Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

Field station name: Chesapeake Biological Laboratory

URL: https://www.umces.edu/cbl

Year founded: 1925

Mission statement: The Chesapeake Biological Laboratory is part of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, which operates under a specific statutory mandate (Natural Resources Article Section 3-403) to “conduct a comprehensive program to develop and apply predictive ecology for Maryland to the improvement and preservation of the physical environment, through a program of research, public service, and education.”

Annual visitors: 4000

Land: 9 acres (4 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