Zool 250 - BAMFIELD FIELD TRIP (not offered 2012)

BMS
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre Bamfield Inlet in the foreground,
Aguilar Point and Barkley Sound in the background.

| Summary & eligibility | Signup, deadlines & payment | Trip Info. Sheet & Checklist |


Pictures from past trips:
 
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2009
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By Students:     thumbnail2006S thumbnail2007S thumbnail2009S

Full- size group photo (2009)     Wiwchar- Bamfield Inlet Panorama (2009)


OPTIONAL FIELD TRIP TO THE BAMFIELD MARINE SCIENCES CENTRE

The Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre - co-owned by the University of Alberta and four other western Canadian universities - clings to the spectacularly rugged west coast of Vancouver Island. It lies in the heart of the coastal rain forest, on the southeast side of Barkley Sound, near the Broken Island Group and the West Coast Trail portions of the Pacific Rim National Park.

It is the premier marine research and teaching field station in Canada, and is among the very best in the world. It offers a wide variety of summer courses and a full-term Fall Program for university students. During the winter months it hosts a lively and successful Public Education Program that welcomes students of all ages from throughout western Canada.

Helby
Looking north across Barkley Sound
Helby Island & Deer Group in the foreground,
mountains of central Vancouver Island in back.

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Full moon rising over BMSC

TRIP SUMMARY & ELIGIBILITY

Space is available for 20 students to visit the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre over reading week.

  • DEPARTURE / RETURN: The plane leaves Edmonton 8:10 AM (WestJet #501) on Saturday, Feb. 14 and returns to Edmonton 9:57 PM (WestJet #192) on Wednesday Feb. 18.

  • ITINERARY:

    - fly to Victoria, meet charter bus, see Cathedral Grove old-growth forest, dinner in Bamfield.

    - 3 days of field trips, dredging and viewing live invertebrates and shallow-water marine habitats (view pictures from past trips)

    - charter bus from Bamfield to Victoria, fly back to Edmonton.

  • TOTAL COST (includes air fare, charter bus, meals at BMSC, housing & field trips, GST): $650.00

  • OPTIONAL EXPENSES: accommodation expenses do NOT include linens (sheets, towels, etc). If you wish linens, these may be rented for an additional $15, otherwise you will need to bring a sleeping bag etc. yourself (pillows are provided). Also, lunch on the bus from Victoria to Bamfield is not included (a bag lunch is included on the return bus trip).

  • ELIGIBILITY: All interested students are encouraged to sign up, but if more than 20 students sign up preference will be given (in decreasing order of importance):

    - to students who have not already been to Bamfield as a U of A student

    - to students with a higher GPA, and

    - to Honors & Specialization students in Biological Sciences programs.

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    Cape Beale near Bamfield

    DEADLINES FOR SIGNUP & PAYMENT

  • SIGNUP: If you wish to participate in the Bamfield Field trip, please put your name on the signup sheets posted in the labs (Z211 or Z217, BioSciences) or see Ron Koss after your lab period. Deadline for signing up is Friday, Jan. 23. On Monday Jan. 26, the final list of students selected for the field trip will be announced in class and participants contacted by E-mail.

  • PAYMENT: Deadline for full payment is Friday Jan. 30 in lecture. MAKE CHECKS OUT TO "University of Alberta".

  • STUDENT INFORMATION: When handing in your payment, you will be asked to indicate: a) dietary needs (vegetarian- no/yes/vegen), b) food allergies or other food limitations, c) whether you wish linens ($15 extra fee), and d) any medical conditions you may have.

  • DEPARTURE: Students must get themselves to the airport and meet the instructors at the WestJet check-in counter by no later than 7:00 AM to ensure time to check in and clear security for the flight to Victoria.

  • TRIP CHECKLIST: Be sure to download and read the Trip Information Sheet & Checklist

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