Tyson Research Area
The
Tyson Research Area is a 2,000 Acre field stations ran by
Washington University in the
United States. The center is located in the Saint Louis metropolitan area partially on the land where
Times Beach, Missouri was located. The area used to be a munitions storage area during
World War II and was purchased in
1968. It is part of the
Henry Shaw Ozark Corridor which consits of over 8,000 acres of protected lands. It is a member of the Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS).
Tyson research center hosts or hosted at one time;
- The Wild Canid Survival and Research Center (Wolf Sanctuary) relocating to a Jefferson County site, south of Pacific, along Highway F.
- The Missouri Mycological Society field headquarters
- The World Bird Sanctuary, now located at nearby Castlewood State Park, but continues to share some facilities at Tyson.
Tyson also has a weather station and monitors acid rain as part of the National Atmospheric Deposition Program.
External link
Tyson Research Center Homepage