Dear Hubbard Brook Community,

We are happy to announce a “request for participation” in the Hubbard Brook Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) renewal proposal. As part of the NSF LTER program, we are required to submit new proposals every six years. The next one is due in March 2022. We have been working on this proposal as a group since January of 2021 and a writing team has been working to synthesize our group discussions. We have exchanged ideas about novel and surprising findings that have emerged from our long-term research that motivate questions that can only be addressed with further long-term research. We have discussed the mix of activities: monitoring, experiments, modeling, and sampling campaigns, that we might pursue to address these questions. And we have articulated overarching, cross-cutting questions to drive synthesis and integration questions across different components of the project.

Now we are asking for specific ideas for how individuals would like to participate in the new Hubbard Brook LTER proposal and research. What ongoing or new activities would you like to continue? How much would this cost? We are NOT asking for lengthy, detailed proposals and budgets. Rather we are hoping for 1 -2 pages to describe the activities you are proposing, some justification for these activities, and a rough six year budget (March 2023 – February 2029). Please send your 1-2 pages to Peter and Pam by June 15, 2021.

Please find attached some details about our conceptual model, research themes, and overarching questions that we hope you will keep in mind the following as you prepare your 1-2 pages. Proposals that include components of the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study described in the attached document are more likely to be selected for inclusion in the new LTER proposal. Submission does not guarantee that your proposed ideas will be in the new LTER proposal, but we will do our best to be as inclusive as possible.

Again, please send your 1-2 pages to Peter and Pam by June 15, 2021.

Thanks!

Peter Groffman and Pam Templer