National Ecological Observatory Network

NEON receives construction funding from NSF, slated to begin building fall 2011

The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) will build 62 sites across the US, utilizing cutting-edge technology to gather and synthesize continental-scale data. This information will support understanding and predicting environmental change on regional and continental scales.

SourceNational Ecological Observatory Network·DateJul 28, 2011

Candidate research sites selected for the National Ecological Observatory Network

The National Ecological Observatory Network has selected candidate core wildland sites across the United States for deployment, with a focus on understanding climate change and its impacts on ecology. The selected sites will host distributed sensor networks and experiments to record and archive ecological data for at least 30 years.

SourceNational Ecological Observatory Network·DateJun 7, 2007