NEON OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE: EVOLVING FROM A STRONG FOUNDATION -THE FUTURE HEALTH, WELFARE, AND SECURITY OF THE U.S. DEPEND UPON DIVERSE NATURAL SYSTEMS THAT CAN BE ALTERED BY THE CHANGING WORLD. THE NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK (NEON), THE FIRST CONTINENTAL-SCALE FACILITY OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD, ADDRESSES THE NATURE OF THESE CHANGES AND THEIR CAUSES BY ACQUIRING STANDARDIZED BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS FROM THE LOCAL TO CONTINENTAL SCALE. IT PROVIDES KEY DATA TO ENABLE SCIENTISTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PREDICT THE CHANGES AND ENABLE POLICY MAKERS POTENTIALLY TO LESSEN DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS. NEON IS DEMOCRATIZING ACCESS TO THIS AREA OF SCIENCE IN UNPRECEDENTED WAYS BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY DATA FREE OF CHARGE TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN PURSUING ADVANCED ECOLOGICAL AND CLIMATE RESEARCH. NEON PROVIDES OUTREACH NATIONWIDE IN EACH OF ITS 20 ECOLOGICAL REGIONS TO BUILD A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY NEXT GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS. WITH ITS PARTNERS, NEON P

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NEON OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE: EVOLVING FROM A STRONG FOUNDATION -THE FUTURE HEALTH, WELFARE, AND SECURITY OF THE U.S. DEPEND UPON DIVERSE NATURAL SYSTEMS THAT CAN BE ALTERED BY THE CHANGING WORLD. THE NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK (NEON), THE FIRST CONTINENTAL-SCALE FACILITY OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD, ADDRESSES THE NATURE OF THESE CHANGES AND THEIR CAUSES BY ACQUIRING STANDARDIZED BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEASUREMENTS FROM THE LOCAL TO CONTINENTAL SCALE. IT PROVIDES KEY DATA TO ENABLE SCIENTISTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PREDICT THE CHANGES AND ENABLE POLICY MAKERS POTENTIALLY TO LESSEN DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS. NEON IS DEMOCRATIZING ACCESS TO THIS AREA OF SCIENCE IN UNPRECEDENTED WAYS BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY DATA FREE OF CHARGE TO ANYONE INTERESTED IN PURSUING ADVANCED ECOLOGICAL AND CLIMATE RESEARCH. NEON PROVIDES OUTREACH NATIONWIDE IN EACH OF ITS 20 ECOLOGICAL REGIONS TO BUILD A DIVERSE, INCLUSIVE, AND INTERDISCIPLINARY NEXT GENERATION OF RESEARCHERS. WITH ITS PARTNERS, NEON P