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Multiple Summer 2010 Field Course Opportunities

February 26, 2010

Multiple Summer 2010 Field Course Opportunities

1.	Undergraduate Summer Field Course Announcement
	Wildlife and Ethnoecology of the Manitoba Coastal Region
	16-26 August 2010
	University of Manitoba
	Wapusk National Park and Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

2.	2010 International Polar Year Summer Field Class
	Alaska Soil Geography Field Trip
	5-13 July 2010
	University of Alaska Fairbanks
	Dalton Highway (North Slope) and Fairbanks, Alaska

3.	Summer Field Course Announcement
	Arctic and Boreal Entomology
	5-16 July 2010
	Churchill Northern Studies Centre
	Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

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1.	Undergraduate Summer Field Course Announcement
	Wildlife and Ethnoecology of the Manitoba Coastal Region
	16-26 August 2010
	University of Manitoba
	Wapusk National Park and Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

The University of Manitoba is offering a field course entitled 'Wildlife
and Ethnoecology of the Manitoba Coastal Region' from 16-26 August 2010.

This innovative course provides students with hands-on field research
experience in ecology, environmental science, and social research and
includes one week working in Wapusk National Park, a remote wilderness
park along the Hudson Bay coast accessible only by helicopter in summer,
followed by time at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre
(http://www.churchillscience.ca/) to conduct further research and
interact with indigenous elders and the community of Churchill.

The program objectives are as follows:

	- Develop critical thinking, communication, and scientific research
	skills, as well as practical field research experience important for
	personal career development. Gain experience writing technical
	scientific reports and making formal presentations;
	- Experience different cultures and learn how to incorporate local
	and traditional knowledge with ecological research and develop ways
	to interact with communities in order to do research in a respectful
	way;
	- Consider the role of protected areas in tourism and conservation
	and identify meaningful ways to use science as a tool to support
	management; and
	- Obtain a holistic perspective of the ecology and cultures of the
	Hudson Bay coastal region.

Course costs are as follows:

	- Tuition (approximately $710);
	- Travel Fee (approximately $1300, which covers most meals, travel,
	and accommodations in Churchill); and
	- Travel to Churchill (approximately $250 by train, $1300 by plane).

Application Deadline: June 2010.

For further information, please contact:
Ryan Brook
Email: ryan_brook@umanitoba.ca

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2.	2010 International Polar Year Summer Field Class
	Alaska Soil Geography Field Trip
	5-13 July 2010
	University of Alaska Fairbanks
	Dalton Highway (North Slope) and Fairbanks, Alaska

The University of Alaska Fairbanks is offering a summer field class on
Alaska soil Geography from 5-13 July 2010.

Students in the course will study soil geography and soil forming
factors such as parent material, landform, vegetation, climate, time,
permafrost, and fire along ecological transect from boreal forest to
arctic tundra in northern Alaska. The class emphasizes hands-on
experiences excavating and sampling permafrost-affected soils and
diagnosing soil morphological properties. At each site, soil
classification and land use interpretations such as infrastructure
development and wetland will be discussed.

Participants are limited to 15 and each must provide their own camp
gear, be able to walk on uneven or rocky ground, and be physically fit
for fieldwork. Students must have previously completed course NRM F380
or a course in soils, or obtain permission of instructor.

Course cost for NRM 489 (undergraduate level) is $917, and course cost
for NRM 689 (graduate level) $1074. Costs include a $750 field trip fee
plus a one-credit fee at the corresponding level. The field trip fee
includes the class guidebook, four days' camping and two days' lodging,
and all meals from noon July 7 to noon July 13.

Online registration begins Monday, 1 March 2010.

For further information, please go to:
http://www.uaf.edu/summer

Or contact:
Chien-Lu Ping
Phone: 907-746-9462
Email: cping@alaska.edu

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3.	Summer Field Course Announcement
	Arctic and Boreal Entomology
	5-16 July 2010
	Churchill Northern Studies Centre
	Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

'Arctic and Boreal Entomology,' a 2010 summer field course, will be held
at the Churchill Northern Studies Centre (CNSC) in Churchill, Manitoba,
Canada from 5-16 July 2010.

Among other topics, the course will address insect collection methods
and curation of insect specimens, insect and plant identification,
observation and quantification of adaptation and behavior, and diversity
and abundance relationships. The course consists of approximately five
evening lectures and discussions, field excursions for observation and
collection of insects (e.g. - tundra, boreal forest, streams, and
seashore), and completion of an individual research project designed
according to personal interests.

Cost for the course is $1450 CND, which includes room and board at CNSC,
course supplies, use of equipment and laboratory space. Churchill can be
reached by air or rail from Thompson or Winnipeg. Travel costs to and
from CNSC are not covered by the course fee. Students should plan to
arrive Sunday, 4 July 2010.

For further information please email one of the professors below,
subject 'Arctic Entomology Course':
Peter Kevan
Email: pkevan@uoguelph.ca

Christopher Buddle
Email: chris.buddle@mcgill.ca

Tom Woodcock
Email: twoodcoc@uoguelph.ca