Toolik Field Station 5 Year Development Plan Institute

Toolik Field Station 5 -Year Development Plan Institute of Arctic Biology University of Alaska Fairbanks

2001 5 year plan: Capabilities. • Provide modern housing, dining, and wash facilities to at least half of summer users. • Connection to internet, minimal LAN, expanded phones. • GIS and data management. 2002 • Provide all summer users with modern facilities. • Expanded LAN, connection to internet and phones in all buildings; support offsite communications. • Fully support winter research over extended stays. • Convert energy supply from diesel to natural gas.

5 year plan: Capabilities 2003 • Support expanded use of facilities during short-term summer field courses and field trips. • Support Arctic Environmental Observatory/NEON • Move to year-round operations. • Act as Regional Arctic Logistics provider. 2004 • Provide expanded space for workshops and laboratories. • Support regular summer field courses. 2005 • Rest.

5 year plan: Facilities. 2001 • Provide half of summer users with modern housing, dining, and wash facilities. • Connect to internet, minimal LAN, expanded phones. 1. Complete all Current Projects. 2. Provide temporary weatherport housing, temporary wash facility, and temporary expanded dining room. 3. Build an additional outhouse (Northern Towers). 4. Install 4 new resident modules, each with 10 rooms (20 beds), common space, storage space, and toilet. 5. Connect to internet, install wireless LAN, wireless phones. 6. Hire GIS technician; establish GIS office at TFS and UAF 7. Construct foundation for Science Support Building.

5 year plan: Facilities. 2002 • Provide all summer users with modern facilities; support 15 winter users over extended stays. • Expanded LAN, connection to internet and phones in all buildings. • Fully support winter research over extended stays. • Convert energy supply from diesel to natural gas. 1. Install 5 additional resident modules, each with 10 rooms (20 beds), common and storage space, and toilet. 2. Remove old dormitory trailers. 3. Install new washeteria with sinks, showers, lockers, & laundry. 4. Install gray water system.

5 year plan: Facilities. 2002 (continued) • Provide all summer users with modern facilities; support 15 winter users over extended stays. • Expanded LAN, connection to internet and phones in all buildings. • Complete winter-capable Science Support Building. • Convert energy supply from diesel to natural gas. 5. Complete Science Support Building, operable year-round; will contain central communications, GIS, manager’s and other offices, storage, & garage. 6. Extend natural gas pipeline to Station; convert generators and furnaces to gas.

5 year plan: Facilities. 2003 • Support expanded use of facilities during short-term summer field courses and field trips. • Support Arctic Environmental Observatory/NEON • Move to year-round operations. 1. Build new kitchen and dining hall to seat 100. 2. Staff at Station year-round.

5 year plan: Facilities. 2004 • Provide expanded space for workshops and laboratories. • Support regular summer field courses. 1. Build new workshop. 2. Build lecture hall to seat 75. 3. Install 2 new laboratories.

Toolik Field Station: 5 year plan for capabilities • Provide all users with modern living facilities. • Full communications; LAN, connection to internet and phones in all buildings; offsite communications. • Fully support winter research over extended stays. • Year-round operations. • Convert energy supply from diesel to natural gas. • Support regular summer field courses. Regional Arctic Logistics provider. • Provide expanded space for workshops and laboratories. • Support Arctic Environmental Observatory/NEON.