The Lower Coast Field Station, a program of the ByWater Institute, is a research field station located on the Lower Coast Peninsula, encompassing both the Carmichael and Hebert forests with lab spaces and support offices located at A Studio in the Woods and the F. Edward Herbert Research Center. Future improvements are expected and will be guided by a NSF-funded strategic plan and the evolving usage of the field station.
The mission of the Lower Coast Field Station:
- To carry out scientific research, science communication, and community engagement in the Lower Coast Forest, an expansive, biodiverse, and increasingly rare ecosystem.
- To connect people across disciplines and institutions; providing a unique mix of outreach, research, and multidisciplinary partnerships.
- To find innovative uses for underused Tulane properties (Hebert and Primate Center) while serving as a hub for exploring issues that match Tulane’s mission and research objectives.
- Year Founded
- 2002
- Year Joined OBFS
- 2019
- Size of Field Station (hectares)
- 1-100
- FSML Web Address
- http://www.astudiointhewoods.org
- Private nonprofit organization?
- No
- Universities affiliated / Parent Organization
- Tulane University
- Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
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No
- Member of the Virtual Field
- No