Consistency: The Critical Job of NEON's Calibration and Validation Laboratory

June 15, 2011

By Sandra ChungDeep inside the technical facility at NEON’s headquarters, test design engineer Guillermo Oviedo walks into a room with solid black

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 Chung [Update August 2021: "Relocatable" sites are renamed "Gradient" sites.] For a nationwide, long-term study of climate and ecology

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

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