Research Team Videos & Presenters:
Intro | Site Overview: Sarah Hobbie (Lead PI & Co-Director)
Q1.1 | Urban Contaminants Team: Emilie Snell-Rood (Team Co-Lead)
Q1.2 | Urban Forests Team: Rebecca Montgomery (Team Co-Lead)
Q1.3 | Pollinators / Bee Lawn Team: Adam Kay (Team Co-Lead)
Q2.1 | Urban Watersheds / Hydrology Team: Diana Karwan (Team Co-Lead)
Q2.2 | Urban Surface Waters Team: Jacques Finlay (Team Co-Lead)
Q3.1 | Nature & Wealth Team: Rebecca Walker (Team Co-Lead)
Q3.2 | Governance Team: Forrest Fleischman (Team Co-Lead)
Q4 | Community Engagement Assessment Team: Emily Kreiter (Team Researcher) & Jessie Merriam (Community-Engaged Research Coordinator)
Schoolyard LTER / Bell Museum: Jenny Stampe (Team Co-Lead)
Summary:
MSP LTER researchers provide updates on their teams' research and engagement efforts from the past year (2025-26), and discuss ongoing and forthcoming work.
About the MSP LTER:
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area Long-Term Ecological Research Program (MSP LTER) brings together over 100 researchers, educators, students, artists, and community organizers from the University of Minnesota, University of St. Thomas, USDA Forest Service, and other local to national institutions to study how urban stressors affect the ecological structure and functioning of urban nature, including pollinators, urban forests, urban watersheds, and lakes and streams. Guided by the practice of community-engaged research, the MSP LTER partners with dozens of community and agency/government partners throughout the Twin Cities Metro Area to conduct its work.
The MSP LTER is part of the national Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and supported by the US LTER Network.
To learn more, visit our website at mspurbanlter.umn.edu, or contact Sarah Hobbie (Co-Director & Lead PI) at shobbie@umn.edu, Emilie Snell-Rood (Co-Director) at emilies@umn.edu, or Meredith Keller (Program Manager) at keller3135@umn.edu.
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2026 MSP LTER Overview Talks - Schoolyard LTER / Bell Museum Presenter: Jenny Stampe, Bell Museum Summary: Bell Museum Director of Public Engagement and Science…
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From Meredith Keller
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2025 MSP LTER Overview Talks - Urban Watersheds / Hydrology Team Presenters: Diana Karwan, University of Minnesota Summary: MSP LTER Urban Watersheds / Hydrology…
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From Meredith Keller
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2026 MSP LTER Overview Talks - Surface Waters / Lakes & Streams Team Presenter: Jacques Finlay, University of Minnesota Summary: MSP LTER Urban Surface Waters…
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From Meredith Keller
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2026 MSP LTER Overview Talks - Community Engagement Assessment Team Presenters: Emily Kreiter and Jessie Merriam, University of Minnesota Summary: MSP LTER Community…
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From Meredith Keller
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2026 MSP LTER Overview Talks - Nature & Wealth Team Presenter: Rebecca Walker, University of Minnesota Summary: MSP LTER Nature & Wealth Research Team Co-Lead,…
2026_MSPLTER_OverviewTalk_3.1-Nature-Wealth
From Meredith Keller
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2026 MSP LTER Overview Talks - Pollinators / Bee Lawn Team Presenter: Adam Kay, University of St. Thomas Summary: MSP LTER Pollinators / Bee Lawn Research Team…
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From Meredith Keller
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2026 MSP LTER Overview Talks - Lead PI & Co-Director Introduction Presenter: Sarah Hobbie, University of Minnesota Summary: MSP LTER Lead PI and Co-Director, Sarah…
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From Meredith Keller
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2026 MSP LTER Overview Talks - Urban Forests Team Presenter: Rebecca Montgomery, University of Minnesota Summary:MSP LTER Urban Forests Research Team Co-Lead, Rebecca…
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From Meredith Keller
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2026 MSP LTER Overview Talks - Urban Contaminants TeamPresenter: Emilie Snell-Rood, University of Minnesota Summary: MSP LTER Urban Contaminants Research Team Co-Lead,…
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From Meredith Keller
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2026 MSP LTER Overview Talks - Governance Presenter: Forrest Fleischman, University of Minnesota Summary: MSP LTER Governance Research Team Co-Lead, Forrest…
2026_MSPLTER_OverviewTalk_3.2-Governance
From Forrest Fleischman
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