Indiana University Research and Teaching Preserve

The mission of the Indiana University Research and Teaching Preserve is to provide natural field settings for research and teaching that complement existing facilities and infrastructure at Indiana University.

The Indiana University Research & Teaching Preserve field lab, completed April 2009, was constructed with the purpose to enhance research and teaching in the environmental sciences on the Indiana University campus. This innovative building serves as a laboratory classroom in a natural setting (situated near University Lake on the Griffy Woods property) and is the first LEED-certified building at IU Bloomington. The field lab has UITS-based technology classrooms, a conference room, three “wet” labs, a computer lab, whiteboards, an 80″ monitor, and other research and teaching equipment. This building serves as the main office for the property management team that serves the ~1600 acre preserve network that spans the surrounding 3 counties.

• Logo:
• UN Geographic Region: North America
• Street: 1498 N STATE ROAD 45/46 BYPASS
• City: Bloomington
• Zip Code: 47408
• Country: United States
• State/Province: IN
• Latitude: 39
• Longitude: 86
• FSML E-mail Address: preserve@iu.edu
• FSML Web Address: https://preserve.indiana.edu/
• FSML Year Founded: 2009
• Year Join OBFS: 2010
• University affiliation(s)?: Yes
• Names of Universities affiliated / Parent Organization: Indiana University
• Address Line 1: 1315 E. 10th Street, Room 237
• City: Bloomington
• Zip Code: 47405
• Country: United States
• State: IN
• Contact Name: Michael Chitwood
• Contact Email: preserve@iu.edu
• Contact Position: Property Manager
• Contact Phone Number: +18128553888
• Station Director Name: Rich Phillips
• Station Director Email: rpp6@iu.edu
• Education Director Name: Sarah Osterhoudt
• Education Director Email: srosterh@iu.edu
• Billing Contact Name: Michael Chitwood
• Billing Contact Email: preserve@iu.edu
• Voting Delegate Email: preserve@iu.edu
• Operating Budget: $50,001 - $200,000
• Size of Field Station: 1-100
• Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: No
• Onsite staff?: Yes
• Year Round Staff: 3-5
• Seasonal Staff: 1-2
• Overnight housing facilities: 0
• Conference space: 1-25
• Food service or catering available?: Yes
• ADA accessibility: Yes
• Electricity: On Grid
• Distance to emergency services?: 0-20 minutes
• Internet Access?: Yes
• Classes: K-12
• Hiking trails?: Yes
• Artists in Residence Program?: Yes
• Biome Type: Terrestrial
• Terrestrial Biomes: Temperate Forest
• Minimum Elevation: 101-300 meters
• Maximum Elevation: 101-300 meters
• Köppen climate classification: C (temperate)
• Freshwater habitats: Yes
• Urban/Rural: Urban
• Dry lab space?: Yes
• Wet Lab space?: Yes
• Research vessels available?: Yes
• GIS capacity on site?: Yes
• On site herbarium or voucher species?: Yes
• Outdoor manipulative experiments: Yes
• Research and/or graduate student training: 40
• Formal education: 50
• Outreach: 10