Students, faculty and research staff meet often for seminars and discussions. The academic atmosphere at the station provides a relaxed, warm setting for the exchange of ecological knowledge that revolves around field trips to the nearby lakes, streams, and mountains. Backpacking into the wilderness areas and Glacier National Park typically occupies most of the spare time of students and staff. In the winter, research sites are often accessed by skiing. The area is a photographer's paradise and superb fishing will delight the angler.
Visitors enjoy swimming and boating on Flathead Lake and kayaking and canoeing on the rivers.
These are but a few of the reasons why a stay at the Flathead Lake Biological Station is truly a memorable experience. Bull Trout in Flathead Lake Facilities Biological Station facilities include a research lab, office buildings, cabins and apartments, conference rooms, wastewater treatment plant, research vehicles and more. The Freshwater Research Laboratory is an advanced facility that houses a variety of technical instruments used in water research. Researchers work on studies of international importance in the field of limnology, which is the study of physical, chemical, meteorological and biological conditions in fresh waters. A full-time lab manager performs many analyses, and assists graduate students with their analyses.