The Coconino National Forest would welcome NEON as an additional partner (via permit or lease) at the Happy Jack Ranger Station (Figure 1 ). The Forest Service has already welcomed the Lowell Observatory to the site for use as
a base of operations for the Discovery Channel Telescope, which is within 2 km of the Station. The USFS would willingly provide a site to build housing at the Happy Jack Ranger Station at a low cost. There is space for at least two housing structures with 2000 sq ft footprints. Also currently available at this site, are parking places and hook-ups for mobile housing units. NAU's Merriam-Powell Research Station has just completed construction of year-round, visiting researcher/student housing for up to 26 people at one time. This housing would be available to users of the NEON core site. The Merriam-Powell Research Station is located south of Flagstaff on property owned by the Arboretum at Flagstaff and is 72km from the Beaver Creek Watershed administrative site.

Figure 1. Happy Jack Ranger Station and proposed
NEON Administrative Site.