Biological Station (UMBS)

Thanks to an anonymous UMBS donor, the first $6,000 in gifts will be matched 1:1 providing double the support for UMBS.

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The University of Michigan Biological Station serves as a gathering place to learn from the natural world, advance research and education, and inspire action. We leverage over a century of research and transformative, hands-on experiences to drive discoveries and solutions to benefit Michigan and beyond.

Our vast campus in northern Michigan (the largest of U-M’s campuses!) engages all of the senses. Its remote, natural setting nurtures deep thought and scientific discovery. 

Your donation will help accelerate our evolution into the world’s leading field research station that operates year-round and leads by example through environmental sustainability. 

We currently offer immersive, adventurous academic courses and research fellowships in the spring and summer. At this critical moment in human history, it’s time to grow the number and diversity of student changemakers and global researchers we have capacity to serve — and that means expanding our programming into the cold-weather seasons.

Laboratories, classrooms and cabins are nestled along Douglas Lake, making up a small portion of the more than 10,000 forested acres surrounded by lakes that UMBS has stewarded since 1909 to support long-term knowledge and education.

The field station in Pellston, Michigan, is on the cusp of implementing our Campus Plan that would create new year-round housing, update utility infrastructure, winterize the cafeteria and classrooms, and improve accessibility.

The University of Michigan Biological Station is one of the nation’s largest and longest continuously operating field research stations. 

We need your support now to strengthen our impact in our second century of operations.

The Regents of the University of Michigan has 501(c)(3) non-profit tax-exempt status. Federal tax ID number: 38-6006309