The Redwood Sciences Laboratory, operated by the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station. Dedicated in 1976, the two-story Laboratory houses research hydrologists, geologists, wildlife and fisheries biologists, plant ecologists, and biometricians, research technicians, and support personnel who are conducting watershed, wildlife, and fisheries research applicable to the Pacific Northwest from Alaska to California. The Laboratory is located on the Preston Forest Research Site, a wooded, 3-acre site on the Humboldt State University campus in Arcata, California. It contains about 15,000 square feet of office and laboratory space, including a library, conference room, and data processing area.