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  • Virtual Café: Impact of the OBFS Matching Program

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    Join 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.

  • Virtual Café: The PALASE Field Station, A Decade of Progress

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    The University Ioannina PALASE Field Station recently completed its first decade of existence. Located in NW Greece amidst the Pindos Mountains, an important Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot, PALASE has gone through a remarkable decade of growth in research, education, and outreach programs that have been documented in a recently released book entitled “PALASE: A field station…

  • OBFS Board Meeting

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    The 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

  • Applied Bioacoustics in Conservation and Practice Field Course

    Skukuza Research Station (SSLI Campus) SSLI Campus, Skukuza, Mpumalanga, South Africa

    Hosted in collaboration with the Organization for Tropical Studies and the African Bioacoustics Community, this hands-on field course explores bioacoustics in terrestrial ecosystems. Participants will gain essential skills and knowledge to apply acoustic methodologies in ecological research and conservation. The two-week program combines theoretical foundations with practical techniques for field recording, biodiversity monitoring, and ecosystem…

    $2000
  • Virtual Café: Introducing the Climate Toolkit, an OBFS partner

    The Climate Toolkit Initiative is a free collaborative network and resource hub for all types of cultural institutions committed to addressing climate change through operations and public engagement. With over 225 museums, zoos, gardens, science centers, aquaria and field stations partnered in conversation around best climate practices, The Toolkit is a wonderful opportunity to showcase…

  • OBFS Board Meeting

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    The OBFS Board meets via Zoom every eight weeks throughout the year. All OBFS members are welcome to attend these meetings! Contact Beth Norman (secretary@obfs.org) for information. Join the meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86327357115?pwd=rhRWgzxQ2WbUMpVH01IHiq89ZUNzV8.1

  • Identification of Wood Warblers by Sight and Sound

    Highlands Biological Station 265 North Sixth Street, Highlands, NC, United States

    The purpose of this class is for participants to become familiar with the rich diversity of wood warblers found in the southern Blue Ridge, with an emphasis on breeding male plumage and song.  (While female identification will be mentioned to some extent, female plumages can be a class to itself. The same is the case…

    $500
  • AIBS Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits

    The Organization of Biological Field Stations is pleased to announce that we are once again joining with the American Institute of Biological Sciences to sponsor the 16th annual Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits event. This national initiative is an opportunity for scientists across the country to meet with their federal or state elected officials to showcase…

    Free
  • OBFS Advancing Equity Award

    The OBFS Advancing Equity Award (formerly known as the Human Diversity Award) provides recognition for unique activities, programs, or approaches (funded or unfunded) that increases the involvement, engagement, and sustainability of underrepresented groups in field science. Broadly speaking, underrepresented groups in field science may include, but are not limited to, ethnic minorities (African Americans, Hispanics,…

  • OBFS Board Meeting

    The OBFS Board meets via Zoom every eight weeks through the year. All OBFS members are welcome to attend these meetings! Contact Beth Norman (secretary@obfs.org) for information. Join the meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86327357115?pwd=rhRWgzxQ2WbUMpVH01IHiq89ZUNzV8.1

  • Applied Bioacoustics in Conservation and Practice Field Course – July 2025

    Skukuza Research Station (SSLI Campus) SSLI Campus, Skukuza, Mpumalanga, South Africa

    Hosted in collaboration with the Organization for Tropical Studies and the African Bioacoustics Community, this hands-on field course explores bioacoustics in terrestrial ecosystems. Participants will gain essential skills and knowledge to apply acoustic methodologies in ecological research and conservation. The two-week program combines theoretical foundations with practical techniques for field recording, biodiversity monitoring, and ecosystem assessment, with a…

    $1600 – $2200
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