Temple Ambler Field Station

The Temple Ambler Field Station provides an integrated platform for field-based research and training, with strengths in the environment and sustainability by engaging students, researchers, and educators from diverse disciplines to advance scientific understanding of the rich diversity of life and the complex interactions between people and nature. The Field Station also trains the next generation of field scientists and shares findings with students, the scientific community, and the public.

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• UN Geographic Region: North America
• Street: 580 Meetinghouse Road, Temple University Ambler campus
• City: Ambler
• Zip Code: 19002
• Country: United States
• State/Province: PA
• Latitude: 40
• Longitude: 75
• FSML E-mail Address: fieldstation@temple.edu
• FSML Web Address: https://ambler.temple.edu/fieldstation
• FSML Year Founded: 2020
• Year Join OBFS: 2020
• University affiliation(s)?: Yes
• Names of Universities affiliated / Parent Organization: Temple University - Ambler campus
• Address Line 1: 580 Meetinghouse road
• City: Ambler
• Zip Code: 19002
• Country: United States
• State: PA
• Contact Name: Mariana Bonfim
• Contact Email: mariana.bonfim@temple.edu
• Contact Position: Managing Director
• Contact Phone Number: +12672821435
• Station Director Name: Brent J Sewall
• Station Director Email: bjsewall@temple.edu
• Education Director Name: Mariana Bonfim
• Education Director Email: mariana.bonfim@temple.edu
• Billing Contact Name: Temple Ambler Field Station
• Billing Contact Email: fieldstation@temple.edu
• Voting Delegate Email: bjsewall@temple.edu
• Operating Budget: $50,001 - $200,000
• Size of Field Station: 1-100
• Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: No
• Community College users: Yes
• Open to the Public?: Yes
• Onsite staff?: Yes
• Year Round Staff: 3-5
• Seasonal Staff: 11-20
• Overnight housing facilities: 0
• Conference space: 101+
• ADA accessibility: Yes
• Electricity: On Grid
• Distance to emergency services?: 0-20 minutes
• Internet Access?: Yes
• Library?: Yes
• Classes: Onsite public programs
• Hiking trails?: Yes
• Internships?: Yes
• Biome Type: Terrestrial
• Terrestrial Biomes: Temperate Forest
• Minimum Elevation: 0-100 meters
• Maximum Elevation: 0-100 meters
• Köppen climate classification: C (temperate)
• Freshwater habitats: Yes
• Urban/Rural: Rural
• Agricultural fields: Yes
• Dry lab space?: Yes
• Wet Lab space?: Yes
• GIS capacity on site?: Yes
• Long term data sets?: Yes
• On site herbarium or voucher species?: Yes
• Outdoor manipulative experiments: Yes