LSC scientists are conducting studies of the distribution and genetics of rare plants to assist the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and National Park Service.
Sampling blood from rainbow trout on the Alagnak River, Alaska.
Field processing station for fish necropsy and sample collection as part of a collaborative U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service project investigating possible endocrine disruption in Region 5 National Wildlife Refuges.
Sampling dwarf wedgmussel tissue for genetic analysis.
Field necropsy of a largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) as part of a wild fish health assessment.
Welcome to the Leetown Science Center
A Center of Excellence for Biological Science conducting research needed to restore, maintain, enhance, and protect aquatic and terrestrial organisms and their supporting ecosystems.
On January 24 and 25, 2012, Leetown Science Center scientists Luke Iwanowicz, Vicki Blazer, and Cliff Starliper hosted 100 7th and 8th grade students...