East, South and West Lodges, and the Dome House can be booked by groups for exclusive use. The exclusive use daily rate is the daily rate multiplied by the total number of beds in the unit, and ensures no other residents will be put in the lodge during your group’s stay, even if beds are available. Exclusive use of a lodge should be arranged by a group leader well in advance and may be unavailable at times of high demand. If exclusive use is not booked, we reserve the right to fill beds in shared rooms and lodges as necessary to meet requests.

Individuals: submit your housing request.

Groups (single point of contact for logistics, communication, room assignments and billing): contact Lydia Winkler ([email protected]) with your proposed dates, group size, and general purpose of visit.

Cedar Creek has a handful of spaces that can be rented by groups for meetings, workshops or other short-term gatherings. If you are looking for longer-term space (office, lab, etc), please reach out to Associate Director Caitlin Barale Potter ([email protected]) to discuss options and fees. Most spaces listed below are in daily use by Cedar Creek programs and activities in May, September and October, as well as periodically throughout the summer. Request spaces as early as possible!

To book rooms, email Operations Associate Lydia Winkler ([email protected]) with your proposed dates, group size, and information about your organization and event/program.

As at many field stations, site use or research project fees are an essential part of Cedar Creek’s budget. They make it possible for us to keep our roads, buildings, infrastructure and shared equipment in functional condition, and to continue to offer the research and logistical support our scientists rely on. Granting agencies regularly approve the payment of these types of site use fees, so researchers are encouraged to budget them into new requests for funding. Projects requiring specific or extensive staff support (e.g. prescribed burning, regular mowing/irrigation, etc) should also budget for staff salary and fringe. Rates can be discussed as part of the proposal review process.

Cedar Creek is also committed to supporting a diversity of users to access the station, regardless of their funding situation. We do not want use fees to be a barrier, particularly for early-career scientists, community members, independent researchers and researchers from populations historically underrepresented in the sciences. Generally, graduate and undergraduate projects as well as one-time sampling visits are exempt from site use fees, as are projects that already contribute significantly to the reserve's operations through staff salaries and infrastructure support. If you need information on a fee waiver or subsidy, please contact Associate Director Dr. Caitlin Barale Potter ([email protected]). 

To submit a project proposal, please review the proposal information and then follow the links to the proposal form. Please allow a minimum of two weeks to receive approval.

Cedar Creek’s education staff are trained to provide a wide variety of programs - from field trips and classroom programs for K-12 students, to tours and talks for higher education institutions, to presentations or custom programs to special interest groups or organizations. Fees listed below reference program opportunities described in detail on our K-12 pages and our Field tours and presentations page. Details for booking programs are included on those pages.

Partial and full scholarships may be available for groups unable to pay fees. Contact Kara Baldwin (612-301-2602 or [email protected]).