The new Summer 2022 Issue of the Gulf of Maine Institute (GOMI) Journal is out and features a Science Update by PIE Senior Research Assistant, Jane Tucker, PIE Principal Investigator, Wil Wolheim, and PIE PhD Student, Chris Whitney. The article explains how the hydrological cycle links the Hubbard Brook LTER to the Plum Island Ecosystems LTER.
We’re very excited to announce the 2022 Plum Island Ecosystems LTER Photo Contest!
First, second, and third place prizes are awarded to the three photos that best capture life at the PIE LTER site. An additional prize goes to the top undergraduate student submission that does not win a general prize.
Submissions will be open July 11-August 31. Judging criteria is broadly focused on photos that highlight the unique research that occurs at the PIE LTER. We will accept all photos that capture the experience of conducting research at PIE, from landscapes to wildlife to research in action.
The entire PIE-LTER community mourns the tragic loss of Liz Duff, our Education Coordinator and long time friend and colleague who died May 15. Liz was a passionate educator and environmentalist. There was nothing she loved better than being in the field with her students, teaching them about the marsh and how to protect it. She has been the education coordinator of the PIE LTER since our very beginning and made a tremendous contribution to our program. She always made sure we did not forget that education was a critical part of our mission. All of us will miss her greatly. Her obituary, and ways to honor her memory can be found at https://obituaries.gloucestertimes.com/obituary/elizabeth-duff-1079218499(link is external)
In a special Earth Day edition of #MBLSciShoots(link is external), scientists from the MBL Ecosystems Center talk about Earth Day, the decades-long research happening in coastal wetlands and the Arctic tundra, and take you on a guided tour of the National Climate Assessment!
