Organization for Tropical Studies

Description:
The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) is a nonprofit consortium of about fifty universities, colleges, and research institutions worldwide. Founded in 1963, OTS’ mission is to provide leadership in education, research, and the responsible use of natural resources in the tropics. OTS is a leading institution in the study of tropical biology, with more than 360 courses in tropical ecology, conservation and global health and over 8000 students trained, including many of the world’s leading tropical ecologists. The organization has three research stations in Costa Rica and one research station in South Africa.
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UN Geographic Region: North America
Address: 408 Swift Ave
Country: United States
City: Durham
State / Province: NC
ZIP Code: 27705
Latitude: 36
Longitude: 789225901763961
FSML E-mail Address: jennifer.kelley@tropicalstudies.org
FSML Web Address: https://tropicalstudies.org/
FSML Year Founded: 1963
Contact Name: Jennifer Kelley
Contact Email: jennifer.kelley@tropicalstudies.org
Contact Position: Chief Administrative Officer
Contact Address: 408 Swift Ave
Contact Phone Number: +19196845774
Station Director Name: Jennifer Kelley
Station Director Email: jennifer.kelley@tropicalstudies.org
Billing Contact Name: Jennifer Kelley
Billing Contact Email: jennifer.kelley@tropicalstudies.org
Size of Field Station: 10000+
Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: Other
Community College users: Yes
Year Round Staff: 21+
Seasonal Staff: 21+
Overnight housing facilities: 50+
Conference space: 51-100
Electricity: On Grid
Distance to emergency services?: 21-40 minutes
Internet Access?: Yes
Classes: Onsite public programs
Biome Type: Terrestrial
Terrestrial Biomes: Tropical Savanna
Minimum Elevation: 1501-3000 meters
Maximum Elevation: 1501-3000 meters
Köppen climate classification: A (tropical)

Year Founded: 1963

Year Joined OBFS

Size of Field Station (hectares): 10000+

FSML Web Address: https://tropicalstudies.org/

Additional Info

Private nonprofit organization?: Yes

Universities affiliated / Parent Organization: No

Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: USFS and Other:

Member of the Virtual Field: No

Visting Our Site

Open to the Public: Yes

Overnight housing facilities/# of beds: 50+

Conference space: 51-100

Food service or catering available?: Yes

ADA accessibility: No

Electricity: On Grid

Internet Access: Yes

Library: Yes

Classes Offered: Undergraduate, Graduate, K-12, Continuing Education/Informal learning, and Onsite public programs

Hiking trails

Access to public transportation: Yes

Distance to emergency services: 21-40 minutes

Artists in Residence Program: No

Internship employment: Yes

Environmental Information

Research Facilities

Additional Information

Private nonprofit organization?

Names of Universities affilated: 0

Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: USFS and Other

Name of partner

Tribal partners/users: Yes

MSI/HBCU users: Yes

Community College users

Member of the Virtual Field: No

Visiting a FS/ML

Open to the Public: Yes

Year round staff: 21+

Seasonal staff: 21+

Overnight housing facilities/# of beds: 50+

Distance to emergency services: 21-40 minutes

Library: Yes

Hiking trails

Internship employment: Yes

Environmental Information

Biomes: Tropical Rain Forest, Tropical Dry Forest, and Tropical Savanna

Minimum Elevation: 1501-3000 meters

Maximum Elevation: 1501-3000 meters

Köppen climate classification: A (tropical)

Freshwater habitats: No

Urban or rural

Agricultural fields: No

Research

REU host station: No

Dry lab space: No

Wet Lab space

Research vessels available: No

GIS capacity on site

Long term data sets: No

On site herbarium or voucher species

Formal Data Management Plan

Mesocosms, plots, stream diversions, or other sets ups for outdoor manipulative experiments: No

Date Joined OBFS: June 10, 2025

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