Workers finish up installation of a window on the field station
photo by Dennis Norwood
Workers ready stones for the outside of the field station
photo by Dennis Norwood
Front entrance to the biological field station near the Baylor School campus
photo by Dennis Norwood
Unfinished hallway inside the front entrance
photo by Dennis Norwood
The interior hallway on the second floor
photo by Dennis Norwood
Ladders and scaffolding stand ready inside the building await workers from EMJ Construction
photo by Dennis Norwood
The conference room with a beautiful view of the Tennessee River
photo by Dennis Norwood
A build out area for future expansion
photo by Dennis Norwood
Workers seen inside the flex lab area
photo by Dennis Norwood
The building includes a 6,000 gallon cistern for run-off water
photo by Dennis Norwood
This area will hold a fresh water aquarium
photo by Dennis Norwood
The Tennessee Aquarium's Biological Field Station is taking shape six months after groundbreaking.
It is a part of the aquarium's Conservation Institute,
The facility, located near the Baylor School campus, will be the hub for research and conservation programs of the institute, as well as a centralized location for collaborative projects with other scientists in the Southeast and across the globe.