Facilities

Facilities

BANNER IMAGE: The boardwalk is part of a trail that starts in the early successional forest bottomland of the IU Research and Teaching Preserve's Kent Farm property. The trail extends all the way to the top of the ridge. | Photo by Michael J. Chitwood

Indiana University has invested in state-of-the-art facilities and equipment for conducting research on conserving birds and biodiversity.

Among the many resources available, IU's Research and Teaching Preserve—made up of multiple properties of diverse habitats—is a valuable asset to both researchers and educators.

The Kent Farm Banding Observatory, the "red building," includes a classroom/meeting room as well as space for bird-banding projects. Photo by Terri Greene
This colorful room located within the "red building" at Kent Farm Research Station serves as a classroom and meeting room. Photo by Terri Greene
Volunteers with the MAPS bird-banding project pose at one of the mist nets at the Kent Farm Research Station. Photo courtesy of Eve Cusack
MAPS bird-banding project volunteers gather around the picnic table outside of the "red building" to watch MAPS Station Operator Eve Cusack band and collect data about one of the birds captured that day. A volunteer records the data. One of the lucky volunteers will get to hold and release the bird. Photo courtesy of Eve Cusack
A volunteer prepares to release a Prairie Warbler back into the woods after the bird had been measured and banded during a MAPS bird-banding project session. Photo courtesy of Eve Cusack
Researcher Sarah Wanamaker reads one of the thank-you notes sent by school children posted in the "red building" classroom. The note reads, "Thank you so much for letting us pet some birds. Thank you for letting us throw stuffed animals at the net. Thank you for takeing [sic] the time to let us do fun activities." Photo by Terri Greene