Irvin G. Patterson
Biology Station at Lake McQueeney

The Irvin G. Patterson Biology Station at Lake McQueeney is a biological field station operated by the Department of Biology at Texas Lutheran University. The field station is named for our friend Pat, associate professor emeritus of biology at TLU.

The station includes water access on a reservoir on the middle Guadalupe River in South Central Texas. It is located approximately 10 miles northwest of Seguin. Station facilities include a boat launch, boats, laboratory, and a 24-seat classroom. A wide range of field equipment is available, incuding water quality meters, dredge samplers, water samplers, plankton nets, dip nets, aquariums, drying ovens, a Spec 20, and dissecting and compound microscopes. The station is also home to an insect collection and small herbarium.

The purpose of the station is to support undergraduate research and teaching in biology and environmental science. The station provides access to a variety of lake and river habitats (approximately five miles of the Guadalupe River).
 
 
 
Contact Dr. Mark Gustafson at mgustafson@tlu.edu for further information.