The Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation supports research focused on the landscape and ecosystems of the Lake Superior basin, particularly the Huron Mountains area of northern Michigan.
The Foundation operates the Ives Lake Field Station north of Big Bay, MI, providing housing and facilities for approved research projects. The Foundation also offers small research grants, with particular priority given to 'seed' projects that might lead to successful proposals to major funding agencies. HMWF provides exclusive access to a large (ca 10,000 ha), diverse, and well-protected natural area in the Huron Mountains, with extensive old-growth forests and pristine aquatic systems. HMWF is interested in both hypothesis-driven research and ecological monitoring, and proposals for long-term research are welcome. The Foundation also supports taxonomic documentation in connection with an all-taxa biodiversity inventory of the Huron Mts. (taxa of particular interest include arachnids and lepidopterans). More details and guidelines for research proposals may be found at the Foundation's website, www. hmwf.org, under the 'for researchers' link. Proposals for the 2010 field season should be submitted by 1 Feb if funding is requested. Address inquiries to Kerry Woods, Director of Research, at kwo...@bennington.edu -- Kerry D. Woods Bennington College, Natural Sciences Dir. of Research, Huron Mt. Wildlife Found. www.hmwf.org faculty.bennington.edu/~kwoods kwo...@bennington.edu
