Itasca Biological Station and Labs | University of Minnesota

What’s inside

	Invitation from the Director David Biesboer welcomes students, researchers and groups to Itasca.
	And Many More? Itasca turns 100 in 2009, but can it remain a hub for ecology education for another 100?
	A Head Start Researchers are working on a metagenome of the Mississippi River starting at the headwaters.
	Images of Itasca Students learn field photography techniques for showing off the region’s flora and fauna.
	Student Research Undergrads study global change at the headwaters of the Mississippi, sponsored by the NSF.
	From Cattails to Wild Rice Common plants of Itasca State Park are showcased in this field guide.