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The University of Kansas Field Station is dedicated to field-based environmental research and education. The Field Station is located within the transition zone (ecotone) between the eastern deciduous forest and tallgrass prairie biomes. Faculty, students, and others use the 1,375 ha (3,400 acres) of diverse native and managed habitats, experimental systems, support facilities, and longterm databases to undertake an outstanding array of scholarly activities. The Field Station is available to any qualified person or group whose research, teaching, or conservation interests are compatible with our mission. Please contact us!
Station Highlights
NEON--National Ecological Observatory Network
The KU Field Station is slated to play a role in the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON). The National Science Foundation created NEON to establish a network for collecting ecological and climatic observations across the continental US, Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. Data obtained by NEON focus on how land use, climate, and invasive species affect biodiversity, disease ecology, and ecosystem services. Twenty core (eco-climatic) NEON sites were selected; the "Prairie Peninsula" site is based at the Konza Prairie (Kansas State University). The KU Field Station serves as a satellite site to Konza and will host a tower equipped with a comprehensive suite of sensors to monitor environmental variables within a forested setting. Data will be available to scientists, students, decision makers, and the public. Learn more about NEON at www.neoninc.org.
News and Events
KU Field Station
Newsletter
The current
issue of the Field Station newsletter, News and Notes, can be viewed
here.
To view archived copies, click
here.
New Weather Station
A new automated weather station has been installed at the Field Station
as part of both national and state climatological networks. The data serve
broad needs, in addition to supporting the many researchers at the Field Station.
Read more about this initiative in the Kansas Water Office newsletter, HydroGram.
Nature Trails
There are a number of self-guided nature trails available at the
Field Station. Please see the
attached map for more information.
Small Grants
Program
Since 2003, the University of Kansas Field Station has made available a number
of small grants ($300-$500) each year to help support undergraduate and graduate
student research at the field station during the summer. We encourage
a diversity of research projects--not only ecological studies but projects
in history, engineering, geology, geography, and other areas may be funded. Details
of the 2012 Program will be posted here when available.
Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology Department
Weekly seminars are held on Tuesdays with
special seminars at other times.
