Ball State University Field Station and Environmental Education Center

Field station name: Ball State University Field Station and Environmental Education Center

URL: www.bsu.edu/fseec

Year founded: 2000

Mission statement: Educational Mission Statement: To promote and support multidisciplinary environmental education in natural settings for students of all ages.

Research Mission Statement: To promote and support scientific inquiry into the functions and interactions between natural and human-dominated ecosystems of east central Indiana and the Midwest in general.

Annual visitors: 3000

Land: 425 acres (172 hectares)

Location:

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Outreach Goals

[✓ = applies to this field station, ✗ = does not apply to this field station]

    ✗ Build community

    ✓ Disseminate place-based knowledge and/or skills

    ✓ Encourage conservation or environmental stewardship

    ✗ Inspire curiosity

    ✗ Make field station resources available to the public

    ✗ Promote STEM careers

    ✗ Raise awareness of the field station's work

    ✗ Raise money

    ✗ Reach a particular audience

    ✓ Teach about the environment generally

    ✓ Teach researchers how to communicate with the public

Outreach Programs