The Canopy Research Network (CRN) was established in July 1993 with a two-year planning grant from the Database Activities Program of the National Science Foundation.
LTER Network Office staff facilitate the achievement of overall Network objectives and initiatives identified by the LTER sites and the National Science Foundation
The 36 scientists attending the January 1993 Freshwater Imperative (FWI) Workshop in Friday Harbor, WA, sponsored by NSF and other federal agencies, made good progress in establishing a research ag