Lassen Field Station

Lassen Field Station is a partnership between the University of California Natural Reserve System and the National Park Service. It is a collaboration intended to expand research and education within the park and throughout the region. The field station provides access to pine forest, wetlands ,meadows, streams, and lakes. The elevational range (5,000′- 11,500) at Lassen providesa unique setting to study climate change impacts. The dynamic volcanic landscape also provides a rich geological study system.
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• UN Geographic Region: North America
• Street: 38050 Highway 36 East
• City: Mineral
• Zip Code: 96063
• Country: United States
• State/Province: CA
• Latitude: 40
• Longitude: 121
• FSML E-mail Address: nrs@ucdavis.edu
• FSML Web Address: https://naturalreserves.ucdavis.edu/lassen-volcanic-national-park-partnership/visit-lassen-field-station
• FSML Year Founded: 2019
• Year Join OBFS: 2023
• University affiliation(s)?: Yes
• Names of Universities affiliated / Parent Organization: University of California, Davis
• Address Line 1: 1 Shields Ave
• City: Davis
• Zip Code: 95616
• Country: United States
• State: CA
• Contact Name: Gary Bucciarelli
• Contact Email: garyb@ucdavis.edu
• Contact Phone Number: +15307526949
• Station Director Name: Gary Bucciarelli
• Station Director Email: garyb@ucdavis.edu
• Billing Contact Name: Gary Bucciarelli
• Billing Contact Email: garyb@ucdavis.edu
• Voting Delegate Email: garyb@ucdavis.edu
• Operating Budget: $0 - $50,000
• Size of Field Station: 10000+
• Community College users: Yes
• Open to the Public?: Yes
• Overnight housing facilities: 11-20
• Conference space: 26-50
• Electricity: On Grid
• Distance to emergency services?: 41-60 minutes
• Internet Access?: Yes
• Classes: K-12
• Hiking trails?: Yes
• Artists in Residence Program?: Yes
• Internships?: Yes
• Biome Type: Terrestrial
• Terrestrial Biomes: Northwestern Coniferous Forest
• Minimum Elevation: 3000+ meters
• Maximum Elevation: 3000+ meters
• Köppen climate classification: B (arid)
• Freshwater habitats: Yes
• Urban/Rural: Rural
• Dry lab space?: Yes
• GIS capacity on site?: Yes
• Long term data sets?: Yes
• Formal Data Management Plan: Yes
• Outdoor manipulative experiments: Yes
• Research and/or graduate student training: 60
• Formal education: 20
• Outreach: 20