Facilities
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The facilities of CMU Biological Station are located on 130 acres of pristine habitat on the sandy eastern shore of Beaver Island. Established in 1966, the station offers a diversity of academic courses during the spring and summer months, and provides research facilities throughout the year.(Picture courtesy of Anderson Aerial Photography, Traverse City Michigan) |
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Miller's Marsh Natural Area
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Additionally, Central Michigan University owns a 270 acre tract of land on the southwest side of Beaver Island known as Miller's Marsh Natural Area. This tract of land serves a variety of field courses offered at the station by providing a highly diverse site for field trips, research and other activities. (Picture courtesy of Anderson Aerial Photography, Traverse City Michigan)
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The existing research facilities include the lakeside research building (above right) on the shores of Lake Michigan which provides four small laboratories, a seminar room, a classroom and a natural history museum. A second research building (above left) designed primarily for aquatic, fisheries and molecular research has recently been completed and is now in operation (see below). The natural history museum contains plant and animal holdings representative of Beaver Island which have been inventoried on a retrievable database. A greenhouse provides facilities for plant studies and a computer room is available for analysis.
| The original teaching laboratories at CMUBS, which were constructed in the 1960s, were replaced in 2006-07 by a new Academic Center. This facility was opened and dedicated in July 2007. This facility houses 3 teaching laboratories, a computer laboratory, a library and a 120 seat lecture hall, all of which are fully-mediated with state-of-the-art equipment. The construction process began during late August 2006. |
Above: Dr. Gillingham in front of the new CMUBS Academic Center
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During the spring of 2006, CMU purchased the old Coast Guard Station located on Whiskey Point in St. James, at the north end of Beaver Island. This will now give us safe mooring for our research boats, deep water access to Lake Michigan and the potential to invest in larger research vessels.
