Rainforest and Marine Biology Workshops

[Mike Nolan]

Please post or forward to interested Faculty, Students and Staff.
Detailed itineraries available upon request. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Mike Nolan

	     RAINFOREST and MARINE BIOLOGY WORKSHOPS

=B7 Sites: Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama, Ecuador, Peru and
southeast Alaska

=B7 Workshops are field oriented and focus on natural history, rainforest
and marine ecology, conservation, land management, medicinal uses of
native plants, local cultures, archaeology and geology
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=B7 Instruction features local Biologists and naturalist Guides
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=B7 Proceeds go to sponsoring organization in each country and help
support valuable education/conservation projects
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=B7 Three Undergraduate or Graduate credits in the Natural Sciences or
Education are available for attending through Aquinas College of Grand
Rapids, Michigan (www.aquinas.edu)

=B7 Workshops are sponsored by the Rainforest and Reef Conservation Fund,
a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation based in Grand Rapids, Michigan USA

				BELIZE

Length: 14 Days/13 Nights

Cost: $980.00 per person

Host/Workshop Coordinator: Belize Tropical Education Center/Tony Garel,
Belize City, Belize

Topics Covered:
=B7 Tropical Moist Forest Ecology
=B7 Marine Ecology
=B7 Mayan Archaeology=20
=B7 Garifuna Culture

Highlights:
=B7 Community Baboon Sanctuary
=B7 Chan Chich Lodge and surrounding tropical moist forest
=B7 R=EDo Bravo Conservation and Management Area
=B7 Chaa Creek Natural History Center and Blue Morpho Butterfly Farm=20
=B7 Ix Chel Farm and Panti Medicinal Plant Trail=20
=B7 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary and Jaguar Preserve
=B7 Garifuna drumming and dancing=20
=B7 Mayan site of Xunantunich
=B7 South Water Caye=20
=B7 Great Barrier Reef of Belize and nearby marine ecosystems including,
grass beds, patch reefs, mangroves=20
=B7 Sea bird rookeries

				COSTA RICA

Length: 12 Days/11 Nights

Cost: $850.00 per person

Host/Workshop Coordinator: Juan Pablo Bello Carranza, Las Juntas, Costa
Rica

Topics Covered:
=B7 Tropical Rainforest and Dry Forest Ecology
=B7 Conservation and Land Management=20
=B7 Geology/Volcanoes

Highlights:
=B7 Monteverde Cloudforest Reserve
=B7 International Children's Rainforest Reserve
=B7 Santa Elena Cloudforest Reserve=20
=B7 Arenal Volcano
=B7 Palo Verde National Park=20
=B7 Tempisque River trip
=B7 Santa Rosa National Park=20
=B7 Costa Rican cattle and dairy ranch=20
=B7 Abangares gold mines, Ecological Museum and Butterfly Garden
=B7 Reforestation project along banks of the Abangares River
=B7 Mist-netting and study of vampire bats
=B7 Evening presentations on local cultures, medicinal uses of rainforest
plants, sustainable uses of forests and Costa Rican history
=B7 Post-Workshop extensions to Corcovado and Tortuguero National Parks=20

				HONDURAS

Length: 14 Days/13 Nights

Cost: $765.00 per person

Host/Workshop Coordinator: REHDES/Jerry Haylock, La Ceiba, Honduras

Topics Covered:
=B7 Tropical Rainforest and Marine Ecology
=B7 Conservation and Land Management=20
=B7 Mayan Archaeology
=B7 Garifuna Culture

Highlights:
=B7 Mayan site of Cop=E1n
=B7 Village of Tela and traditional Garifuna music and dance
=B7 Lancetilla Botanical Garden and Research Center
=B7 Jeannette Kawas National Park=20
=B7 Cuero and Salado Wildlife Refuge
=B7 Pico Bonito National Park
=B7 Bay Island of Utila
=B7 Marine ecosystems, including coral reefs, mangroves and tidal pools=20
=B7 Evening presentations on conservation, rainforest and marine ecology
=B7 Butterfly Farm and Museum=20
=B7 White-Water Rafting on the Canjegral River
=B7 Post-Workshop extension to La Mosquitia and the R=EDo Pl=E1tano Biosp=
here
Reserve=20

				PANAMA

Length: 14 Days/13 Nights

Cost: $1100.00 per person

Host/Workshop Coordinator: Win Rice, Panama City, Panama

Topics Covered:
=B7 Tropical Rainforest and Marine Ecology
=B7 Conservation and Land Management=20
=B7 Geology/Volcanoes
=B7 Indian Cultures
=B7 R.O.P.E.

Highlights:
=B7 Chagres National Park
=B7 R.O.P.E. Course
=B7 Mist-netting and study of birds and bats=20
=B7 White-water rafting on the Piedres and Chagres Rivers
=B7 Ember=E1 Indian village of Par=E1ra Pur=FA
=B7 Panam=E1 Viejo (old Panama City), colonial city and modern-day Panama
City
=B7 Panama Canal
=B7 El Ca=F1o Archaeological Park
=B7 Bastimentos National Park and the Bocas del Toro Archipelago
=B7 Marine ecosystems including, mangroves, grass beds and coral reefs=20
=B7 Gnobe and Bugle Indian cultures
=B7 La Fortuna Nature Reserve
=B7 Highland mountain village of Boquete
=B7 Bar=FA Volcano and National Park
=B7 Orchid, fruit and coffee plantations
=B7 Evening presentations on tropical medicine/jungle first-aid and
orchids of Panama
=B7 Post-Workshop partial and complete Panama Canal transits=20

				ECUADOR

Length: 14 Days/13 Nights

Cost: $1050.00 per person

Host/Workshop Coordinator: Jatun Sacha Foundation/Dr. Michael McColm,
Ph.D., Quito, Ecuador

Topics Covered:
=B7 Tropical Rainforest Ecology
=B7 Biodiversity
=B7 Conservation and Land Management=20
=B7 Quichua Indian Culture

Highlights:
=B7 Quito
=B7 Andes Mountain Range
=B7 Alpine and cloudforest ecosystems
=B7 Jatun Sacha Biological Station and surrounding tropical rainforest
=B7 Plant Conservation Center
=B7 Solo experience in the rainforest=20
=B7 Animal Rehabilitation Center
=B7 Local Shaman's nursery, home visit and "cleansing" demonstration
=B7 Quichua Indian village of Capirona=20
=B7 Avenue of the Volcanoes =20
=B7 Highland Indians and villages of Ecuador
=B7 Ba=F1os
=B7 Evening presentations on a variety of rainforest and conservation
topics
=B7 Post-Workshop extension to the Gal=E1pagos Islands and/or Cuzco and t=
he
Lost City of the Incas-Machu Picchu=20

				PERU

Length: 15 Days/14 Nights

Cost: $1145.00 per person

Host/Workshop Coordinator: Dr. Paul Beaver, Ph.D., Indian Shores,
Florida

Topics Covered:
=B7 Tropical Rainforest Ecology
=B7 Biodiversity
=B7 Conservation and Land Management=20
=B7 Indian Culture

Highlights:
=B7 Amazon River
=B7 Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Biological Reserve-included by Audubon Magazine on
its=92 list of top 50 ecologically based tour destinations in the world
(Sep/Oct 1998)
=B7 Fourteen primate species=09
=B7 Evening cruise on the Tahuayo River=20
=B7 Pink freshwater dolphins of Charro Lake=20
=B7 Caiman Lake
=B7 Jungle community of Santa Ana=20
=B7 Giant lilypads of Barbasco Lake
=B7 Local Shaman "good luck-good health" ceremony=20
=B7 Rainforest canopy experience
=B7 Camping on the interior of the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Reserve
=B7 Local Indian village market
=B7 Post-Workshop extension to the Gal=E1pagos Islands and/or Cuzco and t=
he
Lost City of the Incas-Machu Picchu=20

			   SOUTHEAST ALASKA

Length: 14 Days/13 Nights

Cost: $995.00

Host/Workshop Coordinator: David Berg, Petersburg, Alaska
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Topics Covered:
=B7 Temperate Rainforest and Marine Ecology
=B7 Conservation and Land Management
=B7 Marine Mammals
=B7 Geology/Glaciers/Volcanoes=20
=B7 Indian Cultures
=B7 Russian History

Highlights:
=B7 White-water rafting on the Sauk River in Washington state
=B7 Cascade Mountain Range=20
=B7 Inside Passage of southeast Alaska=20
=B7 Wrangell
=B7 Petroglyph Beach=20
=B7 Petersburg=20
=B7 Sea kayaking
=B7 Whale watching in Frederick Sound=20
=B7 LeConte glacier=20
=B7 Camping in temperate rainforest=20
=B7 Stargavvan Bay estuary and near-shore tide pools
=B7 Harbor Mountain-Gavan Hill Trail hike and camp  =20
=B7 Mount Edgecumbe hike and camp
=B7 Tlingit Native dancing and cultural experience
=B7 Sitka Historical Park
=B7 Sheldon Jackson Museum and its=92 collection of Native artifacts
=B7 Sage Science Center and fish hatchery
=B7 Sitka Raptor Rehabilitation Center

	     CONTACT US FOR DETAILED WORKSHOP ITINERARIES

		 REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

	Rainforest and Reef Conservation Fund 501(c)(3) non-profit=20
	  Prospect NE Suite #8 Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503 USA
 Phone: (616) 776-5928/Fax: (616) 776-5931/E-Mail: rainforest at mail.org

			 WORKSHOP DATES 1999*=20

Number Workshops by order of preference with #1 being your first choice.
Spaces are filled on a first-come first-serve basis. Please be aware
that Workshops are popular and may fill quickly. It is recommended that
you register as early as possible.

BELIZE: 14 D/13 N         Jun 15-28_____   Jul 13-26_____  Aug 3-16_____=20

COSTA RICA: 12 D/11 N     Jun 14-25_____   Jul 12-23_____  Aug 9-20_____

HONDURAS: 14 D/13 N       Jun 10-23_____    Jul 8-21_____  Aug 5-18_____=20

PANAMA: 14 D/13 N         Jun 12-25_____   Jul 10-23_____  Aug 7-20_____=20

ECUADOR: 14 D/13 N        Jun 17-30_____   Jul 15-28_____  Aug 4-17_____

PERU: 15 D/14 N   Jun 26-Jul 10_____  Jul 10-24_____  Jul 24-Aug 7 _____=20

SE ALASKA: 14 D/13 N      Jun 17-30_____  Jul 1-13 _____ Jul 15-28 _____

*Other Workshop dates throughout the year are available upon request