OBFS 2024 Meeting Support Awards
Application Material Deadline: September 30th, 2024 It is with great pleasure that we announce the availability of a limited number of Meeting Support Awards to attend the 2024 Organization of Biological Field Stations Annual Meeting. This year, the Meeting Support Awards application (International and Early Career/Student) is combined. Please review the requirements and deadlines below to apply…
Read MoreNominations for OBFS Officers are Open!
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Read More2024 Annual Meeting November 11-15, 2024
The 2024 annual meeting will be held November 11-15 in South Carolina by the Baruch Institutes of Hobcaw Barony (co-hosted by Clemson Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science and University of South Carolina Belle W. Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences as well as our illustrious OBFS Vice President, Skip Van Bloem). The dates selected are later than usual to avoid hurricanes…
Read MoreOBFS August 2024 Newsletter
Read the August 2024 OBFS Newsletter here!
Read More2024 OBFS Historian Report
This has been a landmark year for OBFS Historical Resources as, on 2/8/2024, the OBFS Board voted to form an official Historic Resource Committee to survey historical resources and centralize, digitize and make available to the public the background papers and photos of the Organization of Biological Field Stations. The Historic Resource Committee was formed…
Read MoreNational Field Station Conservation Survey
Private conservation lands are an important part of protecting ecosystems and preventing habitat loss throughout the country. Field stations, in particular, contribute to conservation and provide opportunities for research, education, and training for our future environmental scientists and leaders. Auburn University College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment (CFWE) together with The Jones Center at Ichauway…
Read MoreOn-site position opening at a Costa Rican field station
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CLOUDBRIDGE NATURE RESERVE ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: The Cloud Forest Conservation Alliance (CFCA) is a US based 501c3, recognized as a Costa Rican corporation, operating Cloudbridge Nature Reserve in Costa Rica. Cloudbridge is a private nature reserve stretching from 1550m to 2600m (5085-8530 ft) in the cloud forest of the Talamanca mountains.…
Read MoreWriting Workshop
Academic Writing Retreat at Lacawac Sanctuary Our writing retreats for academics, PhD students and other professionals offer you the possibility to concentrate on thinking, reading and writing in a sustained way, to recharge your battery, and to gain new inspiration. For individuals and groups. Let original new ideas be born, maybe even ground-breaking ideas for…
Read MoreFlathead Lake Biological Station Awarded $9.5M for Ocean Climate Change Science
Origionally published by NBC KTVH By: UM News Service Posted at 6:11 PM, Jun 16, 2024 A new research project led by the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station (FLBS) expands the impact of the station’s renowned expertise from mountain watersheds to ocean depths. Dubbed SUBSEA – the Subtropical Underwater Biogeochemistry and Subsurface…
Read MoreOBFS Board Meeting
The OBFS Board meets every 8 weeks. All OBFS members are welcome to attend. Please contact Beth Norman (secretary@obfs.org) for more information.
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