Biosphere 2

Riley wanted to do some fun things around Tucson before she started working during the day.  He has heard about Biosphere 2 before and was excited to go check it out.  It was quite a drive to get there, but luckily the kids are pretty good in the car.

This is the main living area where in the early 90's a group of scientist were locked in here for 2 years to see if people could survive by recycling and reusing resources in a closed climate. It was pretty interesting.  They had a garden, farm, etc.  Every thing they would need but they had to maintain it for 2 years and use these sources for food. It had changed a bit and now U of A owns it and had created a mega research facility.  Nobody live inside anymore.   Follow this link if you want to learn more.

This is the rainforest room.

This is the ocean room.

This is the wetlands area I think.  There was also desert and grasslands.

Checking out the ocean.