University of Wyoming-National Park Service Research Station

The University of Wyoming-National Park Service (UW-NPS) Research Station is a cooperative effort between the University of Wyoming and the National Park Service. We are one of only and handful of field stations in US National Parks and by far the oldest partnership of this kind: in 2018, we celebrated 65 years of cooperation with GTNP.

Year Founded
1953
Year Joined OBFS
2010
Size of Field Station (hectares)
1-100
FSML Web Address
https://www.uwnps.org

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

Additional Information

Private nonprofit organization?
Names of Universities affilated
0
Federal, state, or local governmental partners?
NPS
Name of partner
N/A
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
3-5
Overnight housing facilities/# of beds
21-50
Distance to emergency services
61+
Library
Yes
Hiking trails
Yes
Internship employment
Yes

Environmental Information

Biomes
Temperate Woodland and Shrubland
Minimum Elevation
3000+ meters
Maximum Elevation
3000+ meters
Köppen climate classification
D (continental)
Freshwater habitats
Yes
Urban or rural
Agricultural fields
No

Research

REU host station
No
Dry lab space
Yes
Wet Lab space
Yes
Research vessels available
Yes
GIS capacity on site
No
Long term data sets
No
On site herbarium or voucher species
Formal Data Management Plan
No
Mesocosms, plots, stream diversions, or other sets ups for outdoor manipulative experiments
No
Date Joined OBFS
July 25, 2024