The Function of Field Stations and Marine Labs
"You do realize what that summer...did to us, don't you? Made us realize we could actually do science."
— Jeff, past student at a field station
"Field stations are places where we can read the book of life in the language in which it was written."
— James Kirchner, U.C. Berkeley
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Operating a field station for research and education presents many challenges. Here are opportunities for people who thrive at FSMLs.

2024 Annual Meeting November 11-15, 2024
The 2024 annual meeting was held November 11-15 in South Carolina by the Baruch Institutes of Hobcaw Barony (co-hosted by Clemson Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science and University of South Carolina Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences as well as our illustrious OBFS Vice President, Skip Van Bloem).
You can now view the OBFS Annual Schedule here as well as the OBFS-PROGRAM
Thank you for attending!
News and Events
2025 Field Courses in the Northwoods of Minnesota – Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories
Come take a field course at one of the oldest continually operating field stations in…
2025 Fall Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF-REU) Program at Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
Fall Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF-REU) Program at Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences FULLY FUNDED…
2025 Station Exchange Program (SXP) Announcement
2025 Station Exchange Program (SXP) Announcement Itchung Cheung (itchung.cheung@oregonstate.edu) The OBFS Collaborations Committee is…
Call for Participants to Represent OBFS on Capitol Hill
OBFS is pleased to announce the 2025 Congressional Visits Day will return in person this…
Virtual Café: The PALASE Field Station, A Decade of Progress
The University Ioannina PALASE Field Station recently completed its first decade of existence. Located in…
OBFS Board Meeting
The OBFS Board of Directors meets via Zoom every eight weeks through the year. All…
Applied Bioacoustics in Conservation and Practice Field Course
Hosted in collaboration with the Organization for Tropical Studies and the African Bioacoustics Community, this…
OBFS Board Meeting
The OBFS Board meets via Zoom every eight weeks through the year. All OBFS members…
Field Stations and Marine Labs
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