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 |
| 00 | TBA |
Information meeting TBA |
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| 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 Teamwork: skills and strategies |
Elwha literature search 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 literature search River research literature review River research proposal |
| 3-4 |
Mon April 12 7am, lot 12G Elwha River Olympic NP Fri April 23 Outdoor Center meet 8am |
Weeks 3-4 detailed schedule Mon April 12, 7am: meet at lot 12G Rapid COVID antigen tests, April 12 (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 7 stair sculpture |
Weeks 5-6 detailed schedule Rapid COVID antigen tests, April 27 (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 Fri May 7 TBD Mon May 10 TBD Tue May 11 time TBD CV 221 Thur May 13 4:10 AW 204 TBD TBD Connelly Creek Natural Area |
Analytical methods Project-specific consultation: data analysis & presentation design Presentation preparation Scholars Week Event Schedule Scholars Week Presentation Schedule Presentation information Presentation guidelines Presentation evaluation criteria Presentation advice Presentation checklist (Pickett et al. 1991) CENV Speaker Series presentations Presentations from 2025 Photo and Video viewing Awards ceremony and celebration Project team meetings, times TBD Monitoring avian productivity & survival |
Design presentations Presentation information Presentation guidelines Presentation evaluation criteria Research paper preparation Morgan Hite's Briefing |
| 8 |
TBD |
Monitoring avian productivity & survival Project team meetings, times 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 2027 TBD | |
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ESCI 408 Field Methods in Wildlife Ecology |
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March 31 |
5 |
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April 1 |
5 |
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April 2 |
5 |
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Elwha lit. review, revised |
April 9 |
5 |
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April 5 |
10 |
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Research abstract, draft |
April 12 |
10 |
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Abstract submission |
April 23 |
Required |
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May 11 |
20 |
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May 14 |
Required |
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May 28 |
5 |
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June 4 |
25 |
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Expedition behavior |
throughout |
10 |
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ESCI 433 Population Biology |
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April 6 |
20 |
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Apr.28-May 6 |
20 |
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Apr.28-May 6 |
20 |
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Apr.28-May 6 |
20 |
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Expedition behavior |
throughout |
20 |
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ESCI 409 Riparian Conservation |
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April 5 |
5 |
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April 8 |
5 |
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April 9 |
5 |
|
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Grande Ronde Literature review, revised |
April 9 |
5 |
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April 23 |
20 |
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Apr.28-May 6 |
10 |
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May 28 |
Required |
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May 28 |
5 |
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June 4 |
25 |
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Expedition behavior |
throughout |
20 |
