The University's two field stations, Reis Biological Station and Lay Field Station, offer a variety of summer courses ranging from Field Ornithology to Aquatic Ecology. The Reis Biological Station, located 100 miles south of St. Louis in the Ozark mountains near Steeleville, Mo., has 225 acres of upland oak-hickory forests. Mo. Summer classes planned for Reis Biological Station this year include Spring Flora of the Ozarks, Natural History of Vertebrates, Aquatic Ecology and Ozark Cave Biology. Lay Field Station also offers a new course, Field Biology for Education Majors, that encourages creativity and curiosity. A variety of teaching methods will be used so that students with different learning styles may master the material.
Lodging is available at both field stations.
The first summer session was from May 10 to 29, and the second summer session is from July 26 to Aug. 14.