What is a Field Station

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What is a Field Station ?
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What is Raystown Field Station?

• A outdoor lab for environmental education.
• A center for ecological research and monitoring.
• Located on Raystown Lake in central Pennsylvania
• Located 30 minutes from campus.

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Opportunities at Field Stations

• Research experience
• Specialty classes
• Exposure to new academic environment

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Field Station Locations
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Affiliations with Raystown Field Station
Bodega Bay Marine Lab
Tiputini, Ecuador
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Undergraduate Programs

• Laboratory Course Work
• General Ecology - Plant Ecology Systematics
• Vertebrate Zoology - Environmental Science
• Limnology - Invertebrate Zoology
• Hydrogeology - Field Methodologies

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Environmental Research

• Ongoing studies in
• Herpetology
• Ornithology
• Soil Entomology
• Limnology

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Water Quality Monitoring

• Monitor water quality on Raystown Lake.
• Operate a water quality analysis laboratory..

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Outreach Program in Environmental Science
Includes Teacher Training Workshops Field
experiences for high school students Equipment
Loan
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Other Outreach Programs

• Speaker series for visitors to Raystown Lake
• Day camps for elementary students
• Aquatics Summer Program

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Maple Sugaring

• Volunteer program run by students and alumni.
• Tap over 400 trees each spring.
• Old fashioned wood-fired syrup pans.
• Produce 50 gallons of syrup - given to all
  volunteers.

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Programmatic Goals of Expansion

• Undergraduate semester at the station
• Expanded research opportunities
• Additional outreach and teacher training
• Meeting Facilities

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Facility Themes

• Multiple Use
• Unobtrusive
• Green Design
• Sustainability Teaching Center

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Facility Layout

• Classroom / Laboratory
• Dining Hall / Meeting Center
• Two Residential Units
• Caretaker Residence

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Construction Phasing

• Dining Hall / Multipurpose Building
• Water Treatment Infrastructure
• Classroom / Laboratory
• Residence Units

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Aerobic Composting Toilets
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Trex Recycled Plastic Wood Deck
Ultra High Efficiency Propane Pulse Boiler
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Recycled Newspaper Insulation and Fly Ash concrete
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Future