Northern Kentucky University Research and Education Field Station (REFS)

Field station name: Northern Kentucky University Research and Education Field Station (REFS)

URL: https://inside.nku.edu/artsci/centers/refs.html

Year founded: 2015

Mission statement: In support of NKU’s mission and core values, REFS serves students, scholars, and the broader community. As a data-driven learning center, REFS fosters regional environmental and ecological research, and is an operations hub for field studies, multidisciplinary nature and outdoor-oriented courses, and interactions between professionals, students, and local citizens.

Annual visitors: 1250

Land: 156 acres (63 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