Vol. 24, No. 2: Network News: Instructions for article submission; Growing "Reflections" at LTER sites; LTER researchers present "Thirty Years of Earth Stewardship Research" at ESA symposium; Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative formed to safeguard the world’s soils; AND’s Kari O’Connell wins Forestry Education Award; NSF News: Opportunities and challenges for LTER in the coming year; Site News: CAP LTER studies effect of urbanization on native bird populations; LUQ LTER: Living in a watershed; KBS LTER opens self-guided walking tour; Harvard forest leveraging research impacts through outreach; Harvard Forest’s "Mega-Plot" nears completion; Education News: Technology enables cross-site RET exchange; Schoolyard tree canopy webcam aids national phenology study; International News: Konza Prairie hosts international symposium on Grasslands in a Global Context; Information Management: LTER ecology data archives educate tomorrow’s scientists; Scientific Reports: Stability in times of...