Cass Field Station

Cass Field Station
Cass Mountain Biological Station
Original 1914 building and 1959 extension
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.