Cass Field Station

Cass Field Station
Cass Mountain Biological Station
Original 1914 building and 1959 extension
Map showing the location of Cass Field Station
Map showing the location of Cass Field Station
LocationCass
Nearest cityChristchurch
Coordinates43°02′04″S 171°45′34″E / 43.03444°S 171.75944°E / -43.03444; 171.75944
Elevation600 m
Established1914
OwnerUniversity of Canterbury

Cass Field Station is a biological and geological research facility operated by the University of Canterbury located near the railway settlement of Cass, in the Canterbury high-country of New Zealand. It was founded in 1914 as the Cass Mountain Biological Station and was operated for many years by the university's Department of Botany. A significant body of research generated by the station has tracked biological change in the area for over 100 years.