Are you looking for housing and facilities to conduct field research, teach a course, or host a retreat on the southern Colorado Plateau? Northern Arizona Universitys Merriam-Powell Research Station is just 5 miles outside of beautiful Flagstaff, Arizona, and close to a wide range of research sites and public lands, including the elevation gradient made famous by C. Hart Merriam, Northern Arizona Universitys Centennial Forest (47,000 acres or experimental forests, woodlands, and grasslands), and the regions many national parks and forests, including Grand Canyon National Park. The research station offers overnight accommodations to individual researchers or groups of up to 20 people in two bunkrooms and a two-bedroom apartment. A meeting room and basic lab facilities are also available. Amenities include high-speed, wireless internet; a full basic kitchen; laundry facilities; and access to The Arboretum at Flagstaffs beautiful trails. Educational, scientific, and environmental organizations are also invited to use the research station for field classes or multi-day meetings and workshops. The 2013 field season runs from April 1 through November 1, 2013; however, the research station may be available before or after the field season with special arrangements. MPRS draws researchers and students interested in the unique natural resources and ecological conditions of the southern Colorado Plateau. In particular, MPRS supports multidisciplinary field research at multiple sites to investigate how climate change will affect the ecology and evolution of individual plant species, communities, and ecosystems in the future. For details, please visit http://www.mpcer.nau.edu/mprs/
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