A large dining hall seats as many as 100 persons for three meals per day, with vegetarian alternatives available. The RMBL student computer facilities include a dozen or so Windows 95 and 98 computers networked with internet access. Researchers may also connect to the network from their laboratories. The John C. Johnson Library provides reference support for researchers and students, and the Gunnison County and Western State College libraries are only 40 minutes away. About 90 researchers are in residence each summer, conducting a variety of projects.
Many research projects are of twenty to thirty years' duration.
Additionally, RMBL staff maintain a weather station, and data bases which describe plant and animal populations, physical and ecological features of the environment, and previous research projects. Interested researchers must provide their own funding and grants can be run through RMBL if desired. Each summer visiting faculty teach at least five upper-division undergraduate courses, oriented toward field biology. Scholarships are available for deserving students. Academic credits are granted by RMBL, which is designated 'AG' in Transfer Credit Practices of Designated Institutions.