The Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation supports field-based research in the natural sciences in the Lake Superior basin and particularly in the Huron Mts. region of northern Michigan. Towards this end, the Foundation provides exclusive research access to one of the most pristine landscapes in the Great Lakes region. A private reserve of over 8000 ha includes:
• several thousand ha of old-growth forests
• diverse terrestrial habitats, from mesic hemlock-hardwoods, to sand-ridge pine forest, to granitic outcrops pine-oak scrub
• unusually pristine large and small lakes, streams, and diverse wetlands
• over 15 km of Lake Superior shoreline
• a well-documented biota, with long-term records for some groups
HMWF’s Stone House Field Station on Ives Lake (indicated by the red circle in the aerial photo above) offers comfortable housing and ample work-space. Boats are available for research use on several lakes.
Archives from more than 50 years of field research provide baseline documentation, including a taxonomic inventory of over 4000 species (see the ATBI page of this website)
Small research grants are available. HMWF favors projects using grants as seed-money to develop projects that may attract funding from other sources, or studies of poorly documented taxa.
Here is a summary brochure; for further information about conducting research at the Huron Mts., go to the 'Researcher Guidelines' page. |
