Texas Field Station Network

The Texas Field Station Network is the group of research field stations under the stewardship of The University of Texas at Austin and currently consists of Brackenridge Field Laboratory (Austin, TX), Hill Country Field Station (Dripping Springs, TX), Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (Austin, TX), Marine Sciences Institute (Port Aransas, TX), McDonald Observatory (Davis Mountains, TX), Stengl Lost Pines Biological Station (Smithville, TX), and White Family Outdoor Learning Center (Dripping Springs, TX).

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• UN Geographic Region: North America
• Street: 2415 Speedway #C0930
• City: Austin
• Zip Code: 78712
• Country: United States
• State/Province: Texas
• Latitude: 30
• Longitude: 97
• FSML E-mail Address: kenneth.wray@utexas.edu
• FSML Web Address: https://fieldstations.utexas.edu/
• FSML Year Founded: 2023
• Year Join OBFS: 2023
• University affiliation(s)?: Yes
• Names of Universities affiliated / Parent Organization: University of Texas at Austin
• Address Line 1: University of Texas at Austin
• Address Line 2: 2415 Speedway #C0930
• City: Austin
• Zip Code: 78712
• Country: United States
• State: Texas
• Contact Name: Kenneth Wray
• Contact Email: kenneth.wray@utexas.edu
• Contact Position: Managing Director
• Contact Address: Same as above
• Contact Phone Number: +13522783388
• Station Director Name: Kenneth Wray
• Station Director Email: kenneth.wray@utexas.edu
• Billing Contact Name: Kenneth Wray
• Billing Contact Email: kenneth.wray@utexas.edu
• Voting Delegate Email: kenneth.wray@utexas.edu
• Additional Contact: Steve Gibson
• Additional Contact Email: gibson.slp@utexas.edu
• Additional Contact Position: Stengl Lost Pines Biological Station Manager
• Operating Budget: $500,001 - $1,000,000
• Size of Field Station: 501-1000
• Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: No
• Community College users: Yes
• Open to the Public?: Yes
• Onsite staff?: Yes
• Year Round Staff: 1-2
• Seasonal Staff: 0
• Overnight housing facilities: 21-50
• Conference space: 1-25
• 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
• Biome Type: Terrestrial
• Marine Biomes: Intertidal - salt marsh, pelagic, benthic, abyssal
• Terrestrial Biomes: Temperate Forest
• Minimum Elevation: 0-100 meters
• Maximum Elevation: 1501-3000 meters
• Köppen climate classification: C (temperate)
• Urban/Rural: Rural
• Agricultural fields: Yes
• 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?: Yes
• Formal Data Management Plan: Yes
• Outdoor manipulative experiments: Yes
• Research and/or graduate student training: 50
• Formal education: 20
• Outreach: 30