The William S.F. Schuster, PhD, Fund for Research was established to support future science research at Black Rock Forest, including, but not limited to, projects such as the ecological connectivity research currently underway at Black Rock Forest. This Fund will strengthen the research component of Black Rock Forest’s mission to advance scientific understanding of the natural world through research, education and conservation programs and will provide a legacy for Dr. Schuster’s work to be extended at Black Rock Forest. It was founded by generous benefactors to honor three decades of Bill Schuster’s consequential leadership of Black Rock Forest, with the goal of raising $500,000 in an endowed fund, to ensure that research at Black Rock Forest remains financially supported and continues to make important new discoveries over the long term.