Neher Montana Research Station

  • The Neher Montana Research Station is located directly on the Upper Clark Fork River in western Montana and also encompasses 160 acres of montane forest with abundant wildlife. The Station is focused on education and research in the biological sciences, particularly aquatic ecology and wildlife biology. The Research Station provides experiential learning opportunities for students as well as training for wildlife researchers and natural resource professionals.

     

  • North America
  • 7 Buck Lane
  • United States
  • Drummond
  • Montana
  • 59832
  • 46
  • 113
  • jclarke@laverne.edu
  • 1997
  • 2025
  • Jennifer Clarke
  • jclarke@laverne.edu
  • Research Station Directorr
  • Biology Dept, Univ. of La Verne, La Verne, CA 91750
  • 2073139240
  • Jennifer A. Clarke
  • jclarke@laverne.edu
  • Jennifer A. Calrke
  • jclarke@laverne.edu
  • 1-100
  • No
  • Yes
  • 1-2
  • 0
  • 11-20
  • 1-25
  • On Grid
  • 21-40 minutes
  • Undergraduate
  • Terrestrial
  • Northwestern Coniferous Forest
  • 751-1500 meters
  • 1501-3000 meters
  • D (continental)
  • Rural
  • Yes
  • 30
  • 60
  • 10
Year Founded
1997
Year Joined OBFS
2025
Size of Field Station (hectares)
1-100
FSML Web Address

Private nonprofit organization?
Yes
Universities affiliated / Parent Organization
Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
No
Member of the Virtual Field
No

Additional Information

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

Visiting a FS/ML

Open to the Public
No
Year round staff
1-2
Seasonal staff
0
Overnight housing facilities/# of beds
11-20
Distance to emergency services
21-40 minutes
Library
Yes
Hiking trails
Internship employment
No

Environmental Information

Biomes
Northwestern Coniferous Forest
Minimum Elevation
751-1500 meters
Maximum Elevation
1501-3000 meters
Köppen climate classification
D (continental)
Freshwater habitats
Yes
Urban or rural
Agricultural fields
Yes

Research

REU host station
No
Dry lab space
Yes
Wet Lab space
Research vessels available
No
GIS capacity on site
Long term data sets
Yes
On site herbarium or voucher species
Formal Data Management Plan
Mesocosms, plots, stream diversions, or other sets ups for outdoor manipulative experiments
Yes
Date Joined OBFS
September 4, 2025