Westminster College Outdoor Laboratory

CHIPPING PARTY: Saturday, April 22, at 10:15, Field Station! Be there.

Class in Introduction to Environmental Science at the Field Station on March 9, 2017.

Environmental Science class observing "screening," the final stage of composting.

Here, for the record, is the staffing organization of Westminster College Outdoor Laboratory: Director, Patrick Krantz, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and previously Director of the Drinko Center at Westminster (he reports to the Chair of the Division of Biology, Chemistry and Environmental Science). Manager, Clarence Harms, Professor Emeritus of Biology, previously Director of the Field Station, and has been with the Outdoor Laboratory from its beginning in ...1981 when he chaired the Department of Biology (he reports to the Director). The division of labor between Director and Manager is still being worked out but the future is clear: we know where we have been, what we are now doing and where we want to go! In addition, we have employees, student interns and volunteers, all of whom make substantial contributions in many ways to our work. Photos: Patrick on tractor; Clarence "creek walkin," Erin Hassett student employee, Don and Carole Little volunteers, Ken Filicky volunteer, Kyle Filicky volunteer, Kati Edmiston and Mary Burris volunteers.

Within the past year our program has undergone appropriate reorganization and administration. For clarity, the name, "Outdoor Laboratory," is (and has been) used to encompass three facilities: Field Station, College Woods and Brittain Lake. We keep the singular, "Laboratory," rather than the plural, "Laboratories," because we firmly accept the fact that nature is ONE ENTITY, hence ONE LABORATORY.

McClure Run bisects the campus and flows into the Little Neshannock Creek near the Field Station. This stream also feeds Brittain Lake.

Sandy Edmiston Labyrinth Journal Entry August 28, 2013 Even though the skies are overcast and a cool breeze blows through the air, it is a magnificent day. The labyrinth is a great place just to come clear your mind. -L

Friends of the Westminster College Field Station: as of March 1st, we will be changing our name on this site to Westminster College Outdoor Laboratory because we represent MORE THAN Field Station. We also encompass the College Woods and Brittain Lake. We will regularly be posting details of the organization and operation of Westminster’s programs of the Outdoor Laboratory. AND we invite you to not only "Like" or "Comment" on postings but to add appropriate stories, photos and videos that we will all use. Thank you for making the transition with us!