236 United Slates of America 



QUETICO-SUPERIOR WILDERNESS RESEARCH CENTER 



ing space for 6 visitors; no fees charged for research 

 space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small Ubrary; entom- 

 ological research collection; herbarium which includes 

 local aquatic mosses and vascular plants ; machine and 

 wood shop, skilled shop workman available; small 

 boats and outboard motors. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professional level; 4 tech- 

 nicians, (summer only). 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS: While Space 

 is available for scientists interested in the hydrobiology 

 of the area, no work is being done in this field now. 



Reelfoot Lake Biological Station 



POSTAL address: Route 2, Hickman, Kentucky, USA. 

 LOCATION : Near Union City, Tennessee. 

 executive officer: Dr. C. L. Baker, Director, of Sta- 

 tion, c/o Southwestern College, Memphis, Tennessee. 



REELFOOT LAKE BIOLOGICAL STATION 



sponsoring agency: Tennessee Academy of Sciences. 



YEAR founded: 1935. 



scope of activities: Unrestricted biological studies on 

 lakes, swamps and forests. 



season of operation: June, July and August. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: Reelfoot Lake 

 (oligotrophic lake). 



provisions for visiting scientists: Research and liv- 

 ing space for 4 visitors; no fees charged for research 

 space. 



major research facilities: Small library; small 

 aquarium tanks ; small boats and outboard motors. 



SIZE OF staff: Two at professional level. 



important SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: 

 Insecta: Anopheles u-alkeri 

 Amphibia: Ampbiuma tridactyliim 



MAJOR current RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Fishes of Reelfoot Lake (C. L. Baker) 

 Growth rate of fishes (R. J. Schoffman) 



Sagehen Creek Experimental W^ildlije and 

 Fisheries Station 



POSTAL address: p. O. Box 447, Truckee, California, 

 USA. 



LOCATION : Tahoe National Forest. 



executive officer: Dr. Paul R. Needham, Professor 

 of Zoology, University of California, Berkeley 4, Cali- 

 fornia. 



sponsoring agency: University of California. 



year founded: 1951. 



scope of activities: Unrestricted research on popula- 

 tion structures of both fish and game species ; coopera- 

 tive research with State agencies ; graduate and under- 

 graduate instruction. 



season of operation: All year. 



physical environment accessible: Sagehen Creek, 

 Truckee River, Lakes Tahoe, Independence and 

 Webber and many other high lakes and streams. 



provision for visiting scientists: Space for 3 visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR research AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; small aquarium tanks; two underwater observa- 

 tion tanks in Sagehen Creek; research collections of 

 local fish; list of local plant species available; machine 

 and wood shop, skilled shop workman available; small 

 boats and outboard motors. 



instructional program: On Berkeley campus: 

 limnology, ecology, plankton, ichthyology, aquatic 

 entomology, fishery biology, population dynamics, 

 fisheries, and game management. Summer instruction 

 at Sagehen Creek Project: plant geography, plant 

 taxonomy, and fish and game management. 



SIZE OF staff: Two at professional level; 1 technician. 



