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  • Virtual Café: Introducing the Climate Toolkit, an OBFS partner

    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…

  • OBFS Board Meeting

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    The OBFS Board meets via Zoom every eight weeks throughout the year. All OBFS members are welcome to attend these meetings! Contact Beth Norman (secretary@obfs.org) for information. Join the meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86327357115?pwd=rhRWgzxQ2WbUMpVH01IHiq89ZUNzV8.1

  • Identification of Wood Warblers by Sight and Sound

    Highlands Biological Station 265 North Sixth Street, Highlands, NC, United States

    The purpose of this class is for participants to become familiar with the rich diversity of wood warblers found in the southern Blue Ridge, with an emphasis on breeding male plumage and song.  (While female identification will be mentioned to some extent, female plumages can be a class to itself. The same is the case…

    $500
  • AIBS Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits

    The Organization of Biological Field Stations is pleased to announce that we are once again joining with the American Institute of Biological Sciences to sponsor the 16th annual Biological Sciences Congressional District Visits event. This national initiative is an opportunity for scientists across the country to meet with their federal or state elected officials to showcase…

    Free
  • OBFS Advancing Equity Award

    The OBFS Advancing Equity Award (formerly known as the Human Diversity Award) provides recognition for unique activities, programs, or approaches (funded or unfunded) that increases the involvement, engagement, and sustainability of underrepresented groups in field science. Broadly speaking, underrepresented groups in field science may include, but are not limited to, ethnic minorities (African Americans, Hispanics,…

  • OBFS Board Meeting

    The OBFS Board meets via Zoom every eight weeks through the year. All OBFS members are welcome to attend these meetings! Contact Beth Norman (secretary@obfs.org) for information. Join the meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86327357115?pwd=rhRWgzxQ2WbUMpVH01IHiq89ZUNzV8.1

  • Applied Bioacoustics in Conservation and Practice Field Course – July 2025

    Skukuza Research Station (SSLI Campus) SSLI Campus, Skukuza, Mpumalanga, South Africa

    Hosted in collaboration with the Organization for Tropical Studies and the African Bioacoustics Community, this hands-on field course explores bioacoustics in terrestrial ecosystems. Participants will gain essential skills and knowledge to apply acoustic methodologies in ecological research and conservation. The two-week program combines theoretical foundations with practical techniques for field recording, biodiversity monitoring, and ecosystem assessment, with a…

    $1600 – $2200
  • OBFS Board Meeting

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    The OBFS Board meets via Zoom every eight weeks through the year. All OBFS members are welcome to attend these meetings! Contact Beth Norman (secretary@obfs.org) for information. Join the meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86327357115?pwd=rhRWgzxQ2WbUMpVH01IHiq89ZUNzV8.1

  • 2025 OBFS Annual Meeting

    Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL) 8000 County Road 317, Crested Butte, CO, United States

    The 2025 Annual Meeting will take place from September 15th to 19th at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Gothic, Colorado. This year’s theme, Resilience and Adaptation, Fear, and Triumph: A RAFT to Field Station Success in a Turbulent World, will be woven throughout the conference, with engaging plenary speakers, interactive workshops, and vibrant social…

    $450
  • The Crucial Role of Field Stations in Science

    Center for the Arts 606 6th Street, Crested Butte, CO, United States

    Join OBFS for a The Crucial Role of Field Stations in Science, featuring Miles O'Brien, national science correspondent for PBS NewsHour. Each ticket includes light bites, beer and wine, and silent auction. Tickets are now available.

    $25
  • Living Data 2025: Unified information driving transformation

    Bogotá, Colombia Bogotá, Colombia

    The conference will explore cutting-edge approaches to biodiversity data, focusing on four key themes: Open Data, Data Integration, Biodiversity Data Application, and Community Engagement and Capacity Building.

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