Toolik Field Station

Toolik Field Station is a leading, year-round Arctic research, observation, and education facility, providing insight to address local and global challenges of the rapidly changing Arctic. We are operated by the Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks in cooperation with the National Science Foundation.

Our mission is to promote a greater understanding of the Arctic by safely, sustainably, and equitably fostering research and education in response to the needs of scientists and society.

Year Founded: 1975

Year Joined OBFS

Size of Field Station (hectares): 10000+

FSML Web Address: https://www.uaf.edu/toolik/

Additional Info

Private nonprofit organization?: No

Universities affiliated / Parent Organization: University of Alaska Fairbanks Institute of Arctic Biology

Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: LTER, NEON, and Other: Bureau of Land Management

Member of the Virtual Field: Yes

Visting Our Site

Open to the Public: No

Overnight housing facilities/# of beds: 50+

Conference space: 26-50

Food service or catering available?: Yes

ADA accessibility: No

Electricity: Generator

Internet Access: Yes

Library: Yes

Classes Offered: Undergraduate, Graduate, K-12, and Continuing Education/Informal learning

Hiking trails: No

Access to public transportation: No

Distance to emergency services: 61+

Artists in Residence Program: Yes

Internship employment: No

Environmental Information

Research Facilities

Additional Information

Private nonprofit organization?

Names of Universities affilated: 0

Federal, state, or local governmental partners?: LTER, NEON, and Other

Name of partner: INTERACT

Tribal partners/users: No

MSI/HBCU users: Yes

Community College users: No

Member of the Virtual Field: Yes

Visiting a FS/ML

Open to the Public: No

Year round staff: 11-20

Seasonal staff

Overnight housing facilities/# of beds: 50+

Distance to emergency services: 61+

Library: Yes

Hiking trails: No

Internship employment: No

Environmental Information

Biomes: Boreal Forest and Tundra

Minimum Elevation: 301-750 meters

Maximum Elevation: 751-1500 meters

Köppen climate classification: E (polar)

Freshwater habitats: Yes

Urban or rural

Agricultural fields: No

Research

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

Formal Data Management Plan: No

Mesocosms, plots, stream diversions, or other sets ups for outdoor manipulative experiments: Yes

Date Joined OBFS: February 6, 2024

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