The existing support facilities and sites for further development of support facilities include: The USFS Happy Jack Ranger Station (approx 3,000 sq.ft.), Beaver Creek Ranger Station (USFS Figure 1), Merriam-Powell Research Station (Northern Arizona University and The Arboretum at Flagstaff), and the NAU campus (Figure 3 ). Substantial savings in the costs associated with supporting the research site can be gained by use of the USFS Happy Jack Ranger Station. The ranger station is within 10-15 km of proposed wildland sites and provides an ideal location for a NEON administrative site.


The above images depicts the Beaver Creek Ranger Station and the Happy Jack Ranger Station.