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Tyson Research Center |
| Washington University in St. Louis | ||
| Tyson Research Center | ||
| Style | Biological Field Research Area | |
| Acquired | 1963 | |
| Location | West St. Louis County; 38 deg 31' N, 90 deg 33' W | |
| Namesake | The Tyson Valley | |
| Website | http://www.biology.wustl.edu/tyson/ | |
The Tyson Research Center is a 2,000 acre (8 km²) field station owned and operated by Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. The Center is located in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area. The area was used as a munitions storage area during World War II and was purchased in 1968. It is part of the Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor which consists of over 8,000 acres (32 km²) of protected lands. It is a member of the Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS).
Primary activities at the Center involve ecological research conducted by undergraduate and graduate students, staff, and faculty of Washington University and other local universities. Scientific outreach and continuing education programs and university-level courses of instruction are also occasionally held at the Center.
Tyson Research Center hosts or hosted at one time;
Tyson also has a weather station and monitors acid rain as part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program.
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