Teaching Facilities
All institutions of higher education are welcome to use Koffler Scientific Reserve at Jokers Hill for diverse, off-campus instructional activities.
Course field trips can take advantage of our lecture rooms and teaching lab space. Sleeping and dining facilities can serve residential field courses for up to 20 students.
Contact the KSR Director for information on availability, logistics and fees.

Teaching at KSR

Dr. Joseph Desloges, The University of Toronto, Department of Geography and PlanningGGR 390 students (Physical Geography Field Camp) are incredibly appreciative of the opportunity to conduct field studies at KSR. The rich array of research (group) projects, KSR landscape diversity and outstanding staff support all make for a rewarding experiential learning opportunity. Students and instructors appreciate the opportunity to connect for a concentrated week of intense academic work combined with social activities.

Dr. Rosalind Murray, The University of Toronto, Department of BiologyThe work myself and my students have done has resulted in publications that wouldn’t have been possible without KSR. As a student, post-doc, and faculty member, KSR has continually provided a wonderful space to do meaningful research in an inclusive, caring, and helpful environment.

Young people arrive at KSR for the Experimental Ecology course as science students. They leave as scientists.
Dr. Arthur Weis, University of Toronto, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Graduate/Undergraduate Research at KSR

Julia Boyle, PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto, St. George CampusGetting to do fieldwork at KSR has truly been a highlight of my PhD! Living at the field station immersed me in the ecological and evolutionary questions I was asking, and I was provided the resources and support to conduct both short- and long-term experiments on plants and their microbiomes that I couldn’t have completed in a greenhouse.

Dr. Lucas Albano, PhD from the University of Toronto, Mississauga CampusKSR is a beautiful property with all the resources needed to conduct high-quality field experiments in numerous types of study systems. Overall, my experiences doing field research and on departmental retreats at KSR have all been excellent.

Eric Etzler, PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto, Mississauga CampusIt was really easy working at KSR. I completed part of my Master’s thesis there collecting insects and never had issues getting access to areas to fields or lab space to do dissections.
Learn in the field
KSR hosts undergraduate and graduate field courses for budding researchers to gain invaluable skills outside of the classroom.
(EEB405 – University of Toronto)
Physical Geography
(GGR390 – University of Toronto)
Sustainable Forestry
(FOR300- University of Toronto)
(GESC451 – Wilfrid Laurier University)
(EEB380 – University of Toronto)
(FOR301 – University of Toronto)
(AER406 – University of Toronto)
(GGR205 – University of Toronto)
(FOR1412– University of Toronto)
(FOR3002– University of Toronto)