FSML: Facilities Development: Implementation of 1997 Planning Workshop Recommendations

密西西比大学野外研究站（UMFS）于1986年在该大学主校区东北18公里处的湾泉建立，是密西西比州北部的一个研究机构，致力于长期的生态研究。工作人员、访问调查人员和学生在不同的学科进行研究，如水文学、植物学、土壤学、遗传学、爬虫学、药理学、毒理学、生态学、湖沼学、渔业生物学和生理学。该设施的使用通常是密集的。研究优势领域强调生态系统过程。辅助教育项目包括研究生和本科生的研究训练，大学课程，K-12和社区环境教育。UMFS通过在其740英亩（296公顷）的保护区内提供研究区域和生物来支持研究和教育。该站的223个研究池塘，5个泉水池塘和220英亩（90公顷）的相关高地栖息地是其最大的资产之一。正如1997年规划研讨会所阐述的那样，未来18年，UMFS的总体愿景是成为一个区域、国家和国际上重要的实地研究、教学和服务站。UMFS的水与湿地资源中心（CWWR）是实现这一目标的重要一步。2000年5月，湿地研究中心的落成仪式将与联合国湿地系统主办的国际湿地会议同时举行。预计此次颁奖仪式和会议将吸引科学界的广泛关注。迄今为止的反应是非常令人鼓舞的。在1997年讲习班与会者提出的众多建议中，有两项在提案中加以发展。该项目将为密西西比大学野外研究站的住房和多用途制造大楼的建设提供支持。野外考察站通常被定义为有常驻科学家和学生全年在现场进行研究。可以鼓励来自世界其他地区的访问科学家和研究人员通过提供现场住房来访问UMFS。多功能制造大楼还将作为现场和实验室/设备设计、开发和维护车间。目前现场没有设施来建造或修理研究使用所需的设备。一个制造实验室也将作为一个区域，存放目前在外地站的所有现有设备。一座能够提供这种实际便利的建筑物对于该站为教育和研究活动提供支助的任务是必不可少的。

The University of Mississippi Field Station (UMFS), established at Bay Springs 18 km northeast of The University's main campus in 1986, is a research facility in northern Mississippi dedicated to long-term ecological research. Staff, visiting investigators, and students conduct research in disciplines as diverse as hydrology, botany, soil science, genetics, herpetology, pharmacology, toxicology, ecology, limnology, fisheries biology, and physiology. Use of the facility is often intense. Areas of research strength emphasize ecosystem processes. Complementary education programs involve research training for graduate and undergraduate students, use by college classes, and K-12 and community environmental education. UMFS supports research and education by providing access to study areas and organisms on its 740 acre (296 ha.) preserve. The Station's 223 research ponds, five spring ponds, and 220 acres (90 ha.) of associated upland habitat are among its greatest assets.As articulated during the 1997 planning workshop, the overall vision for UMFS is to become a regionally, nationally, and internationally important station for field research, teaching and service over the next 18 years. The Center for Water and Wetland Resources (CWWR) at UMFS represents a major step towards fulfilling this goal. The May 2000 dedication ceremony for the CWWR complex will coincide with UMFS-hosted international conference on wetlands. The dedication ceremony and the conference are envisioned to attract much interest in the scientific community. The response to date has been very encouraging.Among the numerous recommendations offered by the 1997 workshop participants two are developed in the proposal. Construction of housing and construction of a Multipurpose-Fabrication Building for The University of Mississippi Field Station will be supported by this project. Field Stations are often defined by having resident scientists and students on site conducting research throughout the year. Visiting scientists and researchers from other parts of the globe can be encouraged to visit UMFS by providing on-site housing. The Multipurpose-Fabrication Building will also serve as a field and lab/equipment design, development and maintenance shop. There are currently no facilities on site to build or repair equipment needed for research use. A Fabrication Lab would also serve as an area to house all of the existing equipment currently at the Field Station. A building that can provide such practical convenience is essential to the mission of the Station in providing support for educational and research activities.