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

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

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

By Jeff Taylor It’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

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

By Kate Thibault I 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

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

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

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

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

By Sandra Chung

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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