220 United S/^tes of America 



JACKSON HOLE BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH STATION 



the local flora and fauna; graduate students at the 

 University can register for research problems under 

 supervision. 



SEASON OF operation: June 1 to September 10. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: Lakes Jackson, 

 Two Ocean, Emma Matilda and Yellowstone (eu- 

 trophic and oligotrophic lakes), and Snake River; 

 variety of ponds and alpine streams. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 20 visitors; nominal fee charged for 

 research space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small library; aquaria; 

 herbarium of major types of flora; small collection of 

 animals available for taxonomic study, etc.; machine 

 and wood shop; small boats and outboard motors. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level; 1 techni- 

 cian. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Amphibia: Amblystomd trigrinum melanoslicum 

 Pisces: Leu CISC lis cephaliis 



Many species typical of high mountain lakes, rivers 

 and streams. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Aquatic fungi of the area (John W. Baxter) 



Effects of sewage effluent on ecology of Swan Lake 



(L. Floyd Clarke) 

 Regeneration of Amphibia (Charles S. Thornton) 

 Fish populations in Two Ocean Lake (Kenneth L. 



John) 

 Inheritance factors in the crooked back and the Utah 



chub (Kenneth L. John) 



Kansas Stale Forestry, Fish and Game Commis- 

 sion 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Pratt, Kansas, USA. 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Roy Schnoonover, Fisheries Biol- 

 ogist. 

 SPONSORiNC AGENCIES: State of Kansas in cooperation 



with the Kansas State Teachers College. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1948. 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on physical, 

 chemical and biological studies of strip-mine lakes, 

 including warm water fishery management. 



season of operation: All year. 



physical environment accessible: Coal-mine strip- 

 pit lakes. 



provisions for visiting scientists: None. 



major research facilities: Small library; small 

 aquarium tanks; small boats and outboard motors. 



The W\ K. Kellogg Gull Lake Biological Sta- 

 tion 



POSTAL address: Route 1, Hickory Corners, Michigan, 

 USA. 



LOCATION : Near Battle Creek. 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. Walter F. Morofsky, Direc- 

 tor. 



sponsoring AGENCY: Michigan State University. 



year founded: 1954. 



SCOPE OF activities: Unrestricted research on aquatic 

 and terrestrial ecology, taxonomy, limnology and 

 fresh-water biology ; graduate and undergraduate in- 

 struction. 



season of operation: All year for research; June 20 

 to August 12 for instruction. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Lakes Gull, 

 Wintergreen, Stony, Gun, Crooked, Purdy, Wall and 

 Michigan, Augusta Creek, Kalamazoo River; eutrophic 

 and oligotrophic lakes. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 8-12 visitors; no fees charged for 

 research space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; small aquarium tanks; small research and 

 identified reference collections of local fauna and 



JOSEPH STACK RESEARCH BUILDING. GULL LAKE 

 BIOLOGICAL STATION 



