10,000-acre field station on the shores of Douglas Lake in northern Michigan.
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Earn Credits. Do Research. Explore Northern Michigan.
Turn up the volume and step into the experience of being immersed in nature during 4-week spring and summer terms at the University of Michigan Biological Station. Apply to join the world of discovery. myumi.ch/EP1d5
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Jun 12
Marilyn Gates, the daughter of former @UMich Biological Station director David M. Gates, used her 800 mm camera lens to capture an unusual moment. A newly hatched goose rode on the back of its surrogate parent: a loon! Read the fascinating story: myumi.ch/5wmDw
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Jun 11
The mayflies understood the assignment: hatch, swarm, steal the spotlight. This week at the University of Michigan Biological Station, Douglas Lake’s tiniest seasonal celebrities made their grand entrance for nature’s short-lived show.
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WEDNESDAY: Discover the power of natural history collections to answer questions about our changing world, from tracking emerging disease to reconstructing the evolution of life. Join us 7 p.m. June 10 for a free, public lecture along Douglas Lake. myumi.ch/Axk27
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A week of field station life is never just one thing. It's research on the Ocqueoc River, sailing after class, square dancing with friends, and learning the art of quillwork in Ethnobotany. Around here, science and community go hand in hand.
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WEDNESDAY: Examine an epic crisis in the French Caribbean islands with @UMich's Bénédicte Boisseron. From 1972 to 1993, a highly toxic pesticide was sprayed on weevil-infested banana plantations, despite known public health risks. Join us June 3 at 7 p.m.: myumi.ch/G7WrJ
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May 29
New researcher enlists AI to reveal insights hidden in our historic field station’s ‘dark data.’ Meet Dr. Anshuman Swain from @UMich who believes more than a century of researchers who have come and gone still have more to teach us. Read the newsletter: myumi.ch/QMNWq
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May 28
Cute Culprit: Director Aimée Classen caught a porcupine in the act of trying to eat the Biotron underground soil science facility at the @UMich Biological Station.
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May 27
What’s living inside a red pine cone? A crossover between two classes at the @UMich Biological Station opens a new line of research into tiny forest homes. myumi.ch/7JAN2
(Video from Dr. Nate Haan, instructor of the Field Studies of Insects course at UMBS)
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May 26
How can training in environmental science drive real-world change? Linda Greer, an environmental toxicologist, will discuss her global advocacy career working to strengthen environmental protections and reduce corporate pollution. Join us May 27 at 7 p.m. myumi.ch/wwq5G
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May 22
The adventure begins! From move-in day to first steps into the field, spring term students are settling into life at the @UMich Biological Station. For the next month, they’ll study northern Michigan ecosystems while building community along the way. myumi.ch/DWkNE
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May 21
LOVE SONGS: Listen as toads sing their hearts out along Douglas Lake at the @UMich Biological Station. Maintenance Supervisor Renee Kinney captured the chorus on May 19 during spring mating season.
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May 20
MLive features the @UMich Biological Station’s Summer Lecture Series and Director Aimée Classen: “These are the kinds of conversations we need right now.” Topics range from beavers’ role in climate resilience to monarch butterfly migration Wednesdays at 7. myumi.ch/gkjb6
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May 20
Blankets of trillium, a pair of loons, bright sunshine and heavy rain all welcomed new students to the @UMich Biological Station on move-in day today. A fitting start to the wild adventure!
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May 19
WEDNESDAY: The Summer Lecture Series kicks off 7 p.m. May 20 with an important question about plant and animal life amid habitat loss and climate change: When forests are broken into pieces, can biodiversity be maintained across the broader landscape? myumi.ch/jV4jP
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May 18
Congrats to Scott Haley! The ‘MacGyver’ of the @UMich Biological Station was selected by the U-M College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (@umichLSA) for the 2026 Positive Contributions to LSA Community and Culture Award. myumi.ch/kV3q3
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May 13
UMBS Stewards have collected more than 500 lbs. of garbage along Riggsville Road. The annual roadside cleanup kicks off a season of property management projects. Learn about the group of volunteers of friends and neighbors to the @UMich Biological Station: myumi.ch/r8E6M
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Cheers to all our @UMich Biological Station alums who graduated in Ann Arbor! Thanks for making the field courses up north part of your time at Michigan. Keep that curiosity and care for the natural world with you. From left: Kaitlyn Wilson, Emma Thomson, and Henry Barron.
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Apr 29
This is about to get toad-ally out of hand.
Thank you to UMBS Maintenance Supervisor Renee Kinney for sharing the standoff revealed at sunrise along Douglas Lake. (See the stunning sunrise photo in comments.)
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Apr 29
A photo from Renee of the beautiful sunrise this morning at the University of Michigan Biological Station
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Apr 27
The buoy is back in Douglas Lake! The @UMich Biological Station deployed its floating laboratory on April 24. Armed with a suite of solar-powered sensors, the smart device sends data about water quality and weather conditions in real time. Buoy Dashboard: myumi.ch/D8ddD
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