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.

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• UN Geographic Region: North America
• Street: 13142 Hartstown Road
• City: Linesville
• Zip Code: 16424
• Country: United States
• State/Province: PA
• Latitude: 41
• Longitude: 80
• FSML E-mail Address: pymlab@pitt.edu
• FSML Web Address: https://www.ple.pitt.edu/
• FSML Year Founded: 1950
• Year Join OBFS: 2009
• Contact Name: Chris Davis
• Contact Email: chris.davis@pitt.edu
• Contact Position: Assistant Director
• Contact Phone Number:
• Station Director Name: Corinne L. Richards Zawacki, Ph.D.
• Station Director Email: cori.zawacki@pitt.edu
• Education Director Name: Chris Davis
• Education Director Email: chris.davis@pitt.edu
• Billing Contact Name: Jessica Barabas
• Billing Contact Email: barabas@pitt.edu
• Voting Delegate Email: cori.zawacki@pitt.edu
• Operating Budget: $500,001 - $1,000,000
• Size of Field Station: 101-500
• Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: No
• Open to the Public?: Yes
• Onsite staff?: Yes
• Year Round Staff: 3-5
• Seasonal Staff: 1-2
• Overnight housing facilities: 50+
• Conference space: 51-100
• Food service or catering available?: Yes
• ADA accessibility: Yes
• Electricity: On Grid
• Distance to emergency services?: 0-20 minutes
• Internet Access?: Yes
• Classes: Undergraduate
• Biome Type: Terrestrial
• Terrestrial Biomes: Temperate Forest
• Minimum Elevation: 301-750 meters
• Maximum Elevation: 301-750 meters
• Köppen climate classification: C (temperate)
• Freshwater habitats: Yes
• Urban/Rural: Rural
• Agricultural fields: Yes
• Dry lab space?: Yes
• Wet Lab space?: Yes
• Research vessels available?: Yes
• GIS capacity on site?: Yes
• On site herbarium or voucher species?: Yes
• Formal Data Management Plan: Yes
• Outdoor manipulative experiments: Yes
• Research and/or graduate student training: 50
• Formal education: 30
• Outreach: 20