UNIV. OF MONT. BULLETIN No. 7. BIOLOGICAL SERIES Nc. 2. 



FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION 



University of Montana Biological Station 



FLATHEAD LAKE. >«aR>^ 



Postoffice, Bigfork, Flathead Co., Montana. -- '^-^^^^^ 



The laboratory work of the Station will open Monday, July 14, and 

 continue five weeks, or until Saturday, Aug. 16. 



For a week or ten days before the Station opens and for two or three weeks 

 after the work, closes some one of the Station staff will be at or near the Sta- 

 tion, and will aid any who may choose to work during such time. The labora- 

 tory is at the disposal of students, if it is wanted, from June 15 to September 1st. 



STAFF OF INSTRUCTORS. 



Oscar J. Craig, President of the University. 



Morton J. Blrod, Prof, of Biology, University of Montana, Director 

 of the Station, General Zoology. 



P. M. Silloway, Principal Fergus County High School, Ornithology, 

 Elementary Botany. 



Maurice Ricker, Principal Burlington, (Iowa), High School, Nature 

 Study, Plankton. 



Harry N. Whitford, Assistant in Botany, University of Chicago, 

 Forest Ecology. 



Mrs. Edith Ricker, Station Artist. 



ORGANIZATION. 



The Biological Station of the University of Montana was established 

 in 1899, for the purpose of offering to the students of the University and 

 to the teachers and students of the State an opportunity for study, col- 

 lection, investigation and recreation during the summer. By providing 

 the best facilities the state can afford, and making the instruction fret* 

 to all, the summer work at the Station presents exceptional opportuni- 

 ties for study, and every encouragement is given to those attending to 

 have both a pleasant and a profitable time. The situation of the Station 

 on the largest fresh water lake in the Northwest makes possible a study 

 of inland and cold water life not presented at any other locality. 



LOCATION. 

 The field laboratory is located on the bank of Swan River at its out- 

 let into Flathead Lake. This location affords a fine harbor for boats 

 and a good camping site for the tents of those attending. The adjacent 

 region contains forests, ponds, lakes, swamps, cultivated fields, mount- 

 ains, rivers and ravines. It is rich in animal and vegetable life. The 

 lake offers rare opportunities for collecting, and presents some beauti- 

 ful scenery. East of the lake the Mission range comes abruptly to the 

 water's edge. The range slopes from the Swan river on the north to 

 the high peaks, ten thousand feet, at the southern end, and its scenery 

 is wild, rugged and grand, truly Alpine in character, and rivaling the 

 Alps in beauty and magnificence. West of the lake are the Cabinets. 

 Near the Station Swan lake, Rost lake, Echo lake, and other waters, are 

 easily accessible. Daphnia pond ,a few minutes walk from the Station, 

 is rich in pond life, while Estey's pond, about as far again, is fully as 

 productive. 



EQUIPMENT. 



The Station is in possession of three boats for use of students; a 

 gasoline launch, Missoula; a 16-foot wood row boat, Culex; and a 14-foot 

 canvas boat, Daphnia; the latter for use when it is necessary to trans- 

 port a boat. The building is a convenient out-door laboratory, with 

 tables for a dozen students. There is a dark room for photography. 

 Microscopes, glassware, books, and utensils will be supplied from the 

 University. 



Botanical material, insect nets, pumping apparatus, and other collect- 

 ing paraphernalia will be supplied. 



