Oak Lake Field Station

About

The Oak Lake Field Station is a 570-acre facility located in the heart of the Northern Plains on the Coteau des Prairies.

Grassland, oak forest, wetland and lake environments located at the field station provide hands-on learning and research opportunities particularly for those students interested in management of natural resources. (How to get there.)

The field station hosts university research focused on biofuels development, the variety of life of prairie communities, management of invasive species, optimizing pollinator habitat, prairie pothole and stream ecology.

Facilities on-site also service environmental education, university field courses, conferences, colloquia, retreats and community service events.

The station operates under a strategic management plan with a mission of: “To increase the understanding and appreciation of the Northern Great Plains and foster ecosystem stewardship through education, research and service.”

Oak Lake Field Station Field Day

July 10, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., lunch provided
Topics will include the effect of pollinators on the plant community, using native plants to restore tall grass prairies, small mammal conservation in South ��ֱ��, and looking at the changing flowering time over 120 years at Coteau des Prairies.

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Oak Lake Field Station is used as an instructional site to support university classes, public school instruction and outreach educational programs.

Education

Oak Lake Field Station provides laboratory and computing facilities and field areas for research studies of northern prairie environments.

Research

Oak Lake Field Station is available for use by educational groups, civic organizations, government agencies, private families and religious organizations.

Outreach

Images of Oak Lake Field Station

Oak Lake Field Station comprises part of the South ��ֱ�� Agricultural Experiment Station research infrastructure.