The '
Anheuser–Busch Coastal Research Center
'' is a biological field station located in Oyster, Virginia that is operated by the

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. It is a member of the

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(OBFS). It serves as the research home for the Virginia Coast Reserve Long-Term Ecological Research Program. A new $2.5 million laboratory and housing facility was dedicated in on August 26, 2006. The Center is located within the Virginia Coast Reserve, a

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operated by the

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Anheuser-Busch Coastal Research Center
University of Virginia Buildings and structures in Northampton County, Virginia Anheuser-Busch {{ecology-stub