Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER), Puerto Rico (1988–present)

1. NSF starts Luquillo LTER at El Verde

   Oct 15, 1988Labels: NSF, El Verde

   • LTER Site
   • El Verde
   • USFS LEF

2. Hurricane Hugo hits Puerto Rico and study region

   Sep 18, 1989Labels: Hurricane Hugo, Luquillo Mountains

   • NOAA WPC
   • USFS LEF
   • El Verde

3. UPR establishes 16-hectare Hurricane Recovery Plot

   Jan 1, 1990Labels: University of, Hurricane Recovery

   • ForestGEO
   • El Verde
   • USFS LEF

4. Tree censuses begin in the Luquillo forest plot

   Jan 1, 1992Labels: Tree Census, Luquillo Plot

   • ForestGEO
   • Luquillo LTER
   • LTER Approaches

5. Luquillo LTER II begins with renewed NSF support

   Nov 15, 1994Labels: Luquillo LTER, NSF

   • LTER Site
   • LUQ Findings
   • LUQ About

6. Hurricane Georges crosses Puerto Rico

   Sep 21, 1998Labels: Hurricane Georges, Puerto Rico

   • NOAA SJU
   • USGS Flood
   • USFS LEF

7. Luquillo LTER III proposal cycle begins

   Nov 1, 2000Labels: Luquillo LTER, Luquillo Experimental

   • LTER Site
   • LTER Award
   • LTER Approaches

8. Congress designates El Toro Wilderness within El Yunque

   Dec 1, 2005Labels: El Toro, El Yunque

   • USFS El Toro
   • USFS Treesearch
   • USFS LEF

9. Luquillo LTER IV begins with ecosystem services focus

   Dec 1, 2006Labels: Luquillo LTER, Ecosystem Services

   • LTER Site
   • LUQ Findings
   • DEIMS

10. Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory is established

    Jan 1, 2009Labels: Critical Zone, Luquillo CZO

    • Penn State
    • UPenn Almanac
    • USFS LEF

11. Luquillo LTER V begins extended NSF funding period

    Jan 1, 2014Labels: Luquillo LTER, NSF

    • LTER Site
    • LUQ About
    • LTER Approaches

12. Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico

    Sep 20, 2017Labels: Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico

    • Britannica
    • NOAA SJU
    • ForestGEO

13. Luquillo LTER VI begins focused Maria-impact research

    Feb 15, 2019Labels: Luquillo LTER, Maria-impact

    • LTER Site
    • LTER Award
    • USFS LEF

14. Solar infrastructure project strengthens field-station resilience

    Aug 15, 2023Labels: El Verde, Solar infrastructure

    • LTER Site
    • El Verde
    • LUQ About

15. LTER program summary highlights decades-long disturbance record

    Jan 11, 2025Labels: Luquillo LTER, Decadal Summary

    • LTER Award
    • LUQ About
    • USFS Storm Bib