North Sterling (STER) is a terrestrial NEON field site located in Logan County in northeast Colorado. It has an sampling area of 3.2 km2 (791 acres) and sits at about 1350 m (4429 ft.) elevation. STER is an agriculture site on privately owned land. Various crops are grown across the site, including winter wheat, millet, and maize. The North Sterling site was selected to represent agricultural land and practices in eastern Colorado. The site is part of NEON’s Central Plains Domain (D10), along with two other terrestrial sites and one aquatic site. STER is not colocated with an aquatic field site.