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The Field Station houses several high-quality regional research collections of special value that have been maintained by Hudsonia Ltd., since their creation in 1971. The collections contain large numbers of voucher specimens for research projects from the Tivoli Bays, Thompson Pond, the Millbrook Marsh Watershed, and other Hudson Valley locales.

Natural History

Specimens are historical records and vouchers for past research activities. Collections are used to describe new species, map biodiversity, test scientific hypotheses, and understand environmental change.

Herbarium

Herbarium

The largest collection at the Field Station contains > 6000 specimens of vascular plants, mostly from the Hudson Valley and New York City metropolitan region, properly identified, computer cataloged, and mounted with acid-free materials. The Herbarium is used by Hudsonia, Bard students, and visiting botanists, evolutionary biologists, and conservationists (e.g. American Museum of Natural History, New York Natural Heritage Program, New York Flora Association).

The Field Station houses a collection of mosses and liverworts, as well as some lichens and fungi. These ~200 specimens are identified, but not mounted.

Bird Skins & Eggs

Bird Skins & Eggs

Insects

Insects

Mammal Skins, & Skulls

Mammal Skins, & Skulls

Fishes

Fishes

Molluscs

Molluscs

Amphibians

Amphibians

Reptiles

Reptiles

Aquatic Macroinvertebrates

Aquatic Macroinvertebrates

Zooplankton

Zooplankton