Rx for Earth’s Lakes

New study looks at freshwater threats through a human health lens.

2024 Itasca Field Bio Info Session

Learn what it’s like to live and learn at Itasca Biological Station at an upcoming virtual info session.

The research bug

I fell in love with Itasca and field research as an undergraduate. I returned this summer as a graduate student to study Giant Water Bugs.

Meet the 2023 Itasca interns

Itasca Biological Research Station interns Madie, Lou and Alex offer insight into their summer up north.

CBS people: Emily Schilling

Itasca’s new associate director brings a background in biology and a passion for field education, research and public engagement to the role.

A match made at Itasca

David and Linda Maschwitz met over a sink of dishes at Itasca Biological Station Laboratories. Their connection to each other and the station has lasted a lifetime.

Field guide

IBSL instructor Brian Wisenden’s animal behavior course at Itasca gives students a deeper perspective on field research.

What's to love about winter?

Station Biologist Dan Brumm offers a handful of reasons researchers and students brave the cold and head north.

Bluebird friends

Research on bluebirds and their parasites at Itasca inspires a scientific collaboration across the birds' range.

The Summer of ’65

An Itasca love story — part 1 and 2.