Forbes Biological Station

The Stephen A. Forbes Biological Station, established in 1894, is located along the Illinois River on Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge near Havana, Illinois. It is the oldest inland field station in North America and one of nine field stations of the Illinois Natural History Survey. The Frank C. Bellrose Waterfowl Research Center is housed at  the Forbes Biological Station.

Staff of the Bellrose Waterfowl Research Center conduct research on a variety of topics relevant to wetland ecosystems, with a specific focus on the ecology and management of wetlands, waterfowl, and other waterbirds.

  • The Stephen A. Forbes Biological Station, established in 1894, is located along the Illinois River on Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge near Havana, Illinois. It is the oldest inland field station in North America and one of nine field stations of the Illinois Natural History Survey. The Frank C. Bellrose Waterfowl Research Center is housed at  the Forbes Biological Station.

    Staff of the Bellrose Waterfowl Research Center conduct research on a variety of topics relevant to wetland ecosystems, with a specific focus on the ecology and management of wetlands, waterfowl, and other waterbirds.

  • North America
  • 40
  • 90
  • auriel@illinois.edu
  • https://forbes-bio-station.inhs.illinois.edu/
  • 1894
  • 1990
  • 1816 S Oak St
  • Champaign
  • 61820
  • United States
  • Illinois
  • Auriel Fournier
  • auriel@illinois.edu
  • Director
  • 20003 N CR 1770 E Havana IL 62644
  • +12173323825
  • Mindy Lowers
  • mlowers@illinois.edu
  • 1-100
  • Other
  • USFWS, TNC, NOAA RESTORE SCIENCE, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Colorado Parks and Wildlife
  • 6-10
  • 6-10
  • 1-10
  • 0
  • On Grid
  • 0-20 minutes
  • Continuing Education/Informal learning
  • Terrestrial
  • Temperate Forest
  • 0-100 meters
  • 0-100 meters
  • C (temperate)
  • Rural
Year Founded
1894
Year Joined OBFS
1990
Size of Field Station (hectares)
1-100
FSML Web Address
https://forbes-bio-station.inhs.illinois.edu/
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Private nonprofit organization?
No
Universities affiliated / Parent Organization
No
Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
Other: USFWS, TNC, NOAA RESTORE SCIENCE, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Member of the Virtual Field
No

Visting Our Site
Environmental Information
Research Facilities

Additional Information

Private nonprofit organization?
Names of Universities affilated
0
Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
Other
Name of partner
Tribal partners/users
No
MSI/HBCU users
No
Community College users
No
Member of the Virtual Field
No

Visiting a FS/ML

Open to the Public
No
Year round staff
6-10
Seasonal staff
6-10
Overnight housing facilities/# of beds
1-10
Distance to emergency services
0-20 minutes
Library
No
Hiking trails
No
Internship employment
No

Environmental Information

Biomes
Temperate Forest
Minimum Elevation
0-100 meters
Maximum Elevation
0-100 meters
Köppen climate classification
C (temperate)
Freshwater habitats
No
Urban or rural
Agricultural fields
No

Research

REU host station
No
Dry lab space
No
Wet Lab space
Yes
Research vessels available
No
GIS capacity on site
Yes
Long term data sets
No
On site herbarium or voucher species
Formal Data Management Plan
No
Mesocosms, plots, stream diversions, or other sets ups for outdoor manipulative experiments
No
Date Joined OBFS
January 10, 2024

Contact Info

FS/ML Email
auriel@illinois.edu
Primary Contact
Auriel Fournier
auriel@illinois.edu
Station Director
Auriel Fournier
auriel@illinois.edu

Address


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North America

Latitude
40.35292
Longitude
-90.02211