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Data Notification

Site Management and Event Reporting Data Product Release

August 12, 2019

NEON staff have been collecting data on stochastic disturbances and site management activities observed at all aquatic and terrestrial NEON sites and have just released this information as a new data product, Site Management and Event Reporting.

Case Study

Students Test Ecology Concepts With NEON Data

July 17, 2019

It's one thing to read about ecological concepts in a textbook. It's another to see them revealed by real-world data. Students at Ball State University recently explored key ecological concepts using data from the NEON program.

Mouse
Case Study

What's All This Dew Doing? Maybe More Than You Think.

July 10, 2019

A new study led by François Ritter, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Illinois–Chicago Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, provides important insights into the frequency of dew formation across the U.S.

Dew on tree branch
Case Study

Answering Burning Questions About Wildfire Fuel and Emissions

May 15, 2019

A new study funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Rapid Response to Funding (RAPID) Grant program attempts to answer critical questions about the correlations between biomass burned from wildfires and the emitted quantities of trace gases and aerosols.

Wildfire on ridge

Next Steps - Maximizing the Potential of NEON: A Message from Gene Kelly

May 8, 2019

Hello again. Over the last few months I have been back at NEON working/consulting with Battelle and the staff here in Boulder, Colorado as the observatory moves into full operations. So I am once again back on the “Inside Looking Out.”

Eugene Kelly

Science Takes Flight at the Pu‘u Maka‘ala Field Site

May 6, 2019

Tucked away in Hawai‘i's Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve (NAR), NEON's final field site will transition from construction to operations this spring. It joins monitoring and conservation efforts already underway in this unique pacific tropical ecosystem. NEON data will support these efforts and give researchers new insight into how the climate and ecosystem are changing in the mountains of Hawai‘i.

Male akiapolaau bird at PUUM

How can we better predict life in the Earth system? Linking the geosciences and ecology

May 2, 2019

Attendees of a recent NSF-sponsored joint NCAR and NEON workshop, Predicting life in the Earth system – linking the geosciences and ecology identify some tangible synergies and paths forward to advance the capability of Earth system prediction to include terrestrial ecosystems and biological resources.

North America from space

Getting to Know the NEON Domains: Atlantic Neotropical

April 26, 2019

The first year of full operations in Puerto Rico was a rough one. Just as the field sites were coming online for the first time, Hurricane Maria dealt the island a devastating blow. Now, the NEON project is helping researchers monitor the aftereffects as well as other changes in this vibrant and fascinating ecoclimate domain.

DFIR at GUAN
Case Study

Detecting Changes in Biodiversity

April 10, 2019

How do you measure the biodiversity of an ecosystem? A paper published in Nature Ecology & Evolution examines the use of species traits as Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs)—and how data products from NEON and other large-scale observatory networks can be used to monitor changes in biodiversity over time.

Be on flower

Getting to Know the NEON Domains: The Tundra

March 18, 2019

Remote locations. Brutally cold winters. Short summers with 24-hour sunlight. Our Tundra field sites have some of the most challenging field conditions among our NEON locations—and some of the most spectacular scenery and wildlife.

Flux tower in the snow at TOOL
Case Study

What Role Do Deep Soil Minerals Play in Carbon Storage?

February 26, 2019

An estimated 600 megatons of carbon are currently held by reactive minerals deep within terrestrial soils around the world —more than twice the amount of carbon that humans have added to the atmosphere since the Industrial Revolution began. Understanding the pathways and variables that influence carbon sequestration in soil could lead to new ideas to combat climate change and protect vulnerable ecosystems.

Soil Samples
Spotlight

Gathering Moss (and Other Bryophytes) in the Sierra Nevada

February 13, 2019

Dr. Paul Siri Wilson is shining a light on some understudied members of California's ecosystems: bryophytes. He and his students are creating a new ebook and sponsoring open microscope days to bring awareness to the mosses, liverworts and other non-vascular plants that most people take for granted in the landscape.

Bryum pseudotriquetrum

NEON’s Airborne Remote Sensing Flight Season Announced for 2019

January 29, 2019

Thinking about planning a ground sampling project in coordination with one of our airborne remote sensing surveys? The 2019 NEON flight campaign plans have been announced. The season will run from March to October, covering fifteen NEON domains and including 35 terrestrial sites and 21 aquatic sites.

AIO twin otter over a NEON field site

Check it Out: NEON Biorepository is Open for Business

January 16, 2019

Need a bulk order of ground beetles? How about some frozen soil samples? Or a selection of well-preserved small mammal specimens? Now, you can check out these and dozens of other biological sample types from the NEON Biorepository.

Nico Franz from the NEON Biorepository and ASU
Case Study

Calibrating Remote Sensing Data with Field Observations in the East River Watershed

December 12, 2018

To build better models of watershed processes and calibrate remote sensing data with observations on the ground, a diverse team of researchers spent two weeks this summer gathering soil and vegetation data from hundreds of individual sites within the East River watershed near Crested Butte, CO.

Field ecologists from the Rocky Mountain Biological Station collecting data

Using NEON Data to Inform a Changing World

December 6, 2018

Two major reports recently came out (the 4 th National Climate Assessment and the Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report) that got me thinking about our changing planet and the role of NEON in monitoring those changes.

Sharon Collinge

MALIBU Project Taps NEON Data for Space-borne Data Validation

November 14, 2018

Ecological data collected in the field gives researchers a window into how ecosystems and climate are changing in a particular area. But to see the bigger picture, you have to take a step back— way back. All the way to space.

North America from space

The Power of Networked Science

November 9, 2018

Several long-term national and international science networks such as the Long-Term Ecological Research Network (LTER), the Critical Zone Observatory (CZO), AmeriFlux and GLEON are driving a deeper understanding of environmental processes and systems. But how can these networks complement and reinforce each other? And how does the NEON project fit in among these established networks?

Sharon Collinge

Tick Talk: Tracking Tick-Borne Diseases Across the Continent

October 31, 2018

If you've been out walking in the woods or tall grasses this summer, you may have brought home an unwelcome passenger on your clothes or person. Ticks—and the diseases they carry—are on the move throughout much of the United States.

Tick

New Hampshire Senator Shaheen Learns About the Value of NSF’s NEON

October 24, 2018

On October 19, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (NH-D), Ranking Member of the Senator Appropriations Commerce, Science, and Justice Subcommittee, visited NEON’s Bartlett Experimental Forest field site to learn firsthand about the long-term, continental-scale and open access data collection program.

People visiting the flux tower at BART

Synergies between NEON and the LTER Community

October 18, 2018

In early October, hundreds of scientists from the National Science Foundation’s LTER Network gathered together in Asilomar, CA for their All Scientists Meeting, which takes place once every three years. This year several scientists from NEON were invited.

Submerged aquatic plants at D10 ARIK (photo by Stephanie Parker)

Ecology Moving Forward: Thoughts on the 2018 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting

September 26, 2018

What does the future of ecological research look like? And where does the NEON project fit in? I had the opportunity to reflect on these questions in depth at the recent annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America.

Sharon Collinge
Spotlight

Girl Scout Project Sparks an Interest in Ecology and NEON

September 18, 2018

It's never too early to get kids interested in ecology—and Girl Scouts may provide the perfect opportunity. A troop of 6th graders is tackling important issues in habitat preservation and ecosystem change through a Girl Scout Journey focused on animals, ecology and NEON.

Be on flower
Case Study

What's Missing From Our Environmental Models? The NSF-Funded CHEESEHEAD Project Aims to Find Out

September 14, 2018

A new study out of the University of Wisconsin—nicknamed "CHEESEHEAD19," for Chequamegon Heterogeneous Ecosystem Energy-balance Study Enabled by a High-density Extensive Array of Detectors 2019—seeks to explore and resolve some of the inconsistencies between local observations and the data that drive our environmental models.

Windmills near farm for wind speed story

The Next Steps for the NEON Project: Educate, Facilitate and Inspire

August 20, 2018

018 is an exciting year for the NEON project. The construction of the observatory is nearing completion, with almost all field sites transitioned into operations. The NEON Data Portal now houses a growing collection of data products from our aquatic and terrestrial field sites.

Sharon Collinge
Case Study

NEON Remote Sensing Flights Over Crested Butte Gather Data for LBNL Watershed Study

August 16, 2018

A study led by Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (LBNL) has used the NEON assignable assets program to gather airborne remote sensing data near Crested Butte, Colorado. They will use the data to study plant community distributions and canopy biochemistry to shed light on watershed systems.

AOP photo of landscape in Crested Butte Colorado

Send in the Drones: Exploring the Future of Airborne Remote Sensing

August 3, 2018

Could drones be part of the NEON project's arsenal of data collection platforms one day? Their low cost and versatility could help the NEON project expand its airborne remote sensing capacities. Before integrating them into NEON's operations, however, more work has to be done.

Flux tower at LENO and TOMB sites

Calibrating Soil Sensors? It's a Dirty Job, But We Had To Do It

July 20, 2018

The amount of moisture in the soil is one of the critical variables that influence the overall makeup and diversity of the local ecosystem. To ensure data quality and consistency across 47 field sites, scientists had to carefully calibrate soil moisture sensors. Here's what they did—and why it matters to the NEON community.

Soil calibration in lab

NEON-QUBES Faculty Mentoring Network Brings Quantitative Methods to Undergraduate Classrooms

July 5, 2018

A new collaboration offers mentorship opportunities for undergraduate faculty and hands-on activities to help them bring real-world data into the classroom.

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

Remote Sensing Data Science Challenge Yields Positive Results

July 2, 2018

The NEON project is producing a vast treasure trove of open access airborne remote sensing data. Can computer algorithms help ecologists make sense of it all? A team of ecologists and data scientists at the University of Florida thought so. To accelerate the process, they initiated a data science challenge.

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