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Inaugurated in 2003, the laboratory building was designed to be environmentally friendly. The 10,000 square feet of lab and office space features natural lighting through skylights in a building-integrated photovoltaic roof that doubles as a rainwater collector. Pillars and beams made of local, sustainably harvested hardwood, canafistula, support the roof and give the building an airy feel. 2
3 bocas del toro research station The Bocas del Toro Research Station (BRS), a field station of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) on Panama’s Western Caribbean coast, is an ideal platform for both marine and terrestrial research. The station hosts a diverse group of Smithsonian scientists, their colleagues and students. Activities at the station contribute to the Smithsonian Institution’s primary mission: the increase and diffusion of knowledge. BRS visitors are engaged in research on the biodiversity, ecology, paleontology and archaeology of the Bocas del Toro region. Educational and outreach activities range from hosting K-12 school groups, to specialized training for international graduate students. Founded in 1998, the BRS campus has provided field accommodation since 2002 and a fully operational research laboratory since 2003. Subsequent development of a running seawater system, a new dock, boat ramp, and additional support facilities, as well as two houses to accommodate visiting researchers, soon followed. The BRS now boasts the most up-to-date research facilities among the preeminent field stations in the Caribbean. table of contents bocas del toro research station 3 research highlights 11 outreach, education and training 23 BRS visitors and usage 29 5 - year bibliography 44 equipment 52 staff 53 financial contributions 54
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