Office: ES 434
Phone: 360-650-7617
E-mail:
( Please do not send attachments in proprietary formats.)
Office Hours: by appointment
Field Camp home page: http://faculty.wwu.edu/jmcl/Field_camp/field_home.htm
Department of Environmental Sciences
College of the Environment
Western Washington University
ESCI Field Camp
Instructor: John McLaughlin
Office: ES 434
Phone: 360-650-7617
E-mail:
(
Please do not send attachments in proprietary formats.)
Office Hours: by appointment
Field Camp home page:
http://faculty.wwu.edu/jmcl/Field_camp/field_home.htm
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Week |
Place |
Topics |
Projects |
| 0 | WWU |
Preparation meeting: 1st week in March, TBA |
Review research project ideas: Elwha project ideas River expedition project ideas Review research project descriptions Prepare personal gear |
| 1 |
WWU/Bellingham |
Week 1 detailed schedule Program overview and orientation Research design Wildlife survey methods Wildlife research ethics Scientific writing Conservation design Grizzly bear PVA Monitoring avian prod. & survival Research project team organization Teamwork: skills and strategies |
Elwha literature review Elwha research proposal Frog aural survey |
| 2 |
WWU/Bellingham |
Week 2 detailed schedule River restoration and dam removal Age structure Spatial structure Conservation design Reintroductions & translocations Population viability analysis River safety training Elwha trip preparation Elwha pilot project Expedition behavior Backcountry environmental briefing |
Revised Elwha lit. review Revised Elwha research proposal River research literature review River research proposal |
| 3-4 |
Tue April 14 7am, lot 12G Elwha River Olympic NP Fri April 24 Outdoor Center meet 8am |
Weeks 3-4 detailed schedule Tue April 14, 7am: meet at lot 12G Rapid COVID antigen tests, April 14 (required) Elwha restoration: design & progress Reconstructing a restoration baseline Research project development Research project data collection Abstract revision River training trip (all day) River training gear list (OC) |
AW Safety Code |
| 5-6 |
River expedition Grande Ronde River Fri May 8 stair sculpture |
Weeks 5-6 detailed schedule Rapid COVID antigen tests, April 28 (required) Personal river trip gear list River trip Environmental Briefing Grande Ronde River profile, WRC Grand Ronde W&SR Map Elbow Creek Fire Map, 2021 River conservation & management Wild and Scenic Rivers (film) Leave No Trace principles and practices on rivers Butterfly survey methods LWD distribution Riverbird distributions Research project development Conservation prospects River trip debrief |
River Safety Videos, AW 2021 Butterfly-plant relationships Riverbird distributions Riverbird analysis template Riverbird analysis example Bald Eagle survey Research project data collection Scholars week reg. opens April TBA Registration submission form |
| 7 |
Fri, (Sat/Sun), Mon, Tue Lab TBD TBA Wed May 13, TBD 6pm, TBD Thur May 14?, 8am Connelly Creek Natural Area AW 204 4:30pm |
Analytical methods Project-specific consultation: data analysis & presentation design Scholars Week Event Schedule Scholars Week Presentation Schedule Presentation information Presentation guidelines Presentation evaluation criteria Presentation advice Presentation checklist (Pickett et al. 1991) Photo and Video viewing Awards ceremony and celebration Monitoring avian productivity & survival CENV Speaker Series presentations |
Design presentations Presentation information Presentation guidelines Presentation evaluation criteria Research paper preparation |
| 8 |
TBD TBD |
Project-specific consultation: data analysis, interpretation, report writing |
Research paper preparation |
| 9 | WWU |
Research paper preparation |
Research papers(2) due |
Course Evaluation:
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Grades will be based on: |
Due |
Weight |
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ESCI 438 Scientific Writing and Presentation |
spring 2026 TBD | |
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ESCI 408 Field Methods in Wildlife Ecology |
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Elwha Lit.search ref.list |
April 1 |
5 |
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April 3 |
5 |
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Elwha lit. review, revised |
April 10 |
10 |
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April 6 |
10 |
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Research abstract, draft |
April 13 |
10 |
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Abstract submission |
April 24 |
Required |
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May 12 |
20 |
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May 16 |
Required |
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May 16 |
5 |
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May 29 |
25 |
|
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Expedition behavior |
throughout |
10 |
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ESCI 433 Population Biology |
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April 7 |
20 |
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Apr.29-May 7 |
20 |
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Apr.29-May 7 |
20 |
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Apr.29-May 7 |
20 |
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Expedition behavior |
throughout |
20 |
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ESCI 409 Riparian Conservation |
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Grande Ronde literature ref.list |
April 7 |
5 |
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April 10 |
5 |
|
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Grande Ronde Literature review, revised |
April 27 |
10 |
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April 24 |
20 |
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Apr.29-May 7 |
10 |
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May 29 |
Required |
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May 18 |
5 |
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May 29 |
25 |
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Expedition behavior |
throughout |
20 |
