Tyson Research Center is a environmental field station owned and operated by

Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis (WashU or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus in St. Louis County, and Clayton, Missouri. Founded in 1853, the university is named after George Washington. Washington University is r ...

in the

St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

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metropolitan area east of

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. It is part of the Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor which consists of over of protected lands. It is a member of the

Organization of Biological Field Stations The Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS) is a nonprofit multinational organization representing the field stations and research centers across Canada, United States, and Central America. While it has no administrative or management c ...

(OBFS). Tyson provides opportunities for environmental research and education for students and faculty from Washington University and beyond. Infrastructure and programs facilitate multi-scale research and teaching opportunities and collaboration across disciplines, institutions, and levels of academic training. Tyson Research Center was originally part of the Tyson Valley Powder Plant in

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. It is bordered to the east by Lone Elk County Park, to the west by West Tyson County Park, to the north by

Castlewood State Park Castlewood State Park is a public recreation area and Missouri state park occupying which straddle the Meramec River in St. Louis County, Missouri. The most visited section of the state park lies on the north side of the Meramec; the park acre ...

, and to the south by

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. Tyson Research Center hosts the Endangered Wolf Center. Tyson also has a weather station and monitors acid rain as part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program. File:Tyson Research Center headquarters.JPG, Headquarters building File:Bunker at Tyson Research Center.JPG, A bunker at Tyson File:Mincke Quarry 4.JPG, Minke Quarry site File:Tyson Research Center road.JPG File:Dry Long Pond Tyson.JPG

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External links

Tyson Research Center Homepage
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