Facilities and Programs Maintained by
the Odum School of Ecology

The Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (home page) was established through an NSF equipment grant. Analysis prices, significantly below those of commercial labs, represent in effect an NSF subsidy of clients' research. In return, work performed in the lab must be acknowledged by footnote in any publication presenting data generated by the lab, and the lab must be provided with a reprint of any such publication. These requests are considered part of the price for analytical work. The costs listed are for nonprofit clients only.

The Center for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Processes serves as the University of Georgia's focal point for research and education on biodiversity and the ecosystem processes that sustain life. The Center concentrates the vast and varied expertise dispersed throughout the University in a way that enables faculty members to generate new sources of funding to support scientific research, to provide educational experiences both on and off campus, and to inform public policy at the state, regional, national and international levels.

The Horseshoe Bend Research Facility research facility is located just minutes from campus. Research into plant and animal ecology, no-till agriculture, stress ecology, animal behavior has been conducted here since the mid-60s.

The McGarity Wetlands is located off the Alcovy River near Covington, Georgia. Used as a research and educational outdoor laboratory, the site lies directly across the river from Georgia's northernmost recorded gum pond, dominated almost exclusively by water tupelo.

The Natural Resources Spatial Analysis Laboratory (NARSAL)(home page) was established under a Strategic Initiative in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) collaborative grant jointly awarded to UGA and the Georgia Odum School of Technology by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG). NARSAL serves as a resource for the natural resources research community throughout the USG.

The Odum Library maintains a collection of Odum School of Ecology reprints, theses and dissertations, and scientific journals available to faculty, staff and students.

The Odum Watershed is available for teaching, research and service purposes. Large sections of the watershed contain old-growth forests, serving as a unique reference ecosystem.

The River Basin Science and Policy Center (home page) integrates science and policymaking at an international, national and local level.