Committee on Value and Sustainability of Board on Life Sciences Division on Earth and Life Studies
For over a century, field stations have been important entryways for scientists to study and make important discoveries about the natural world. They are centers of research, conservation, education, and public outreach, often embedded in natural environments that range from remote to densely populated urban locations. Because they lack traditional university departmental boundaries, researchers at field stations have the opportunity to converge their science disciplines in ways that can change careers and entire fields of inquiry. Field stations provide physical space for immersive...
For over a century, field stations have been important entryways for scientists to study and make important discoveries about the natural world. Th...