There are many ways to become involved with the KBS LTER. Connect with our leadership team, or follow us on social media @KBSLTER to stay updated as opportunities arise.
Conduct Research
The KBS Long-Term Ecological Research site is maintained as a national research facility available to all scientists with a legitimate research interest. Access to the site is limited in order to protect the integrity of existing experiments, but the project welcomes further experiments and sampling activities that meet certain criteria. Find more information on our site use policies and ongoing areas of research.
Use Our Data
The KBS LTER Data Catalog is a collection of publicly available datatables associated with the site. You are welcome to examine and use the data as you like for personal and class use; data are copyrighted and use in a publication requires permission as detailed in our terms of use. Please visit our data catalog to access the data.
Apply for Funding
We offer fellowships to support graduate students interested in getting working with the KBS LTER! Graduate students currently enrolled at MSU can apply for single semester fellowships (Summer, Fall or Spring) to develop or support research in association with the KBS LTER Program. If you are interested in applying for a fellowship, please see our Graduate Fellowships FAQ. Previous awardees are listed here.
Attend Workshops & Presentations
Throughout the year we host professional development workshops and trainings. If you are interested in collaborating to host an educational program for your stakeholder group or if you would like to request a speaker for an event you are holding, please contact us.
Use Our Educational Resources
Photos, publications, curricula, and data sets are available free of charge for educational programming for K–12 educators, college classes, and working professionals.
Participate in Annual All Scientist Meetings
Each year our scientists meet to share their latest research results and plan future experiments. To receive announcements about upcoming meetings, sign up for our mailing lists and follow us on social media. More information on ASM Meetings here.