Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories is a University of Minnesota field station dedicated to research and teaching on how ecosystems work, with an eye to cultivating an appreciation of their value and preservation for future generations. Here you will find a collection of news, features and opportunities at and about Itasca.
The team loads up the bags of dried mustard in the car. Next stop: northwest Minnesota. It may sound like a restaurant delivery, but the condiment’s final stop won’t be a diner booth.
The Big River Continuum program at Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories is a collaboration with Tulane University’s Studio in the Woods and the Weisman Art Museum. The program connected two artists — Karen Goulet and Monique Verdin — who live near the headwaters and the mouth, respectively, of the Mississippi River. Come see their work at two upcoming shows.
Alyssa Anderson holds up a sample collected in a stream between Elk Lake and Lake Itasca. Photo credit: Hailey Sauer