2025 Field Courses in the Northwoods of Minnesota – Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories
Come take a field course at one of the oldest continually operating field stations in the country! Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories has been offering field courses since 1909, in the heart of iconic Itasca State Park at the Headwaters of the Mississippi River. Itasca offers two field course programs: one for undergraduate and…
Read MoreVirtual Café: The PALASE Field Station, A Decade of Progress
The University Ioannina PALASE Field Station recently completed its first decade of existence. Located in NW Greece amidst the Pindos Mountains, an important Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot, PALASE has gone through a remarkable decade of growth in research, education, and outreach programs that have been documented in a recently released book entitled “PALASE: A field station…
Read MoreApplied Bioacoustics in Conservation and Practice Field Course
Hosted in collaboration with the Organization for Tropical Studies and the African Bioacoustics Community, this hands-on field course explores bioacoustics in terrestrial ecosystems. Participants will gain essential skills and knowledge to apply acoustic methodologies in ecological research and conservation. The two-week program combines theoretical foundations with practical techniques for field recording, biodiversity monitoring, and ecosystem…
Read MoreMonthly OBFS International Committee Meetings
Meeting Reminder: The OBFS International Committee meets every first Friday of the month at 11:00 AM EST We’re excited to have you on the OBFS International Committee! All welcome. Show Google Maps Link: Yes Show Google Map: Yes
Read MoreVirtual Café: Impact of the OBFS Matching Program
Join us on January 28 at 9:30 a.m. EST for an engaging symposium featuring three stations from the OBFS Matching Program: Finca las Piedras (Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon, Peru), Field Research Centre (UHasselt, Belgium), and Gault Nature Reserve (McGill University, Canada). Discover the impactful work they’re leading and the innovative projects they have spearheaded…
Read More2025 Fall Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF-REU) Program at Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
Fall Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF-REU) Program at Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences FULLY FUNDED MARINE RESEARCH INTERNSHIPS FOR U.S. UNDERGRADUATES IN BERMUDA The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (ASU BIOS), a unit of the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University, has funding from the National Science…
Read More2025 Station Exchange Program (SXP) Announcement
2025 Station Exchange Program (SXP) Announcement Itchung Cheung (itchung.cheung@oregonstate.edu) The OBFS Collaborations Committee is inviting OBFS Members Stations in good standing to apply for the OBFS Station Exchange Program (SXP). The intent of the program is to provide mini travel awards to facilitate field station staff travel to other field stations in the OBFS network…
Read MoreOBFS Board Meeting
The OBFS Board of Directors meets via Zoom every eight weeks through the year. All OBFS members are welcome to attend these meetings! Contact Beth Norman (secretary@obfs.org) with any questions. Join the meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86327357115?pwd=rhRWgzxQ2WbUMpVH01IHiq89ZUNzV8.1
Read More2025 OBFS-Maxwell/Hanrahan Research Experience Grant
The Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS) is pleased to announce available funding for OBFS member stations to support graduate students or postdoctoral researchers doing field-based science at their location. Thanks to the generosity of a Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation grant, OBFS member stations located anywhere in the world can apply for up to $15,000 in funding to hire a graduate…
Read MoreOBFS: International committee meeting
OBFS International Committee Meeting Meeting Reminder: The OBFS International Committee meets every first Friday of the month at 11:00 AM EST. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81222684876 Best regards, David International Committee Chair
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