________________________The University of Montana President's Report 1999________________________

With the initial collection and identification of the region's flora and fauna complete, the station's studies continued to develop. In Elrod's time it was a major step just to learn what fish inhabited Flathead Lake. Almost a century later, station scientists, including director Jack Stanford, are studying how species in the lake system are altering the food web and even causing ecosystem pollution. Scientific advancements such as these have put UM's biological station on the scientific map. And there is no doubt that such scientific growth will continue, because something Elrod said in 1902 still holds true: "Much is left for the work of the future."

________________________The Discovery Continues________________________

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