Cabin Fever Series
Event Location 59 Factory Rd, Port Clyde, ME, United StatesPlease join us for our Cabin Fever presentation on Monday, January 22 at 11am. We are thrilled to have Sam Chapman share his vast knowledge of alewives. Learn about their life cycle, migration, historical & cultural importance, current population data & connection to Maine’s economy. Our Cabin Fever Series is the perfect opportunity to socialize…
Virtual Café – Role of field stations in conservation efforts
ZOOM , -1Event Time is 11 am-12 pm Eastern Daylight Time Via Zoom Biological field stations play a multifaceted role in advancing ecological research and conservation efforts. Field stations provide researchers access to diverse ecosystems, essential infrastructure, and logistical support, enabling them to conduct field studies, long-term monitoring, and experiments. Field stations serve as educational hubs, offering…
Virtual Café – Fire Management at Field Stations
ZOOM , -1Within the community of biological field stations, we don’t need to debate whether climate change is real as we see the local impacts in real time. Among the most dramatic changes is the global and local increase in frequency and intensity of fires as well as the associated increasing length of the fire season. For…
Queen’s University Environmental DNA Workshop 2024
Where: Queen's University Biological Station - Opinicon Campus When: Arriving Sunday, May 12th to Friday, May 17th 2024 Target audience: professional biologists in governmental or consulting sectors, NGO personnel, senior undergraduates and grad students seeking additional skills Registration: Meals & accommodations included. Students $875, General Public/Professionals $1150 Transportation to/from Kingston and the Biological Station is included (from Queen's University main campus or Kingston…
OBFS Board Meeting
The OBFS Board meets every 8 weeks. All OBFS members are welcome to attend. Contact Beth Norman (secretary@obfs.org) for more information.
Summer Lecture Series: Melissa Sevigny, Author of “Brave the Wild River”
UMBS Lecture Hall 9133 Biological Rd, Pellston, MI, USMelissa Sevigny, the author of the book “Brave the Wild River,” will visit the University of Michigan Biological Station (UMBS) in northern Michigan to give a talk as part of the historic scientific field station’s 2024 Summer Lecture Series. The event on the Pellston campus is free and open to the public. Sevigny’s book, which…
National Field Station Conservation Survey
Private conservation lands are an important part of protecting ecosystems and preventing habitat loss throughout the country. Field stations, in particular, contribute to conservation and provide opportunities for research, education, and training for our future environmental scientists and leaders. Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment (CFWE) together with The Jones Center at Ichauway…
OBFS Board Meeting
The OBFS Board meets every 8 weeks. All OBFS members are welcome to attend. Please contact Beth Norman (secretary@obfs.org) for more information.
Writing Workshop
Academic Writing Retreat at Lacawac Sanctuary Our writing retreats for academics, PhD students and other professionals offer you the possibility to concentrate on thinking, reading and writing in a sustained way, to recharge your battery, and to gain new inspiration. For individuals and groups. Let original new ideas be born, maybe even ground-breaking ideas for…
Virtual Café: el papel de las estaciones de campo y el esfuerzo científico – Virtual Café: The Role of Field Stations in Scientific Research
ZOOM , -1Tenemos como enfoque hablar sobre los esfuerzos de investigación que se realizan en sus estaciones biológicas latinoamericanas del sureste de la amazonía peruana. We will talk about Latin American research efforts based at field stations in the southeast region of the Peruvian Amazon. El PhD. Geoff Gallice (Estación biológica Finca Las Piedras) nos hablara acerca del proyecto:…
OBFS Board Meeting
The OBFS Board meets every 8 weeks. All OBFS members are welcome to attend. Please contact Beth Norman (secretary@obfs.org) for more information.
2024 Annual Meeting November 11-15, 2024
The 2024 annual meeting will be 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). The dates selected are later than usual to avoid hurricanes…