Albion Biological Field Station
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The Albion Biological Field Station is a research and education facility near the Pacific coast
of Mendocino County, California
, operated by Pacific Union College
, a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Adventist Church located in the Napa Valley.
The Albion Field Station is located in Albion, California
, on the south bank of the Albion River
, in a former lumber camp. It was established in 1947, and provides college courses in biology as well as shorter courses for elementary and high school students and seniors. It also provides boating facilities, which were significantly renovated beginning in 2007.
In 2007, the net cost to the college of operating the station was $100,000.
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
of Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and west of the Central Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 87,841, up from 86,265 at the 2000 census...
, operated by Pacific Union College
Pacific Union College
Pacific Union College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Angwin, California, United States. It is the only four-year college in Napa County, California....
, a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Adventist Church located in the Napa Valley.
The Albion Field Station is located in Albion, California
Albion, California
Albion is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California. It is located south of Fort Bragg, at an elevation of 174 feet . Albion had a population of 168 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
, on the south bank of the Albion River
Albion River
The Albion River is an river in Mendocino County, California. The river drains about on the Mendocino Coast and empties into the Pacific Ocean near the town of Albion, California, where California State Route 1 crosses it on the Albion River Bridge. The river's overall direction is east to west,...
, in a former lumber camp. It was established in 1947, and provides college courses in biology as well as shorter courses for elementary and high school students and seniors. It also provides boating facilities, which were significantly renovated beginning in 2007.
In 2007, the net cost to the college of operating the station was $100,000.