Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology

The Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology (PLE) is a biological field station that is part of University of Pittsburgh, Department of Biological Sciences. Located in Northwestern Pennsylvania on the shores of beautiful Pymatuning Lake, PLE is dedicated to serving the academic community and visitors from around the world.

Year Founded: 1950

Year Joined OBFS: 2009

Size of Field Station (hectares): 101-500

FSML Web Address: https://www.ple.pitt.edu/

Additional Info

Private nonprofit organization?: No

Universities affiliated / Parent Organization: No

Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: No

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: Yes

Electricity: On Grid

Internet Access: Yes

Library: No

Classes Offered: Undergraduate

Hiking trails: No

Access to public transportation: No

Distance to emergency services: 0-20 minutes

Artists in Residence Program: No

Internship employment: No

Environmental Information

Research Facilities

Additional Information

Private nonprofit organization?

Names of Universities affilated: 0

Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: No

Name of partner

Tribal partners/users: No

MSI/HBCU users: No

Community College users: No

Member of the Virtual Field: No

Visiting a FS/ML

Open to the Public: Yes

Year round staff: 3-5

Seasonal staff: 1-2

Overnight housing facilities/# of beds: 50+

Distance to emergency services: 0-20 minutes

Library: No

Hiking trails: No

Internship employment: No

Environmental Information

Biomes: Temperate Forest

Minimum Elevation: 301-750 meters

Maximum Elevation: 301-750 meters

Köppen climate classification: C (temperate)

Freshwater habitats: Yes

Urban or rural

Agricultural fields: Yes

Research

REU host station: No

Dry lab space: Yes

Wet Lab space: Yes

Research vessels available: Yes

GIS capacity on site: Yes

Long term data sets: No

On site herbarium or voucher species

Formal Data Management Plan: Yes

Mesocosms, plots, stream diversions, or other sets ups for outdoor manipulative experiments: Yes

Date Joined OBFS: November 5, 2024

Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology

Additional Information

Visiting a FS/ML

Environmental Information

Research

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