page_title: Toolik Lake
section_title: Toolik Field Station
hierarchical_section_title: Toolik Lake / Toolik Field Station
caption_attribution_description: English: Toolik Field Station, August 2020
context_page_description: Toolik Lake is an Arctic lake located within the North Slope Borough, Alaska. It is in a remote wilderness area managed by the Bureau of Land Management accessed by the Dalton Highway. It is 130 mi south of Prudhoe Bay in the northern foothills of the Brooks Range.
  Limnological studies of Toolik Lake began in the summer of 1975. Research is performed by organizations such as the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network, Institute of Arctic Biology, International Tundra Experiment, National Ecological Observatory Network, and NASA.
context_section_description: The Toolik Field Station is an arctic research station located on the southeast shore of Toolik Lake. It is managed by the Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). The station is located on 33.87 acres of land, and can support a population of up to 175 researchers. The National Science Foundation provides the station with $3 million a year to support operations.
  The station is supported by modern amenities, including generator produced electricity, running water and shower facilities, a sauna, a kitchen and dining facility, dormitory-style housing, heated garages, and full-service wet and dry chemistry labs.
caption: Toolik Field Station, August 2020
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