{"id":816,"date":"2016-08-05T14:23:40","date_gmt":"2016-08-05T19:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/?page_id=816"},"modified":"2025-07-24T12:00:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:00:59","slug":"facilities-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/field-station\/research\/facilities-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Facilities: Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-general-facilities\">General Facilities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Office\/classroom building with meeting rooms, teaching lab, and computer lab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Research Lab constructed in 2004<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Service building \u2013 machine &amp; wood shop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Natural areas marked with a permanent grid \u2013 Accurately GPS-located in 2005<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boardwalk to the center of the Cedarburg Bog \u2013 Reconstruction completed in 2009<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>14 aquatic mesocosms (200 gallon tanks)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Several small boats, canoes, and trailers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global Positioning System equipment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extensive map and aerial photo collection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Geographic Information System (GIS) for the Field Station area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-housing\">Housing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Farm House for researcher &amp; 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