This article originally
appeared in Missouri State University CNAS NewsWatch
In January, 1999, the Bull Shoals Field Station began
it's operations. Existing through a cooperative agreement between
Missouri State University, the Missouri Department of Conservation, and the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers, it's primary purpose is to provide a location for
faculty, students, and visiting scientists to conduct research and
educational programs that promote understanding of southwest Missouri
ecosystems. This facility overlooks Bull Shoals Lake and is adjacent
to the 2000 acre Drury Conservation Area. Missouri State is currently
finalizing a long-term lease with the Army Corps of Engineers,
improving facilities; and starting collaborative research projects.
Under the direction of Dr. John Havel, Associate professor,
Biology, pictured to the left, the Bull Shoals Field Station will
allow excellent opportunities for student and faculty research, field
courses, and public service. Research at the Field Station will
provide answers to questions about organisms in their native habitats
and solutions to problems resulting from the rapidly changing
environment of the Ozarks region. Numerous Missouri State courses will use the
Field Station for field trips and environmental data uploaded to our
web site will support science education in area schools. Faculty and
Graduate Research Assistants are currently working on several projects
which will benefit multiple users. The projects include literature
reviews, mapping, creating databases, digitizing images
of local
wildlife, floristic surveys, and water quality monitoring.
Bull
Shoals Field Station
Under the direction of Dr. John Havel, Associate professor,
Biology, pictured to the left, the Bull Shoals Field Station will
allow excellent opportunities for student and faculty research, field
courses, and public service. Research at the Field Station will
provide answers to questions about organisms in their native habitats
and solutions to problems resulting from the rapidly changing
environment of the Ozarks region. Numerous Missouri State courses will use the
Field Station for field trips and environmental data uploaded to our
web site will support science education in area schools. Faculty and
Graduate Research Assistants are currently working on several projects
which will benefit multiple users. The projects include literature
reviews, mapping, creating databases, digitizing images