Talladega National Forest chosen one of 20 U.S. sites for climate change monitor

[Magic City Matt]

http://blog.al.com/spotne...national_forest_chos.html

 A spot in the Talladega National Forest, spanning parts of Bibb and Hale counties, has been chosen as one of 20 U.S. monitoring spots for a National Science Foundation-backed project for discovering and understanding the effects of climate change, land-use change and invasive species.
 

The National Ecological Observatory Network plans to gather and record ecological data for at least 30 years. Towers and other sensors would measure soil and water properties, air quality and weather conditions. NEON plans to ask the National Science Foundation next year to fund the project.

Scientists also would also track patterns and changes in small mammals, insects, birds, fish and plants. Remote sensing aircraft would periodically track and record changes at the site over time, including shifts in plant diversity.

[Joshua Szulecki]

Cool. Is there a list of all 20 spots somewhere?

I wonder if the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation will be constructing the towers...

[Magic City Matt]

Hopefully NSF will buy into this. I wonder if they are funding any other ecology/climatology stuff around here. Hey Josh how bout putting that research skill of yours to use.

I wonder if the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation will be constructing the towers...

I hope not, their bound to have a nasty attitude. Not the builders but the towers themselves.

[Joshua Szulecki]

Matthew,

I'd try, but I know I'll fail. Ironically, public record programs are some of the hardest stuff to research. Not because government is trying to hide it, usually, but because they totally suck at sharing. They also don't do PR. You'd be amazed how helpful corporate PR releases are.