McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Latest News http://www.mcmlter.org A New York Times editorial by Ross Virginia, J. F. Collins and K. F. Yalowitz urges the eight Arctic States forming the Arctic Council to take a collaborative approach to the development prospects envisioned by a melted sea ice cap. 05/13/2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/14/opinion/global/Hands-Across-the-Melting-Arctic.html?ref=global The Tyler prize is the most coveted award in Ecology. This year, McMurdo Dry Vallyes LTER PI Diana Wall was bestowed with the Tyler prize! 05/01/2013 http://www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/tylerprize/ NSF Webcast [located at the top right part of the linked page]. This 5 minutes radio interview features Diana Wall. Diana explains in simple term soil research, offering a broad perspective, from her background on hot deserts to the particular changes observed during the last 20 years at McMurdo Dry Valleys. Shift in species, and the implications on the carbon cycle. 05/09/2013 http://news.science360.gov/archives/20130509 NSF Webcast located at the top right part of the linked page. This webcast streams a great overview of the science research at McMurdo offered by Byron Adams, including ecosystem prospects, and details on the looming changes on community structures and MDV ecosystems 04/22/2013 http://news.science360.gov/archives/20130422/ Video recording Special session on Extreme Aquatic Ecosystems and their astrobiological relevance in honor of Robert Wharton Jr, during the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) in New Orleans. Speakers feature Peter Doran, Diane McKnight, John Rummel, Michael Meyer and Jim Head 03/19/2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXf4lhVzffQ Murray, Doran and others reached news outlets around the world: The PNAS publication titled "Microbial life at -13 deg. in the brine of an ice-sealed Antarctic lake" is echoed in many world press outlets. 11/26/2012 http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/11/lake-vida-life The McMurdo LTER team in full swing; the ubiquitous mobile wireless devices gives our team members the ability to post developments in real time. Five of the MCM LTER teams post regularly on their blogs. 11/21/2012 http://mcmdev.lternet.edu/blog The MCM LTER was deeply saddened to learn that our founding PI, Dr. Robert Wharton passed away on September 18, 2012 . Bob served as PI on the MCM LTER from 1993-1999 and was instrumental in the initiation of our project. He was a good friend and always so encouraging to the students involved in the project 10/16/2012 http://bobwhartonmemorial.blogspot.com/2012/09/dear-friends-and-family-of-bob-wharton.html Diana's talk touched on Global Soil Problems, Nematodes, Deserts - to the Ice - Soil Biodiversity; - sending Diana and Ross soil that started us off on the ice and Bob's legacy - the LTER - Lake Hoare physical structures, and a picture of most of the first bunch of us in LTER 1, to what he started that we have now.. picture at INSTAAR 2 weeks ago - and ending with Manhire's Poem, "Patch me back to Lake Bonney" 9/28/2012 http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/colorado-ecologist-awarded-mines-medalist/article_266409c2-2e63-5f92-8915-4de73d7fbc5f.html The history of astrobiological research in the McMurdo Dry Valleys and the connections to the LTER are touched in this seminar conducted by Peter Doran 9/17/2012 https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/nai/seminars/astrobiology-seminars/featured-seminar-channels/nai-directors-seminar-series/2012/05/21/human-and-robotic-astrobiological-research-in-the-mcmurdo-dry-valleys-antarctica/ John Priscu's massive effort to explore the world beneath the Ross Ice Shelf has won an international award for his work in Antarctica. 07/17/2012 http://www.montana.edu/news/11334/priscu-wins-international-award-for-antarctic-work NPR science friday program. Features John Priscu and Diana Wall, covers questions like "What happens when the ice in Antarctica melts?" 7/16/2012 http://www.npr.org/2012/07/20/157113398/melting-the-worlds-biggest-ice-cube Antarctic salty soil sucks water out of atmosphere: Could it happen on Mars?(J. Levy, AG Fountain, K Welch and BW Lyons) 3/03/2012 http://oregonstate.edu/ua/ncs/archives/2012/feb/study-finds-salty-soil-can-suck-water-out-atmosphere-could-it-happen-mars Antarctita as seen through the eyes of OHioans (features Berry Lyons and Diane McKnight) 2/24/2012 http://www.onntv.com/content/sections/video/index.html?video=/videos/2012/02/24/on-demand-destination-antarctica-show.xml John Priscu on the challenges and opportunities on reaching Lake Vostok 2/12/2012 http://www.nature.com/news/russians-celebrate-vostok-victory-1.10021 Diane McKnight, lead PI of McMurdo Dry Valleys, NAE elected member for elucidating the interrelationship between natural organic matter and heavy metals in streams and lakes. 02/10/2012 http://instaar.colorado.edu/news-events/instaar-news/diane-mcknight-elected-to-national-academy-of-engineering/ Climate Change and hydrology in the Dry Valleys 8/12/2011 http://www.voanews.com/english/news/environment/Polar-Scientist-Charts-Melting-Caused-by-Climate-Change-127591558.html The ice doctor tweets 11/02/2010 http://twitter.com/@icedoctord Read about life, research, and everything, from our team members in Antarctica 11/03/2010 http://www.mcmlter.org/blogs1011.html Antarctica shelters abundant microbial life in water miles below the icy surface 03/24/2010 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/22/AR2010032202839.html Abstract submission deadline for SCAR 2010, April 15 03/24/2010 http://www.dna.gov.ar/scar2010/ Dr. Diana Wall named University Distinguished Professor 04/29/2009 http://www.colostate.edu/celebrate/award-winners-09.aspx MCM members are currently in the field. Read about life and research in Antarctica. 11/30/2009 http://www.mcmlter.org/blogs0910.html Basecamp website for project management is now available 10/28/2009 https://mcmlter.basecamphq.com Dr. Diana Wall named University Distinguished Professor 04/29/2009 http://www.colostate.edu/celebrate/award-winners-09.aspx Dr. Jill Mikucki from Dartmouth College describes ancient microbial communities living in Blood Falls below the Taylor Glacier 04/23/2009 http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114488 Hassan Basagic from Portland State University describes the essential role of polar glaciers in supporting the bare-bones ecosystems in the Dry Valleys 04/10/2009 http://icestories.exploratorium.edu/dispatches/glaciers-and-the-simple-life-in-antarctica%E2%80%99s-dry-valleys/?s-dry-valleys/ Live flow data are being telemetered from the Onyx River in Antarctica by the USGS. Download data here. 12/17/2008 http://wy.water.usgs.gov/projects/antarctica/index.htm Scanned images of hand-written stream field notes are now searchable online back to 1993. Many thanks to Jane Turner! 10/22/2008 http://www.mcmlter.org/queries/streams/field_note_queries.jsp Blood Falls and the Dry Valleys are featured on NASA's Earth Observatory website 10/10/2008 http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=18176 the School of Global Environmental Sustainability is an umbrella organization that encompasses all environmental education and research at Colorado State Univ. Diana Wall is it's founding director. 09/05/2008 http://www.green.colostate.edu/soges/ Read Amy Mayer's BioScience Feature about Diana Wall and Byron Adams' work on Antarctic Soils 08/11/2008 http://www.mcmlter.org/in_the_news/bioscience_mayer.pdf Meteorological Data can now be downloaded through the 07-08 season. Fryxell, Hoare and Bonney stations contain data through the extended season. 7/16/2008 http://www.mcmlter.org/queries/met/met_home.jsp View the ad featured in United Airline's Hemispheres magazine and the Denver International Airport 06/25/2008 http://www.mcmlter.org/in_the_news/wall_csu_ad.pdf Read Amy Leventer's book review of The Lost Seal children's book by MCM PI Diane McKnight 04/23/2008 http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v1/n3/full/ngeo145.html MCM Team members currently in the field are taking part in a live webcast on March 12, 2008. Click above to register. 03/12/2008 http://www.polartrec.com/live-from-ipy/archive Live flow data are being telemetered from the Onyx River in Antarctica by the USGS. Download data here. 12/17/2007 http://wy.water.usgs.gov/projects/antarctica/index.htm Many MCM members are currently in the field for the IPY. Read about life and research in Antarctica. 11/06/2007 http://www.mcmlter.org/blogs0708.html Ann Curry from NBC's today shows is reporting live from Antarctica and the McMurdo Dry Valleys as part of 'Ends of the Earth.' 11/05/2007 http://www.mcmlter.org/rss/news/today_show.htm The capabilities of the web interface for searching and browsing MCM publications has been improved and updated! 09/18/2007 http://www.mcmlter.org/publications_home.htm Read about the PM of New Zealand and NSF director's visit to the MCM field site last season (page 8). 09/04/2007 http://www.mcmlter.org/in_the_news/network_news.html Check out the new interactive online GIS map and other mapping options for MCM-LTER researchers. 06/11/2007 http://www.mcmlter.org/mapping.htm The Online version of PBS's NewsHour features an interview with Diana Wall and a slideshow from the Dry Valleys LTER. 02/27/2007 http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/science/poles/slideshow_audio/index_flash.html Diane McKnight's "The Lost Seal" children's book was featured on Denver's CBS Channel 4. 11/29/2006 http://www.cbs4denver.com/video/?id=25059@kcnc.dayport.com An Antarctic Ecosystem Shows Signs of Trouble as a Tiny Worm Turns. 11/21/2006 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/21/science/21prof.html?ref=science MCM members are currently in the field. Read about life and research in Antarctica. 11/09/2006 http://www.mcmlter.org/blogs.html Read Peter Doran's Op-Ed piece on global warming in the July 27 New York Times! 07/28/2006 http://www-bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu/news/doran_nytimes_20060727.pdf All MCM metadata is now in the LTER Network-standardized format, EML (Ecological Metadata Language). This is a big step towards LTER network-wide data synthesis. 06/12/2006 http://www.mcmlter.org/queries/all_news.jsp The online home of The Lost Seal, the second in the LTER children's book series, is now available. View kids' artwork and comments from all over the world! 03/24/2006 http://www.mcmlter.org/lostseal The Antarctic Sun, published during the austral summer for the USAP, features the collaborative effort of MCM LTER scientists as the lead story in this week's issue. 02/13/2006 http://antarcticsun.usap.gov/2005-2006/sctn02-12-2006.cfm Just added - Explore the new photo database of images from the Dry Valleys, Antarcica. (Still under development, but functional!) 02/01/2006 http://www.mcmlter.org/photos.htm Just added - search the database for dynamically calculated daily stream statistics - mean, standard deviation, max, min, n. 01/20/2006 http://www.mcmlter.org/queries/avg_hydro_queries.jsp The USGS Wyoming Water Science Center now has real-time streamflow data available for the Onyx River in Wright Valley. 01/12/2006 http://wy.water.usgs.gov/projects/antarctica/ Just added - New Stream Chemistry query tool - search the database by date and stream name for major ions, nutrients, DOC, and DIN. 01/10/2006 http://www.mcmlter.org/queries/streamchem_queries.jsp The future Internet home of The Lost Seal outreach project is now available. Here you can learn more and view original artwork based on the story created by children in the U.S., U.K., New Zealand, and Australia. 01/03/2006 http://www.mcmlter.org/lostseal Just Added - If you're using a high speed Internet connection, check out the new Taylor Valley 3D Fly Through(17 MB file) 12/12/2005 http://www.mcmlter.org/video/fly_through.htm Welcome to the new MCM LTER website! You will continue to see additions and improvements to this site in terms of both content and data accessibility. 12/01/2005 http://www.mcmlter.org Carol Landis and April Jacobs were featured in the Worthington News in Columbus, OH. Carol and April traveled to local elementary schools to read The Lost Seal, a children's story written by MCM LTER PI Diane McKnight, to 2-4 grade students. The children then created original watercolor artwork that will later be featured on a website, and possibly the final publication of the book. Visit the Worthington News for the full story! 10/27/2005 http://www.snponline.com/NEWS10-19/10-19_wolandis.htm Diana Wall was featured as one of the 8 environmental scientists to comment on what was learned over the past 25 years and what is expected in the next 25 years by DISCOVER magazine (April, 2005 issue). 10/19/2005 http://www.mcmlter.org/queries/all_news.jsp Diana Wall and Andrew Fountain have begun serving 3 year appointments to the NRC/NAS's Polar Research Board. Berry Lyons has just rotated off the board. 10/19/2005 http://www.mcmlter.org/queries/all_news.jsp Berry Lyons and Andrew Fountain were both elected Fellows of the Geological Society of America and were acknowledged at the Society's annual meeting on October 15. 10/19/2005 http://www.mcmlter.org/queries/all_news.jsp Diana Wall edited the book Sustaining Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Soils and Sediments. Published by Island Press in 2004, it is about the biodiversity in soil, freshwater sediments, and marine sediments and their role in the operation of ecosystems and provision of ecosystem services. The book was developed as a project of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) and is volume 64 in a series of books designed to assemble and synthesize current thinking in a diverse array of scientific topics. The book arose from deliberations during the final international workshop of the SCOPE Committee on Soil and Sediment Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in Estes Park, Colorado in the autumn of 2002. 10/19/2005 http://www.mcmlter.org/queries/all_news.jsp The Wormherders' research was featured in another book by published by Island Press entitled Under Ground: How creatures of mud and dirt shape our world, by Yvonne Baskin. This book also grew out of the SCOPE meeting in Estes Park, but is a non-technical tour of soils research around the world that starts with a nematode collecting expedition to the McMurdo Dry Valleys. 10/19/2005 http://www.mcmlter.org/queries/all_news.jsp