Schedule for 8-day trip
Day 1:
Arrival and get settled into hotel.
When everybody lands and has all of their possessions, they will be checked into their hotels.From there, they will have been informed of their plans for the next week.
Day 2:
Field observations of the Short-Eared Owl, the American Badger, and the Olive Sided Flycatcher.
Tour the forest trails to see the habitat and nests of the three endangered species and learn how to preserve the habitat and how to help the animals out of endangerment. At 9 PM, everyone will take a short walk to the outskirts of the forest to hear and see the owls and badgers in action.
Day 3:
Run samples for possible harmful pesticides in the area.
In the afternoon go back to the forest and observe the hunting and locating of the Short-eared Owl's prey. Students are free to bring cameras. Later the students will learn about the other endangered species in North America and how they can help them.
Day 4:
Take bus ride to Denali National Park, get to lodge zone and settle in. Later get ready for hike in the forest and view a portion of the taiga forest. While in that part of the Taiga Forest, break up into groups to find a place where there are many trees. Once you have found that area contact an activity guide and he or she will give you a picture of place where clear cutting occurred. Once all the groups have compared the image of clear cutting re-group and discuss the importance of forest preservation and why clear cutting is bad.
Day 5:
Yesterday the group saw the ugly side of the forest and all of the destruction of the wild life. Today everyone will do the opposite, the group will take a nature walk in the scenic area of the forest. Today will be used to show the beauty of the forest. After the nature walk everyone in the group will take a picture of the forest and grab a picture of clear cutting. The group member will send those pictures back home to their family to show the effects of clear cutting and to tell them their experience.
Day 6:
Today the group will move to Lake Beavert, where not only will they re-plant trees, but where the group has the option to enjoy the waters of Lake Beavert. Though this is an water based ecosystem, the trees will take away from the carbon deposit that had been released by downed trees. This will not only contribute to the deduction of carbon in water-based ecosystems, but will overall take that much more carbon from the atmosphere as a tiny step to accomplishing something big.
Day 7:
Now nearing the end of the trip will make a short documentary about where they've been. Basically showing the effect of human and natural interactions with the Taiga, then explaining how those exchanges have either caused something bad, or even how these encounters may have helped the biome as a whole. Then the group will impose some solutions to the problems that exist, and present these same solutions to naturalist groups from around the map, in hopes to get their ideas picked up and endorsed by the bigger-named, more popular ecologists groups.
Day 8:
Write about how to effectively pick up trash meaning where and what to do with the trash that has been collected. Also they will learn how to ensure how they can be more healthy trash-wise: learning to recycle, separate, and do a decent job at picking up trash. While picking up trash everyone will take pictures of the trash in a certain area of the forest. After everyone picks up the trash they will take a second batch of pictures to show how much a change can be made from just picking up trash! Not only will the forest look better the forest will also be healthier.
Day 9:
Make flyers with the pictures you took the other day. Use those pictures create a before and after set up onside will have the trash and the other side will be clean and all tidy. Post these flyers all around town and in the ranger station. Also mail your flyers to everyone you know. This is the last activity you will do on this trip.
Day 10:
The trip is over!
Arrival and get settled into hotel.
When everybody lands and has all of their possessions, they will be checked into their hotels.From there, they will have been informed of their plans for the next week.
Day 2:
Field observations of the Short-Eared Owl, the American Badger, and the Olive Sided Flycatcher.
Tour the forest trails to see the habitat and nests of the three endangered species and learn how to preserve the habitat and how to help the animals out of endangerment. At 9 PM, everyone will take a short walk to the outskirts of the forest to hear and see the owls and badgers in action.
Day 3:
Run samples for possible harmful pesticides in the area.
In the afternoon go back to the forest and observe the hunting and locating of the Short-eared Owl's prey. Students are free to bring cameras. Later the students will learn about the other endangered species in North America and how they can help them.
Day 4:
Take bus ride to Denali National Park, get to lodge zone and settle in. Later get ready for hike in the forest and view a portion of the taiga forest. While in that part of the Taiga Forest, break up into groups to find a place where there are many trees. Once you have found that area contact an activity guide and he or she will give you a picture of place where clear cutting occurred. Once all the groups have compared the image of clear cutting re-group and discuss the importance of forest preservation and why clear cutting is bad.
Day 5:
Yesterday the group saw the ugly side of the forest and all of the destruction of the wild life. Today everyone will do the opposite, the group will take a nature walk in the scenic area of the forest. Today will be used to show the beauty of the forest. After the nature walk everyone in the group will take a picture of the forest and grab a picture of clear cutting. The group member will send those pictures back home to their family to show the effects of clear cutting and to tell them their experience.
Day 6:
Today the group will move to Lake Beavert, where not only will they re-plant trees, but where the group has the option to enjoy the waters of Lake Beavert. Though this is an water based ecosystem, the trees will take away from the carbon deposit that had been released by downed trees. This will not only contribute to the deduction of carbon in water-based ecosystems, but will overall take that much more carbon from the atmosphere as a tiny step to accomplishing something big.
Day 7:
Now nearing the end of the trip will make a short documentary about where they've been. Basically showing the effect of human and natural interactions with the Taiga, then explaining how those exchanges have either caused something bad, or even how these encounters may have helped the biome as a whole. Then the group will impose some solutions to the problems that exist, and present these same solutions to naturalist groups from around the map, in hopes to get their ideas picked up and endorsed by the bigger-named, more popular ecologists groups.
Day 8:
Write about how to effectively pick up trash meaning where and what to do with the trash that has been collected. Also they will learn how to ensure how they can be more healthy trash-wise: learning to recycle, separate, and do a decent job at picking up trash. While picking up trash everyone will take pictures of the trash in a certain area of the forest. After everyone picks up the trash they will take a second batch of pictures to show how much a change can be made from just picking up trash! Not only will the forest look better the forest will also be healthier.
Day 9:
Make flyers with the pictures you took the other day. Use those pictures create a before and after set up onside will have the trash and the other side will be clean and all tidy. Post these flyers all around town and in the ranger station. Also mail your flyers to everyone you know. This is the last activity you will do on this trip.
Day 10:
The trip is over!