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<P align=center>Gustav W. Verderber, Environmental Interpretation</P>
<P align=center>Nature & Photo Workshops 2000</P></B></FONT>
<P>The following workshops are currently open for enrollment. Post-secondary
credit is not available through Gustav W. Verderber, Environmental
Interpretation. However, faculty are welcome to consider these itineraries as
field components for independent studies in appropriate areas. More detailed
workshop/course syllabuses can be made available upon request. Please print and
post to your colleagues, students, members, and visitors. For further
information please visit <A href="http://www.gustavwverderber.com/"><B><FONT
color=#008000>http://www.GustavWVerderber.com</B></FONT></A>.</P>
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<P>THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS </P></FONT>
<P>Aug 15 – 23, 2000</P>
<P>Optional Amazon Extension: Aug 24 – 28</P></B>
<P>It is my pleasure to invite you to join me as I return to the Galapagos
Islands this coming August to experience and photograph the natural history of
the Land of Darwin.</P>
<P>I have chartered the smallest of the Galasam yachts, the Lolita, which holds
only 10 people. Such a small group will encourage a comradely atmosphere among
all the participants as well as afford me the privilege of attending personally
to the particular abilities and needs of each individual participant.</P>
<P>The workshop will accommodate serious (not to be confused with
"expert") wildlife photographers as well as anyone with a passion for
natural history, evolution, and travel. In other words, we will arrange our
visits to the various islands to maximize photo opportunities and we plan to
linger, observe, and photograph the wildlife and landscapes we encounter rather
than be in a hurry to return to the yacht. Days are long and, if you are intent
on getting high-quality images, even strenuous. Please take this into
consideration.</P>
<P>Once again, in cooperation with the Rainforest and Reef Fund, we have made
this workshop as sustainable as possible in that all guides, accommodations,
etc. are provided exclusively by Ecuadorian business interests. We will be led
by an expert naturalist guide who will also keep our particular interests in
mind.</P>
<P>I very much hope that you will think about joining what will be one of the
most pleasant, intimate, and memorable experiences that I could imagine sharing
with you. Visit my web site (URL below) to view the itinerary, browse the
Galapagos Gallery, and to be very pleasantly surprised by the cost of this
wonderful opportunity.</P><B>
<P>Proceed directly to web page for this workshop: </P></B>
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href="http://www.gustavwverderber.com/galapagos.html">http://www.gustavwverderber.com/galapagos.html</A></P>
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<P>SOUTHEAST ALASKA WORKSHOP</P></FONT>
<P>Available Dates 2000: Jun 15-28, Jul 2-15 <FONT
color=#ff0000>(filled)</FONT>, Jul 20-Aug 2</P></B>
<P>This workshop immerses you in the natural history and culture of SE Alaska.
Highlights include rafting the beautiful Sauk River, a federally protected
"Wild and Scenic" river that offers views of the Cascade Mountain
Range, hanging glaciers, and wildlife. This is regarded as one of the premier
rafting experiences in the Pacific Northwest. You will then embark on a
fantastic voyage through the Inside Passage of SE Alaska, past spectacular
scenery that includes glacially carved fjords, waterfalls tumbling down from
snow-capped mountains, quaint fishing villages, pristine temperate rainforest,
humpback whales, bald eagles, and much, much more. Most of our ensuing
activities will be based out of Wrangell, Petersburg, and Sitka. Naturalist John
Muir staged expeditions out of Wrangell. Among them will be camping in the
Tongass National Forest, largest in the U.S., sea kayaking, whale watching in
Frederick Sound, and fishing for salmon & halibut. A boat trip to LeConte
glacier is also planned. LeConte glacier is the southern-most tidewater glacier
in N. America and constantly calves large icebergs into LeConte Bay. Killer
whales, seals, and porpoises are common here. We will also stay in Sitka,
considered Alaska’s most beautiful seaside village, hike the 2.5 mile
Sealion Cove trail into old growth Sitka spruce and hemlock forest, visit
Tlingit Indian and Russian cultural features, and be entertained by Tlingit
elders. </P><B>
<P>Proceed directly to web page for this workshop: </P></B>
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href="http://www.gustavwverderber.com/alaska.html">http://www.gustavwverderber.com/alaska.html</A></P>
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<P>The Lake Eden Photo Camp-In: </B>Basic Field Techniques in Close-up Nature
Photography</P></FONT><B>
<P>June 9 – 11, 2000</P></B>
<P>This year’s spring workshop is another of the popular photo camp-ins at
picturesque Lake Eden in the heart of Vermont’s northern Green Mountains.
Bring your tent or RV and spend a delightful weekend in the company of fellow
nature photography enthusiasts. Classroom sessions are combined with field
excursions to Belvidere Pond, an undeveloped pond teeming with wildlife, and the
Babcock Nature Preserve during which I will share with you my professional field
techniques of close-up nature photography. The spring wildflowers will be in
bloom, peepers will be chorusing, and, of course, the insects will be hung with
care in the dew-drenched meadows.</P>
<P>This workshop is designed for anyone merely thinking about photographing the
natural world as well as for those of you who have already spent some time
stalking nature near you home. All the techniques that enable me to produce
publishable close-up images of insects, frogs, flowers, and even microscopic
subjects (without a microscope) will be discussed. In just one weekend, this
workshop will take you from beginner to serious amateur and do it in one of the
most pleasant settings you could imagine. Groups are kept to a maximum of 15
people to assure a cozy, comradely format and to allow for personal attention to
everyone’s particular interests. As with all of my other workshops, after
you have processed your film, I invite you to send me nonreturnable copies of
the images you take during the workshop so that I can critique your efforts.</P>
<P>Deborah Godin and her family will be our hosts; they will be seeing to all
our corporeal needs, that is, they will provide us with shelter, food,
coin-operated showers, other basic amenities and, well, you might not want to
leave after the workshop is completed. (Whatever you do while you’re at
Lake Eden, DO NOT ORDER THE BANANA SPLIT! I came to Lake Eden in 1997 intending
to camp for the summer while I looked for a home. The setting, the people, the
variety of photographic opportunities are enough to seduce most anyone. Then,
one day, I ordered one of Deb’s banana splits. After I finished it, I
decided to put off buying a home. Instead, I returned to Lake Eden and lived
there in an RV for three years! I believe she puts something in the
toppings.)</P><B>
<P>Proceed directly to web page for this workshop: </B><A
href="http://www.gustavwverderber.com/eden.html">http://www.gustavwverderber.com/eden.html</A></P><B><FONT
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<P>For detailed workshop itineraries please visit my web site:</P></B></FONT>
<P><A href="http://www.GustavWVerderber.com/"><B><FONT color=#008000
size=5>http://www.GustavWVerderber.com</B></FONT></A></P>
<P>If you think that you might want to join us, don’t hesitate too long;
these workshops fill up quickly. Feel free to contact me if you have any
questions or concerns and, of course, to find out how to register. </P></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 face="Times New Roman">With gratitude and
respect,<BR>Gustav W. Verderber<BR>Environmental
Interpretation<BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>NATURE
PHOTOGRAPHY * FREE-LANCE WRITING * NATURE TRAVEL<BR><A
href="http://www.GUSTAVWVERDERBER.com">http://www.GUSTAVWVERDERBER.com</A>
<BR>Email: <A
href="mailto:G.Verderber@Sciencenet.com">G.Verderber@Sciencenet.com</A><BR>P.O.
Box 153, Lowell, VT 05847<BR>Toll Free: (877)
560-0623<BR>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>