The Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation supports research focused onthe landscape and ecosystems of the Lake Superior basin, particularlythe Huron Mountains area of northern Michigan. HMWF provides exclusive access to a large (ca 10,000 ha), diverse, andwell-protected private natural area in the Huron Mountains, withextensive old-growth forests and pristine aquatic systems. The Foundation provides housing and facilities at the Ives LakeResearch Station north of Big Bay, MI. The Foundation also offerssmall research grants, with particular priority given to 'seed'projects that might lead to successful proposals to major fundingagencies. HMWF is interested in both hypothesis-driven and descriptive fieldresearch and monitoring in all areas of biology and earth sciences.Proposals for long-term research are welcome. The Foundation also supports taxonomic documentation in connectionwith an all-taxa biodiversity inventory of the Huron Mts. (we areparticularly interested in documenting arachnids, other poorly studiedinvertebrate groups, and fresh-water plankton; see website, below, forcurrent biodiversity inventory). More details and guidelines for research proposals may be found at theFoundation's website, www.hmwf.org, under the 'for researchers' link. Proposals for the 2012 field season should be submitted by 1 Feb,2012; this deadline is strict 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
