Toolik Field Station

Toolik Field Station is a leading, year-round Arctic research, observation, and education facility, providing insight to address local and global challenges of the rapidly changing Arctic. We are operated by the Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in cooperation with the National Science Foundation.

Our mission is to promote a greater understanding of the Arctic by safely, sustainably, and equitably fostering research and education in response to the needs of scientists and society.

    Year Founded
    1975
    Year Joined OBFS
    Size of Field Station (hectares)
    10000+
    FSML Web Address
    https://www.uaf.edu/toolik/

    Private nonprofit organization?
    No
    Universities affiliated / Parent Organization
    University of Alaska Fairbanks Institute of Arctic Biology
    Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
    LTER, NEON, and Other: Bureau of Land Management
    Member of the Virtual Field
    Yes

    Additional Information

    Private nonprofit organization?
    Names of Universities affilated
    0
    Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
    LTER, NEON, and Other
    Name of partner
    INTERACT
    Tribal partners/users
    No
    MSI/HBCU users
    Yes
    Community College users
    No
    Member of the Virtual Field
    Yes

    Visiting a FS/ML

    Open to the Public
    No
    Year round staff
    11-20
    Seasonal staff
    Overnight housing facilities/# of beds
    50+
    Distance to emergency services
    61+
    Library
    Yes
    Hiking trails
    No
    Internship employment
    No

    Environmental Information

    Biomes
    Boreal Forest and Tundra
    Minimum Elevation
    301-750 meters
    Maximum Elevation
    751-1500 meters
    Köppen climate classification
    E (polar)
    Freshwater habitats
    Yes
    Urban or rural
    Agricultural fields
    No

    Research

    REU host station
    Yes
    Dry lab space
    Yes
    Wet Lab space
    Yes
    Research vessels available
    Yes
    GIS capacity on site
    Yes
    Long term data sets
    Yes
    On site herbarium or voucher species
    Formal Data Management Plan
    No
    Mesocosms, plots, stream diversions, or other sets ups for outdoor manipulative experiments
    Yes
    Date Joined OBFS
    February 24, 2025

    News And Updates

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