Field Stations

Explore the history of some of the field stations at UT Austin.

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The Texas Field Station Network currently consists of seven field stations: the Brackenridge Field Lab, Stengl-Lost Pines Biological Station, the Marine Science Institute, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, the McDonald Observatory, the Hill Country Field Station, and the White Family Outdoor Learning Center. These articles explore the history of the oldest of these stations and the scientists that did their research at them. 


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Left: Power House and dam, 1892. Right: The aftermath of the dam break.

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Elmer Lund and the "Window on the Sea"

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Elmer Julius Lund (UTMSI)

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The Two Georges

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Left: George Brackenridge    Right: George Littlefield

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