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The
renovated Dewey ranch house was dedicated in 1997 as the Hulbert Research
Center. This 3-story limestone building houses the station administrative
offices, library, reference herbarium and animal collections, and includes
lodging space for visiting investigators. A classroom and small conference room
can accommodate scientific meetings, workshops, and educational functions for up
to 40 participants. Housing facilities are heated and air-conditioned and
include single and double rooms, a large bunkroom, bathroom facilities with
showers, kitchen, outdoor patio with picnic tables, and desk space with
telephone. Two small on-site residences provide longer-term housing for site
staff and graduate students. The large limestone barn contains an open, unheated
meeting area and storage space for research equipment. The Ecology Laboratory
building contains three laboratories, computer room, plant processing and root
washing facilities, bathroom with shower, and researchersı shop. The Konza Fire
Station building houses fire trucks and equipment, maintenance shop, and site
managerıs office. All station buildings have T-1 line computer connectivity to
the K-State campus.