Brackenridge Field Laboratory (BFL)

Field station name: Brackenridge Field Laboratory (BFL)

URL: https://bfl.utexas.edu/

Year founded: 1966

Mission statement: To innovate and successfully prepare students through field-based studies of diverse natural systems, and to promote discoveries that improve our world through a better understanding of our natural systems.

Annual visitors: 500

Land: 88 acres (36 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