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    Year Founded
    Year Joined OBFS
    Size of Field Station (hectares)
    1001-2500
    FSML Web Address
    https://www.obfs.org/

    Private nonprofit organization?
    Yes and Yes
    Universities affiliated / Parent Organization
    No
    Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
    LTER
    Member of the Virtual Field
    No

    Additional Information

    Private nonprofit organization?
    Names of Universities affilated
    0
    Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
    LTER
    Name of partner
    many
    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
    No
    Year round staff
    3-5
    Seasonal staff
    1-2
    Overnight housing facilities/# of beds
    0
    Distance to emergency services
    0-20 minutes
    Library
    No
    Hiking trails
    No
    Internship employment
    No

    Environmental Information

    Biomes
    Temperate Forest
    Minimum Elevation
    0-100 meters
    Maximum Elevation
    751-1500 meters
    Köppen climate classification
    C (temperate)
    Freshwater habitats
    No
    Urban or rural
    urban
    Agricultural fields
    No

    Research

    REU host station
    No
    Dry lab space
    No
    Wet Lab space
    No
    Research vessels available
    No
    GIS capacity on site
    No
    Long term data sets
    No
    On site herbarium or voucher species
    Formal Data Management Plan
    No
    Mesocosms, plots, stream diversions, or other sets ups for outdoor manipulative experiments
    No
    Date Joined OBFS
    March 22, 2024

    Contact Info

    FS/ML Email
    sdoktay@gmail.com
    Primary Contact
    Sarah Oktay
    sdoktay@gmail.com
    Station Director
    Sarah Oktay (web content)
    sdoktay@gmail.com

    Address


    ,

    North America

    Latitude
    41.11059
    Longitude
    -81.48105

    Events

    Deadline to sign up for the Virtual Field Research Coordination Network

    Deadline to sign up for the Virtual Field Research Coordination Network

    November 6, 2023
    We still have room available to join this year’s Virtual Field RCN cohort. Faculty participants in this RCN will implement the Virtual Field (TVF) products (EE-videos, 360-degree videos, and Live from the Field events) in their undergraduate classrooms and FSML participants will learn how to create content for TVF! What’s included? Faculty participants will receive…
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    OBFS Board Meeting

    January 16, 2025
    The OBFS Board of Directors meets via Zoom every eight weeks through the year. All OBFS members are welcome to attend these meetings! Contact Beth Norman (secretary@obfs.org) with any questions. Join the meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86327357115?pwd=rhRWgzxQ2WbUMpVH01IHiq89ZUNzV8.1
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    Virtual Café: Introducing the Climate Toolkit, an OBFS partner

    Virtual Café: Introducing the Climate Toolkit, an OBFS partner

    March 27, 2025
    The Climate Toolkit Initiative is a free collaborative network and resource hub for all types of cultural institutions committed to addressing climate change through operations and public engagement. With over 225 museums, zoos, gardens, science centers, aquaria and field stations partnered in conversation around best climate practices, The Toolkit is a wonderful opportunity to showcase…
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    News And Updates

    August 8, 2025

    Tickets now available for The Crucial Role of Field Stations in Science with Miles O’Brien

    Join OBFS on Friday, Sept. 19 at the Center for the Arts in Crested Butte, Colorado for “The Crucial Role of Field Stations in Science” fundraiser. This event features special…

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    July 13, 2025

    OBFS iNaturalist project nears 1 million observations!

    Today we are featuring the Organization of Biological Field Stations’ (OBFS) iNaturalist Umbrella Project! 🌿🦋This collaborative effort brings together field stations from around the world to document and share biodiversity,…

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    June 17, 2025

    AIBS Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits

    OBFS is once again sponsoring the AIBS Congressional District Visits event. Every year, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) organizes an opportunity for scientists to inform the nation’s science…

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    May 9, 2025

    OBFS joins more than 75 other organizations to call for greater transparency and oversight regarding potential agency Reduction-in-Force (RIF) and reorganization in the U.S.

    The American Psychological Association invited OBFS and more than 75 other organizations to sign onto a letter that was sent on May 8, 2025 to key U.S. Congressional offices. This…

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    March 29, 2025

    OBFS Supports the Institute of Museum and Library Services

    OBFS and 73 other organizations signed onto a letter written by the National Science Collection (NSC) Alliance in support of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).    “We…

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    January 16, 2025

    2025 Station Exchange Program (SXP) Announcement

    2025 Station Exchange Program (SXP) Announcement  Itchung Cheung (itchung.cheung@oregonstate.edu)   The OBFS Collaborations Committee is inviting OBFS Members Stations in good standing to apply for the OBFS Station Exchange Program (SXP)….

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    December 2, 2024

    OBFS Partners with the Climate Toolkit

    The Phipps Conservatory’s Climate Toolkit is partnering with the Organization of Biological Field Stations to expand its reach beyond zoos and aquaria, museums and science centers, gardens and arboreta. Through…

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    August 23, 2024

    OBFS August 2024 Newsletter

    Read the August 2024 OBFS Newsletter here!

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    June 17, 2024

    Flathead Lake Biological Station Awarded $9.5M for Ocean Climate Change Science

    Origionally published by NBC KTVH By: UM News Service Posted at 6:11 PM, Jun 16, 2024 A new research project led by the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station…

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    March 22, 2024

    OBFS Newsletter – Request for Content

    We are requesting content for our Quarterly OBFS Newsletter used to highlight our member field stations. The deadline to submit for the May 2024 newsletter is 15-April-2024.   The newsletter is a vital component of OBFS’s reach and…

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    Job Postings

    Lead Steward - UCSB's Santa Cruz Island Reserve

    December 4, 2025 | Job
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    Lead Steward - UCSB's Sedgwick Reserve

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