The Albion Biological Field Station is a research and education facility near the

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coast of

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that is operated by

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, a private liberal arts college affiliated with the

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and located in the

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Background

The Albion Field Station is located in

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, on the south bank of the

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, in a former

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.Albion Field Station
, Pacific Union College, retrieved 2010-08-23. 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..

References

{{authority control Natural history of Mendocino County, California Biological stations 1947 establishments in California Pacific Union College