Wichita State to celebrate grand opening of biological field station
Funding for the project came from a $240,000 National Science Foundation grant, plus matching dollars from generous local donors to build a research and classroom center.
The approximately half-million-dollar center serves as headquarters for three parcels of land totaling more than 500 acres: the Ninnescah Reserve, the nearby Sellers Reserve and the recently acquired Gerber Reserve in Kingman County.
At these parcels, students and faculty study grassland restoration, river ecology and general wildlife biology. Each reserve represents habitats west of the Flint Hills and not found at field stations owned by other public universities in Kansas.
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Contact: Cheryl Miller, assistant dean, Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, (316) 978-6659 or cheryl.miller@wichita.edu.