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…
Virtual Café: Impact of the OBFS Matching Program
ZOOM , -1Join us on January 28 at 9:30 a.m. EST for an engaging symposium featuring three stations from the OBFS Matching Program: Finca las Piedras (Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon, Peru), Field Research Centre (UHasselt, Belgium), and Gault Nature Reserve (McGill University, Canada). Discover the impactful work they're leading and the innovative projects they have spearheaded…
Monthly OBFS International Committee Meetings
Meeting Reminder: The OBFS International Committee meets every first Friday of the month at 11:00 AM EST We’re excited to have you on the OBFS International Committee! All welcome.
OBFS Board Meeting
ZOOM , -1The OBFS Board of Directors meets via Zoom every eight weeks through the year. All OBFS members are welcome to attend these meetings! Contact Beth Norman (secretary@obfs.org) with any questions. Join the meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86327357115?pwd=rhRWgzxQ2WbUMpVH01IHiq89ZUNzV8.1