Rice Creek Field Station

Facilities Services

Rice Creek Field Station, located to the south of SUNY Oswego’s campus, opened in 1966. Rice Creek is located on Thompson Road off of Route 104, about 1.5-miles from the college campus’ main entrance. Read more

Type

Academic

Projects

Sustainability

PV Array Solar Panels

Departments

Anthropology
Art
Biological Science
Chemistry
Communication Studies
Curriculum & Instruction
Earth Science
English
General Education
Physics
Technology

Facilities

Classrooms
Composting Area
Garage/Maintenance Building
Herb Garden
Hiking Trails
Labs
Observatory
Pavilion

History

Function
Rice Creek Field Station, located to the south of SUNY Oswego’s campus, opened in 1966. Rice Creek is located on Thompson Road off of Route 104, about 1.5-miles from the college campus’ main entrance. The building provides facilities for the research and teaching of biological and earth science. The grounds also provide nature trails, as well as forests, ponds, and streams. The Rice Creek facilities were torn down in 2012, and the new Rice Creek Field Station was unveiled in 2013. Among the changes were a 7,600 square-ft. main building and an observatory with a 12.5-inch telescope.

Namesake
The park’s namesake, Asa Rice, was the first settler to the Oswego area. Setting down in what would today be the town of Oswego, Rice arrived from Connecticut in 1797, three miles west of today's city limits.