This field-based workshop is for the amateur enthusiast, naturalist or student, and explores how winter helps shape the ecology of the Appalachian ecosystem. The course will explore how plants and animals cope with winter and how we can study tracks and other forest cues to understand their behavior and resilience. Participants will enhance their field naturalist skills through observations, tracking, and wildlife ecology methods. No experience is needed but ability to hike on snow-covered trails is important.
Instructor: Dan Ardia, Ph.D. Professor of Biology, Franklin & Marshall College
All participants receive training certificate. College credit possible for students. For more information: email [email protected].
$75 for three-day workshop
Limited to 12 participants.
Fri, Feb 10 • 2:30 - 5 PM
Sat, Feb 11 • 8:30 AM - 4 PM
Sun, Feb 12 • 8:30 AM - 4 PM
This course is part of Hawk Mountain's Appalachian Field Institute workshop series, featuring 1-to-3-day field-oriented workshops designed for the amateur or professional naturalist (ages 18+) who are interested in learning more about the natural history and ecology of the central Appalachians. Held at the Sanctuary, workshops can be taken individually or as a series and can be considered for independent study credit for college students or continuing education for Educators, or just for fun. Certificates of completion will be provided to all attendees and no experience is required, other than ability and gear for hiking rocky terrain on Hawk Mountain trails. Housing or camping on site may be available for an additional fee.