Augustana College owns and
manages three field stations that are used for educational purposes.
Green Wing
Environmental Laboratory is approximately 80 miles to the east
of campus. It totals 420 acres of upland forest and wetland habitats
and is equipped with two buildings that can accommodate students and
professors for short and long-term trips.
The Collinson Ecological Preserve
(67 acres) consists predominantly of upland hardwood forest.
It contains two high quality native loess hill prairie openings on a
slope within the bluff overlooking Mill Creek. The Beling
Ecological Preserve (109 acres) contains flood plain forest that
is adjacent to and seasonally flooded by the Rock River. Both
preserves are within 10 miles of campus.
All three field
stations are used for teaching and research. Courses that are taught
include Local Flora, Entomology, Aquatic Biology, and Summer
Research Experience in Field Biology. Research activities by students and
professors revolve around plant ecology, animal ecology, and
conservation biology.
Augustana College owns and
manages three field stations that are used for educational purposes.
Green Wing
Environmental Laboratory is approximately 80 miles to the east
of campus. It totals 420 acres of upland forest and wetland habitats
and is equipped with two buildings that can accommodate students and
professors for short and long-term trips.
The Collinson Ecological Preserve
(67 acres) consists predominantly of upland hardwood forest.
It contains two high quality native loess hill prairie openings on a
slope within the bluff overlooking Mill Creek. The Beling
Ecological Preserve (109 acres) contains flood plain forest that
is adjacent to and seasonally flooded by the Rock River. Both
preserves are within 10 miles of campus.
All three field
stations are used for teaching and research. Courses that are taught
include Local Flora, Entomology, Aquatic Biology, and Summer
Research Experience in Field Biology. Research activities by students and
professors revolve around plant ecology, animal ecology, and
conservation biology.