Ball State Field Station

Ball State Field Station and Environmental Education Center (FSEEC) in Muncie, Indiana, encourages exploration of natural processes and provides hands-on learning by students of all ages. Our research activities are directed toward understanding the human impact on ecological processes and communities. Our center is a collaboration of the Department of Biology, the Department of Environment, Geology, and Natural Resources, and the Department of Landscape Architecture. The FSEEC is comprised of six properties totaling 425 acres and is home to Ball State University’s four greenhouses, the Christy Woods Classroom, and the Environmental Education Center/Nature Lab.

Year Founded
2000
Year Joined OBFS
2001
Size of Field Station (hectares)
101-500
FSML Web Address
https://www.bsu.edu/fseec/

Private nonprofit organization?
No
Universities affiliated / Parent Organization
Ball State University
Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
No
Member of the Virtual Field
No

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
6-10
Overnight housing facilities/# of beds
11-20
Distance to emergency services
0-20 minutes
Library
Yes
Hiking trails
Yes
Internship employment
Yes

Environmental Information

Biomes
Temperate Grassland
Minimum Elevation
101-300 meters
Maximum Elevation
101-300 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
No
GIS capacity on site
Yes
Long term data sets
Yes
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
January 30, 2024

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Orchid Collection Curator

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