LTER

University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media - 10/27/25

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! Read the October issue of MGCSA's Hole Notes for a research update, From Lawns to Links, by Paige Boyle. 


University of Minnesota Turfgrass team in the media - 5/30/25

Check out our team’s latest efforts in educating the public about our work! Watch the Cornell Turf Show webinar Long-term lawns featuring postdoctoral associate Paige Boyle, or listen to the audio-only podcast to learn more about creating more ecologically-focused lawns. 


2024 Bee Lawn Update

By Paige Boyle

This past summer, I completed my first season of MSP LTER Pollinator Habitat data collection. I spent 3 weeks in the Twin Cities with my undergraduate helper from the University of St. Thomas, Eli, identifying plants in home lawns throughout the metro (Figure 1), getting rained on, and talking to homeowners about their yards.
 


Is this plant pretty or pretty invasive?

By Ryan Schwab


Long-Term Ecological Research: Bee Lawns in the Twin Cities

By Ryan Schwab and Jillian Turbeville


Looking for lawns!

green residential lawn with several white clover flowers


Long-Term Ecological Research Funding

By Eric Watkins