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NCRIS-enabled national observatory for Australian ecosystems, delivering infrastructure and data for environmental research and management. #NCRISimpact www.tern.org.au

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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 3h
🌧️ Members of TERN’s EP & Data Services teams just finished two days at JCU’s Daintree Rainforest Observatory for a #vegetation Protocols #workshop. Ten people, two days, zero dry days, and stronger #protocols to support Australia’s long-term ecosystem observations!
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
📰 The latest TERN Director’s Update is live. Explore the 2026 National Research Infrastructure (NRI) Roadmap Exposure Draft, our new 5-year Strategic Plan, and more. Read the full update: buff.ly/BIweuJD #NCRISimpact #EcosystemResearch #CommunityNews
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Director's Update - September 2026 | TERN Australia
Director's Update - September 2026. Click here to learn more.
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🌳 We're pleased to announce Prof. Kim Calders will speak at our October #webinar! Kim specialises in Earth Observation and forest ecology, using 3D measurements to monitor vegetation at Ghent University in Belgium. Register now: buff.ly/D1I0XSd
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
TERN is seeking #metadata for #vegetation field plots, drone/airborne or derived remote sensing; you retain ownership, storage and access. Sharing improves discoverability, reduces duplication and eligible submissions obtain a #DOI. Register your interest: buff.ly/QA6Hz1d
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📣 Join TERN's October #webinar, "Seeing our vegetation change - why LiDAR time series matter for Australia's future". Three researchers explain why terrestrial & airborne #LiDAR are becoming practical tools for Australian #ecosystem monitoring. Register: buff.ly/D1I0XSd
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🌌 How are exploding stars helping monitor #soilmoisture across Australia? Australia's CosmOz network is leveraging cosmic-ray neutron sensing to bridge the gap between localised #soil probes and continental #satellite measurements. Read the full article: buff.ly/sYakntR
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📱 In our "Who gets to tell the story? The challenges and opportunities for ensuring the science gets heard" #webinar, ABC Radio National Science Editor Jonathan Webb explains how now is the perfect time to share #environmental stories. Watch the webinar: buff.ly/a9iijtn
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
📡 We're happy to share that Dr Peter Isaac will be presenting the upcoming "What the Flux? A Personal View" TERN-OzFlux seminar on Thursday 24 September! Register here: buff.ly/9CAASow
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🌏️🏜️ Scientists studying ecological #drought can now access the world’s first globally-harmonised environmental #datasets, thanks to a major milestone achieved by the Global Ecosystem Research Infrastructure (GERI). Read the full article: buff.ly/nW5qKFz @icos-ri.eu @elter-ri.eu
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The National Sea Simulator (SeaSim) @seasim-aims.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NCRIS is helping researchers understand how marine species may cope with climate change. At AIMS, Professor Jodie Rummer (JCU) is using the NCRIS-supported SeaSim to study how epaulette sharks survive some of the Great Barrier Reef's most extreme conditions. #NCRIS20 #NCRISImpact
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ICOS RI @icos-ri.eu · 15/09/2026
Simone Sabbatini (@simonesabbatini.bsky.social) from CMCC and ICOS ETC showcasing the FLUXNET Shuttle: the largest continuously updated global collection of ecosystem flux measurements. #ICOS2026SC #FLUXNET #AmeriFlux @tern-aus.bsky.social #ChinaFLUX #KoFlux #JapanFlux #OzFlux
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🧰 LAST CHANCE! Join our hands-on #workshop at #UQ R&I Week! We'll cover TERN data, tools, surveys, carbon flux, remote sensing & model-derived products. Talks & demos will teach you data-driven research & publishing aligned with #FAIR & CARE principles. Register now: buff.ly/d2GqZWu
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TERN Essentials: Navigating Ecosystem Data, Tools, and Services for Research - Hybrid event
Explore TERN data, tools, and services to support data-driven research and FAIR and CARE-aligned data publication.
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🌱 Dave Rowlings & Elaine Mitchell (QUT) with colleagues from CSIRO, ANU & more, spoke at the Soil Carbon #Masterclass to 1,000+ participants, covering #soilcarbon basics—how it forms and what drives its dynamics—to guide on‑farm decisions. Watch it here! buff.ly/3hSlrvD
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The Science of Soil Carbon: A Masterclass for Trainers and Advisers
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
📡 TERN-OzFlux #Seminar Series returns 24 Sept 2026! "What the Flux? A Personal View" reviews surface #flux measurements in Aus & NZ, founding documents, key events, 20 years of results, lessons, and how OzFlux & Ecosystem Processes can support TERN and global initiatives. Register: buff.ly/Vbfr5PL
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
📈 A new report from Lateral Economics estimates that Australia’s national environmental #ResearchInfrastructure delivers more than $1.5 billion per year in scientific, economic and societal benefits. Read the full article: buff.ly/LnAazBG #NCRIS20 #NCRISimpact
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
🐨🌿🐦 #ThreatenedSpeciesDay is a moment to ponder the past and prevent similar outcomes for Australia's native #flora and #fauna. Kudos to the @aus-tsx.bsky.social team for their continuous efforts in monitoring and data collection! Learn more and view the index: tsx.org.au
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🧰Join us for a hands-on #workshop at #UQ R&I Week! We'll cover TERN data, tools, surveys, carbon flux, remote sensing & model-derived products. Talks & demos will teach you data-driven research & publishing aligned with #FAIR & CARE principles. Register: buff.ly/d2GqZWu
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TERN Essentials: Navigating Ecosystem Data, Tools, and Services for Research - Hybrid event
Explore TERN data, tools, and services to support data-driven research and FAIR and CARE-aligned data publication.
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📣 TERN Australia, the national capability for monitoring change in terrestrial and coastal ecosystems, is pleased to announce the membership of its newly appointed #AdvisoryBoard, effective August 2026. Read more: buff.ly/7Ex5ahl
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
📰 TERN's latest Director’s Update is out now. Find out about our new skills-based Advisory Board, TERN's Strategic Planning workshop, the recent meeting of the Integrated Earth group, and more. Read the full update: buff.ly/C3KepTM #NCRISimpact
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🔍 Discover this dataset comprising spatially and temporally dynamic estimates of latent & sensible heat #flux for Australia. This means data can be used to model the water & energy dynamics of any Australian #ecosystem. 📊: portal.tern.org.au/metadata/TER... #DataDiscovery
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🧑‍🏫 TERN’s Education and Training Manager, Dr Eleanor Velasquez, recently attended #ConASTA where she joined #science teachers from across the country to connect, exchange ideas, and hear the latest approaches to educating and inspiring #students. Read more: buff.ly/8tGXRZC
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Australian Access Federation @aaf.edu.au · 24/08/2026
As part of the #NCRIS20 video series, George Sainsbury from #APPN explains how trusted access services provided by AAF help connect researchers to the infrastructure supporting climate-resilient crop research. 🌱🎥 Watch here: #NCRISImpact #NCRIS20
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📱 In our recent #webinar — Who gets to tell the story? The challenges and opportunities for ensuring the science gets heard — #science content creator @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social explains how she makes complex topics relatable to her audience. Watch the webinar: buff.ly/obdB0qI
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🌏️ Prof David Chittleborough shares how TERN & @auscope.bsky.social pair long-term ground monitoring data to assist the Australian CZO Network study how carbon, water & energy move from canopy to bedrock. NCRIS: Celebrating 20 Years of Research Support & Innovation #NCRIS20 #NCRISImpact #ScienceWeek
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EMBL Australia @emblaustralia.org · 20/08/2026
NCRIS is empowering regenerative medicine 🐠💪 Peter Currie (ARMI) is exploring how zebrafish regenerate to improve treatment of muscle disease. Supported by NCRIS' @emblaustralia.org, @bioplatformsaus.bsky.social, @phenomicsaustralia.org.au, @therapeuticinnov.bsky.social #NCRIS20 #NCRISImpact
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🗻 As snow, wind and ice transform Australia’s #alpine landscapes, #researchers brave some of the country’s harshest winter conditions to uncover how these unique #ecosystems function and respond to change. Read the full article: buff.ly/N1Eblda
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🧰 Join us for a hands-on #workshop at #UQ R&I Week! We'll cover TERN data, tools, surveys, carbon flux, remote sensing & model-derived products. Talks & demos will teach you data-driven research & publishing aligned with #FAIR & CARE principles. Register: research-support.uq.edu.au/event/sessio...
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TERN Essentials: Navigating Ecosystem Data, Tools, and Services for Research - Hybrid event
Explore TERN data, tools, and services to support data-driven research and FAIR and CARE-aligned data publication.
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Astronomy Australia Limited (AAL) @astroaustralia.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
NCRIS is helping astronomers like Prof. McClure-Griffiths look at the Milky Way and nearby galaxies in more detail and faster than ever before. @pawseycentre.bsky.social | @nci-australia.bsky.social | #csiro NCRIS: Celebrating 20 Years of Research Support and Innovation #NCRISImpact #NCRIS20
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
✍️ Register to attend the ALCA Conference, 6 – 9 Oct. #ALCA26 will unite delegates across #conservation, #FirstNations land managers, policymakers, researchers, industry & community to forge partnerships, ideas & actions driving nature-positive outcomes. Register: www.alca.org.au/events/confe...
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ALCA Conference 2026 • Register
Register for the ALCA Conference 2026 and join Australia's leading land conservation community for critical conversations and nature action.
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
👨‍🏫 Students from @charlesdarwinuni.bsky.social recently transformed Litchfield National Park into a #livingclassroom, using TERN’s national #ecosystemmonitoring infrastructure to investigate how #tropicalsavannas function, respond to fire and change through time. Read more: buff.ly/PXOZsel
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
👨‍🔬 The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) is hosting the 2026 National Youth STEM Summit in Canberra from 12–14 September 2026. This three-day event is tailored to support students studying STEM and take concrete steps toward their dream STEM careers. Register ⬇️
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NYSF National Youth STEM Summit
The NYSF National Youth STEM Summit will address Australia's biggest challenges and provide skills and development – preparing you for the jobs of the future.
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
🌳 How can we make Australia’s #vegetationdata easier to find, access & reuse? A TERN-led #study looks at barriers & opportunities for sharing vegetation data in Queensland, drawing on insights from government, researchers, industry & NRM. Read more: doi.org/10.53060/prs...
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
🐨 #JobAlert - Join TERN as a Project Officer supporting @aus-tsx.bsky.social! This is an exciting opportunity to help translate #environmental data into meaningful outcomes that support #conservation and policy. Applications close 13 August 2026, 11pm AEST. ✍️: tern.org.au/about/careers/
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
🎉 As #NCRIS marks its 20th anniversary, the experience of Australia’s national #researchinfrastructure program offers an important lesson for environmental research worldwide: meaningful evidence of environmental change depends on long-term #investment. Read more: buff.ly/kFcS1xJ
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🚨 Last chance to register for our August #webinar! 📅 5 August 2026, 3pm AEST We bring together #science and nature communicators to help #environmental practitioners build skills and connections to share stories about Australia's ecosystems, biodiversity and climate. Register: buff.ly/ZXiBNCA
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
📰 Our latest Director’s Update is live. Explore how 20 years of #NCRIS investment have enabled TERN to build a skilled national #workforce, how we're working with Australian #teachers to inspire the next generation of ecologists, and more. Read more: buff.ly/Lxxn9fJ
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
👩‍🌾 Register now to attend the UWA Farm Ridgefield 2026 Open Day and see #research innovation in action! Friday, 11 September 2026. Hosted by the @ioauwa.bsky.social, see in-field research demos from the UWA's Best Practice #Farming Systems Project. Register here: buff.ly/snc7UrP
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
📝 We're happy to share that Jonathan Webb will be speaking at our August #webinar on #science communication! He's the Science Editor at ABC Radio National, leading an award-winning team across radio, podcasts, digital and social. Register now: buff.ly/eDgS7mh
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
📡 Early computers filled rooms, consumed huge power and needed specialist crews. Today your wristwatch has more processing power than they did. That shift is happening with an #environmentalscience tool, timed for Australia’s #farmers and #climate future. Read more: buff.ly/BvQVcvT
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
📝 We're pleased to share Erin Farley will be speaking at our August #webinar! Erin is the Director of the Nature Media Centre with 20+ years of experience in #conservation advocacy and strategic #environmental messaging. Register now: buff.ly/9hzBP7h
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
📸 We've just published an article in @aunz.theconversation.com on the value of #citizenscience projects. Citizen scientists are making a real difference by contributing #data that supports TERN capabilities like Ecosystem Surveillance and @aus-tsx.bsky.social. Check it out! ⬇️
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How retirees, beachcombers and communities help scientists track everything from threatened species to algal blooms
Scientists and authorities are increasingly calling for help from citizen scientists to track species and changes.
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
📝 We're pleased to share @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social will be a speaker at our August #webinar! A skilled #science communicator, Kylie shares her passion for nature #conservation via The Conversation, The Guardian, ABC Radio National, public talks and her research blog. Register now: buff.ly/0aNbKsX
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Threatened Species Index @aus-tsx.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Up next for #WildlifeWednesday is one of the species included in the Threatened Species Index (TSX): the Fleay's Frog (Mixophyes fleayi). This endangered frog is found in south-east Qld and north-east NSW, and grows up to 9 cm! 📷 Geoff Heard TSX visualiser tool: tsx.org.au/tsx2025 #WildOz
A Fleay's Frog (Mixophyes fleayi) on a rock.
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
🌱 #Soils are dynamic, living systems vital to Earth's processes, yet still not fully understood. TERN's Soil & Herbarium Collection is contributing to important research addressing real-world problems in #climatescience, earth observation, #conservation & sustainability. Read more: buff.ly/KFBYYYq
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
📣 Register for TERN's August #webinar, 'Who gets to tell the story? The challenges and opportunities for ensuring the science gets heard'. 📅 5 August 2026 Our three guest speakers will unpack the incentives, biases, and trade-offs behind nature #communication in 2026. 📝: buff.ly/rKgi9ZD
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
🔥 The Global Grassy Group is a consortium of #ecologists and biologists standardising vegetation sampling in grassy biomes. By sharing methods it ensures comparable #datasets and highlights local partnerships and long-term monitoring that support international #research. Read more: buff.ly/mQzVsZC
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
📣 There's still time to register to attend #ISE2026 in Cairns! ISE invites #academics, activists, practitioners, and visionaries to explore the theme of “Indigenous and Local Knowledge Connections: Honouring Heritage and Innovation”. 📅 26–29 July, 2026 Register: isecongress2026.org/registration/
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Registration – ISE Congress 2026
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🔍 Discover the Management Event Data for the ALTAR site South Eastern Queensland 1. It offers a spatiotemporal summary of key land-management events. ALTAR investigates how managed systems can balance productivity and environmental resilience. 📊 portal.tern.org.au/metadata/TER...
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
👏 Wonderful to hear Dr Aiden Price talking about NCRIS-supported capabilities being an essential part in his research work, and for mentioning TERN in particular, for supporting the development of the AusEnHealth platform! #NCRIS20 #NCRISimpact #EnvironmentalHealth
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TERN Australia @tern-aus.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
🌊 With Australia having the third largest area of #mangroves globally, it was great to be represented at the 7th Mangrove, Macrobenthos and Management Conference in Okinawa, Japan by TERN's Dr Madeline Goddard, talking about our #sealevel inundation #monitoring network, OzSET.
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