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Field Stations
Six current field station sites and one planned site offer distinct living laboratories. Each provides a unique view into an ecosystem representative of the Lone Star State and its resilience, from the Hill Country to coastal regions to piney woods to West Texas mountains.
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Brackenridge Field Laboratory
Adjacent to the Colorado River and located in an urban environment that formerly housed a quarry, this 82-acre area includes prairies, pecan bottoms and juniper woods.
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Hill Country Field Station
With a donation from Winn Family Foundation, The University is preparing to construct and operate a Hill Country Field Station for research and public outreach.
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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
The 284-acre Wildflower Center features natural, undeveloped landscapes reflecting the Edwards Plateau and Texas Blackland Prairie ecosystems.
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Marine Science Institute
The Marine Science Institute is a prime location for research on the Texas Coast adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico and local bay systems.
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McDonald Observatory
Located on 650 acres in the Davis Mountains of West Texas, The Observatory is available for the study of the land and the celestial universe.
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Stengl Lost Pines Biological Station
Nearly 600 acres of woodlands and savanna are located 40 miles east of Austin in Bastrop County and available for research and educational programs.
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White Family Outdoor Learning Center
This 266-acre living classroom in Hays County and the Texas Hill Country provides channels, floodplains and hill slopes that cover a range of steepness and soil occurrences.