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| Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 05:04 PM |
| Thirty-six teachers and environmental educators participated in this year’s Summer Institute for Teachers at Harvard Forest. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 05:03 PM |
| In April 2007 a flux tower was established at the Virginia Coast Reserve (VCR) LTER to investigate the environmental forcings that influence carbon and energy exchanges between the local salt marsh and overlying atmosphere. The new flux tower will make it possible to understand and quantify the long-term processes governing the fluxes of materials in and out of tidal estuary systems. The salt marsh ecosystem exists at the interface between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 05:03 PM |
| The Shortgrass Steppe (SGS) LTER made its first appearance at Colorado State University’s College of Agriculture’s Ag Day on Saturday, September 8. Ag Day is held south of the CSU Stadium each September to coincide with a home football game. All the departments and many of the student associations in the College of Agriculture bring displays to showcase their activities for alumni and guests attending that day’s game. This is accompanied by a barbecue that is based purely on Colorado products. It’s a lively event and the weather was perfect for this year’s activities. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 05:03 PM |
| Scientists at the North Temperate Lakes (NTL) LTER site have provided leadership in the emerging Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON—www.gleon.org/), an international, grassroots network of limnologists, ecologists, information technology experts, and engineers who have a common goal of building a scalable, persistent network of lake ecology observatories (Kratz et al. 2006, Hanson 2007). Data from these observatories will allow us to better understand key processes such as the effects of climate and land use change on lake function, the role of episodic events such as typhoons and storms in resetting lake dynamics, and carbon cycling within lakes. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 05:02 PM |
| Elizabeth Sulzman, a scientist and beloved colleague with the Andrews Forest Program, died unexpectedly on June 10, 2007. |
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 05:02 PM |
| The work of writers participating in the Long-Term Ecological Reflections program is increasingly appearing in print. A short essay, “The Owl, Spotted” (OnEarth Fall 2006) describes poet Alison Deming’s encounter with a Northern Spotted Owl during a field outing with Steve Ackers, leader of the Spotted Owl crew at the Andrews Forest. She writes: |
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| Posted on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 - 04:30 PM |
| In summer 2007 the Andrews Forest hosted OSU’s first Eco-Informatics Summer Institute. Eco-Informatics is defined as the interaction of mathematics, computer science, engineering, and ecology. It is an emerging field that trains young scientists for careers in this information- and technology-rich world. |
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| Posted on Monday, November 05, 2007 - 02:16 PM |
| The Shortgrass Steppe (SGS) LTER held its most recent biennial meeting on January 11 to discuss research and other issues of interest to the shortgrass steppe community. This year the symposium was structured around the theme “A Town Hall Meeting: Where is the Prairie Growing?” Presentations, discussions, and posters focused on changing land use on the grasslands and the impacts of shifting urban/rural boundaries. |
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| Posted on Monday, November 05, 2007 - 02:16 PM |
Research Experience for Teachers (RET)
Larry Byman, a Biology and Environmental Field Studies teacher in Longview, Washington, worked with Andrews Forest scientists during the 2006 field season to learn about long-term data collection and data management techniques. Based on what he learned at the Andrews Forest, Byman developed an environmental curriculum for use at the Longview District’s Wake Robin Outdoor Learning Center. “This ranks as one of the absolute best learning experiences I’ve had during my teaching career,” said Byman. His lessons cover topics such as litter decomposition, moth diversity, soil seed bank, stream cross sections, and tree growth rates. Byman’s lessons are available through the Wake Robin Outdoor Learning Center’s website, www.longview.k12.wa.us/wr/LTER.
Kurt Cox, a junior high science teacher from the McKenzie School District, developed a set of research activities on the McKenzie High School grounds which is based upon research being conducted at the Andrews Forest. The seventh and eighth-graders will visit the Andrews LTER site in the fall and spring to conduct vegetation surveys, examine log decomposition, and measure stream structure.
More information on educational activities of the Andrews Forest program is available at www.fsl.orst.edu/lter/edu/schoolyard/ret.cfm?topnav=156.
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| Posted on Monday, November 05, 2007 - 02:16 PM |
Developing ties between the Moorea Coral Reef LTER and the Kenting Coral Reef ILTER in Taiwan
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