{"id":236,"date":"2026-01-09T21:46:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T21:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/?page_id=236"},"modified":"2026-03-26T14:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T14:45:45","slug":"field-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/field-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>UW-Stevens Point students and faculty have acc\u200bess to extensive tracts of private, county and state land near campus, which provide a great diversity of habitats for scientific investigation. We are able to study in 40,000 acres of private, county and state land within 20 miles of campus, providing a great diversity of habitats for scientific investigations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-cards white-solid blockspacetop blockspacebottom\" id=\"\"><div class=\"site-width\"><section class=\"hcard-container\" aria-label=\"Horizontal Card\"><div class=\"uwsp-horizontal-card-container\" aria-live=\"off\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-block\" id=\"hcard17745326775418638\"><div class=\"uwsp-horiz-card-individual split5050 hcard-imgright\"><div class=\"hcard-infocell\"><h5 class=\"hcard-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"hcard-title\">Research with Biology Faculty<\/h3><h4 class=\"hcard-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"hcard-content\">The UWSP Department of Biology has a strong heritage of field work. Many biology faculty have field-oriented research programs and many courses include field trips as part of their laboratory component.\n\nCurrent Research Topics:\n\nBird mortality\nPlant culture\nExperimental design\nParasitology<\/div><div>\n\n\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-link-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/faculty-mentored-student-research\/\" target=\"_self\">Current Research with Faculty <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"hcard-mediacell\"><div class=\"hcard-images hcard-oneimg\"><div class=\"hcard-image\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/measure-field-scaled-1.jpg)\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"hslider-buttoncontainer\"><button class=\"hsliderBack horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"previous slide\">\u276e<\/button><div class=\"single-card-nav\"><\/div><button class=\"hsliderForward horizontal-sliderbutton\" aria-label=\"next slide\">\u276f<\/button><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cardblock-frame blockspacetop blockspacebottom\" id=\"\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/Hawaii-2022-field-research-4-scaled-1.jpg);background-position:center center\"><div class=\"card-coloroverlay\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(to bottom, , )\"><div class=\"site-width\"><div class=\"card-container img1x1 cardshadow col-small-one col-medium-two col-large-two col-xlarge-four col-xxlarge-four\">\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/schmeeckle-field-e1681399925438.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"students wearing backpacks walk a trail inside the Schmeeckle Reserve\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/schmeeckle-field-e1681399925438.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\">Outdoor Classroom<\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Schmeeckle Reserve<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\">Not only is the 280-acre Schmeeckle Reserve a place of natural beauty to enjoy; it serves as an outdoor classroom. The area is set aside for the protection of natural ecosystems and to maintain a diversity of habitats. Below are just some of the studies that have been possible through the work of students from across the university.<br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.uwsp.edu\/cnr-ap\/schmeeckle\/Documents\/natural_history\/Plants%20of%20Schmeeckle%20Reserve%20rev%20Aug%202019.pdf\">Census of Plants (2019)<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.uwsp.edu\/cnr-ap\/schmeeckle\/Pages\/education\/weather.aspx\">Environmental Monitoring Station<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.uwsp.edu\/cnr-ap\/schmeeckle\/Pages\/natural_history\/habitat_restoration.aspx\">Habitat Restoration<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.uwsp.edu\/cnr-ap\/schmeeckle\/Pages\/education\/research.aspx\">Other Research Studies<\/a><\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/Hawaii-2022-field-research-6-scaled-1.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"UWSP students take photo in Hawaii during field ecology course.\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/03\/Hawaii-2022-field-research-6-scaled-1.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Winterim in Hawaii<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\">Faculty offer regularly scheduled field study courses, such as our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/sbcb\/hawaii-field-work-winterim\/\">Hawaii ecology 3-credit course<\/a>, not only limited to biology majors. Students may apply for our field biology course exploring the forest ecology, native fauna (especially birds), and marine biology of the Hawai\u2019i Island.<\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\">\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/ecology-and-conservation-biology-of-hawaii\/\" target=\"_self\">Learn More <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/NADF-2022-scaled-1.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Fry in tank at the Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility in Bayfield, Wisconsin. \" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/NADF-2022-scaled-1.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\">UWSP is leading the nation in aquaculture and aquaponic education opportunities through Wisconsin\u2019s first aquaculture minor. The Northern Aquaculture Demonstration Facility in Bayfield, Wis. offers internships and give tours to highlight research underway.<\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\">\n<a class=\"uwspbtn uwsp-btn-solid-purple\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/nadf\/northern-aquaculture-demonstration-facility\/\" target=\"_self\">Explore NADF <i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-chevron-right\"><\/i><\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-trad-card\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/plants-Marshfield-Arboretum-scaled-1.jpg)\"><div class=\"card-image-holder\"><div class=\"card-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Biology students explore the habitat at the UW-Stevens Point at Marshfield Arboretum in 2022.\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/school-of-biology-chemistry-and-biochemistry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/plants-Marshfield-Arboretum-scaled-1.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><h5 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-microtitle\"><\/h5><h3 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-title\">Hands-on Outdoors<\/h3><h4 class=\"uwsp-trad-card-subtitle\"><\/h4><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-text\">Our students and faculty have acc\u200bess to extensive tracts of private, county and state land near campus, which provide a great diversity of habitats for scientific investigation.<\/div><div class=\"uwsp-trad-card-button-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UW-Stevens Point students and faculty have acc\u200bess to extensive tracts of private, county and state land near campus, which provide a great diversity of habitats for scientific investigation. 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