Field Station | Field Trips
The Biology Field Station offers an interactive setting where students and other visitors become involved in doing science and other STEM lessons, receive a tour of the laboratories or partake in a variety of outdoor activities.
Throughout fall, spring and summer terms, day-long field trips are offered for K-12 students. These events are conducted by the Field Station staff, along with Â鶹²ú¾«¹úÆ· More EDU and STEM students who have developed, inquiry and standard-based activities that focus on the biodiversity and ecology of the Ohio River watershed.
The faculty and students at the Center educate and engage visitors about the Ohio River ecosystem and surrounding watershed, teach the value of the watershed to those who live within it, and empower students to make a positive impact on the River and the surrounding environment.
Field trips cost $100 for 10-15 students, $125 for 16-20 students, $150 for 21-25 students, and $175 for 26-30 students. Groups smaller than 10 and larger than 30 can be accommodated after inquiry with field station staff, although the maximum group size is 45 participants. Field trips including boat activities cost an additional $100 per boat. There is no cancellation fee unless the trip is cancelled within one week of the proposed date, in which case a $50 cancellation fee will be applied. For more information about a field trip, contact Molly Williams, Field Station Manager.
To schedule a field trip or for additional information, please see:
Sample Activities
Floodplain Activities
- What is a Floodplain? (elementary)
- Name That Tree! (elementary)
- Name That Tree (Page 2)! (elementary)
- Vocabulary List (elementary)
- Floodplain Ecology (middle)
- Floodplain Questions (middle)
- Tree Identification (middle)
- Tree Identification – Page 2 (middle)
- Vocabulary List (middle)
- What is a Floodplain? (powerpoint)
For further information, please contact the Station Manager Molly Williams at [email protected]