Ecological Reflections Article Series | 2020-2022
Many sites in the National Science Foundation’s Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) network incorporate arts and humanities programs that run alongside the science. Spring Creek Project has not only hosted our own arts and humanities program at the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest for many years, but has taken a leading role in inspiring and nurturing similar programs across the United States. Riffing on the LTER acronym, this collection of sites is called Long-Term Ecological Reflections.
Between May 2020 and January 2022, Spring Creek Project partnered with Terrain.org to publish a six-part series of in-depth articles exploring how arts and humanities programs have been successfully integrated into different long-term research sites. This Long-Term Ecological Reflections series asks questions like: Why does long-term engagement with this place matter? How has art influenced science and science influenced art? What kind of creative risks has the site taken? What positive outcomes and challenges have come out of this work?
We invite you to check out these six articles that introduce you to a handful of places — from hardwood forests of New England to towering old growth trees of the Pacific Northwest — exploring what happens when environmental scientists and artists hike, live, research and create together with the long view of decades and centuries in mind.
- Art + Science at Bonanza Creek, Alaska by Shelley Stonebrook
- Art + Science at Harvard Forest, Massachusetts by Shelley Stonebrook
- Writing + Art at Andrews Forest, Oregon by Shelley Stonebrook
- Art + Science at Trout Lake Station, Wisconsin by Aubrey Vaughn
- Art + Science at Florida Coastal Everglades by Emily Grubby
- Art + Science at Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, Minnesota by Kristi Quillen
