ECOEE 2009 August Itinerary

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1 ECOEE 2009 August Itinerary Day Saturday Date 8/15/2009 Day 1 Arrive at, cabin movein, Welcome back, Overview of the week, RPTA 376, 444, & 448 syllabus & class overview, committee work, food purchase, chore list and responsibilities, FOD responsibilities, RPTA 376 video Date 8/16/2009 Day 2 8/17/2009 Day 3 8/18/2009 Day 4 8/19/2009 Day 5 8/20/2009 Day 6 8/21/2009 Day 7 8/22/2009 Day 8 Gear and clothing checks, RPTA 446, 449, 450 ACA jump start your canoe driving tests, meet with overview, Driving tests, Dixon Mound, Risk Ration planning, Spring Lake, Expedition Holly, med form checks, Dixon Mounds committee work, OE topic management, Pull Food, Behavior & Full-Value confirmation of meetings, questions, 376 video contract OE topic questions, Date 8/23/2009 Day 9 8/24/2009 Day 10 8/25/2009 Day 11 8/26/2009 Day 12 8/27/2009 Day 13 8/28/2009 Day 14 8/29/2009 Day 15 Meeting w/ MNR personnel in Wawa, Purchase fishing licenses & get permits, Compass, Maps and dead reckoning, Cooking, Weather, Leadership, Travel to Hawk Junction, Decision-making, Effective Horn clean up, Load trailers Travel to Lake Superior Canoe Loading, Balance, planning and Problemsolving, Ten Essentials, LNT and gear, set up tents and Leave for Grand Rapids Blandford Nature Center Hartwick Pines S.P. Provincial Park Map Reading, Put-in, camp in the field, Cooking, Stoves, Water Purification, site Selection, Excretion Methods, Day Sunday Monday Date 8/30/2009 Day 16 8/31/2009 Day 17 Portaging, Leadership, Firebuilding, Cooking over open fires, Geology, Group Dynamics and Stages of Group Development, hygiene Cultural History, Decision- Making, Elements of effective groups, Goal setting, Importance of goals, Goal Accomplishment, Group Roles Little Stony Portage 57 Bay or Dog Lake Ray Gates Ray Gates State Forest ground* Lake Superior Provincial Park Manitowik Lake N E Manitowik Lake

2 ECOEE 2009 September Itinerary Day Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Date 9/1/2009 Day 18 9/2/2009 Day 19 9/3/2009 Day 20 9/4/2009 Day 21 9/5/2009 Day 22 Risk Management, Risk Management Plans, Stove repair, Outdoor Education Lessons, Cultural History, Land Management Issues, Environmental Ethics, Conflict resolution and Effective Feedback skills LNT, Map & Compass on Land, UTM grids, Hasty searches, Medical simulation, Technical White-water eddy outs, Group roles, dysfunctional behaviors and defense mechanisms in groups Hydrology, Reading Rapid, Technical Whitewater eddy outs, Group roles, dysfunctional behaviors and defense mechanisms in groups Crooked Lake Point Missinaibi Portage Barclay Bay Barclay Bay Quittagene Rapids Date 9/6/2009 Day 23 9/7/2009 Day 24 9/8/2009 Day 25 9/9/2009 Day 26 9/10/2009 Day 27 9/11/2009 Day 28 9/12/2009 Day 29 Barriers to communication, Group management, Hypothermia, Lightning, Qualities, Skills, and Duties of Leadership Technical White-water eddy outs, Group roles, dysfunctional behaviors and defense mechanisms in groups Barriers to communication, Group management, Hypothermia, Lightning, Qualities, Skills, and Duties of Leadership Mid-Course Evaluations Mid-Course Evaluations Student teaching lessons, LNT finalized, Student teaching lessons, Kilometer 510 Peterbell Crossing Greenhill Portage Split Rock Rapids Thunder Falls Brunswick Lake Brunswick Lake Date 9/13/2009 Day 30 9/14/2009 Day 31 9/15/2009 Day 32 9/16/2009 Day 33 9/17/2009 Day 34 9/18/2009 Day 35 9/19/2009 Day 36 Natural and Cultural Student Teaching Final Final History, lessons, Trip Planning, Land management agencies II, Final groups selected, final trip plans, Final assignments, Two Portage Falls Two Portage Falls Wilson Bend Beaver Portage Beaver Portage Sand Bay Portage Hotel in Hearst Date 9/20/2009 Day 37 9/21/2009 Day 38 9/22/2009 Day 39 9/23/2009 Day 40 9/24/2009 Day 41 9/25/2009 Day 42 9/26/2009 Day 43 Train departs Hearst 8:30 Arrives at Hawk Junction 12:30, drive into Michigan YMCA-Storer Travel to Macomb Macomb Macomb Macomb Wilderness State Park * Spring Lake Spring Lake Spring Lake Spring Lake Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Date 9/27/2009 Day 44 9/28/2009 Day 45 9/29/2009 Day 46 9/30/2009 Day 47 Leave for NE Travel to Lander NOLS NOLS/leave for Yellostone F.O.D. Choice Lander Lander Lander/Madison

3 ECOEE 2009 October Itinerary Day Thursday Friday Saturday Date 10/1/2009 Day 48 10/2/2009 Day 49 10/3/2009 Day 50 Yelloswstone Meet with Ranger Beth Taylor for Interp, Park/Visitor Mangement, F.O.D. Choice Natural Resource Mgmt Madison Madison Madison Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Date 10/4/2009 Day 51 10/5/2009 Day 52 10/6/2009 Day 53 10/7/2009 Day 54 10/8/2009 Day 55 10/9/2009 Day 56 10/10/2009 Day 57 F.O.D. Choice Yellowstone Teton Science School Grand Tetons travel toward Yosemite travel toward Yosemite Travel to Yosemite Madison F.O.D. Choice F.O.D. Choice Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Date 10/11/2008 Day 58 10/12/2008 Day 59 10/13/2008 Day 60 10/14/2008 Day 61 10/15/2008 Day 62 10/16/2008 Day 63 10/17/2008 Day 64 Yosemite Yosemite-Service Project Yosemite Institute 8am morning meeting, split into groups to observe program Service Project Service Project Service Project Summit Adventure Date 10/18/2009 Day 65 10/19/2009 Day 66 10/20/2009 Day 67 10/21/2009 Day 68 10/22/2009 Day 69 10/23/2009 Day 70 10/24/2009 Day 71 Summit Adventure Travel to Joshua Tree Joshua Tree Joshua Tree Joshua Tree Climbing with ARC Climbing with ARC Indian Cove Indian Cove Indian Cove Indian Cove Indian Cove Date 10/25/2009 Day 72 10/26/2009 Day 73 10/27/2009 Day 74 10/28/2009 Day 75 10/29/2009 Day 76 10/30/2009 Day 77 10/31/2009 Day 78 Joshua Tree MWR 29 Palm Joshua Tree, Keys Ranch Climbing with ARC Joshua Tree Baja Backpacking Baja Backpacking P.V. P.V. Travel to San Diego-ARC Indian Cove Indian Cove Indian Cove Indian Cove Aztec Recreation Center Guerrero Negro Rancho San Francisco

4 ECOEE 2009 November Itinerary Date 11/1/2009 Day 79 11/2/2009 Day 80 11/3/2009 Day 81 11/4/2009 Day 82 11/5/2009 Day 83 11/6/2009 Day 84 11/7/2009 Day 85 into canyon Baja Backpacking- On trail to Cacarizo (visit 2 cave sites) Baja Backpacking- day hike to 2 cave sites to Ranco Santa Teresa( one cave site out of canyon- load van and drive to Guerrero Negro Drive to Bahia de Los Angeles Kayak Training day, purchase and pack out food for the kayak expedition Rancho Santa Teresa El Cacarizo El Cacarizo Rancho Santa Teresa Guerrero Negro Casa Azul Casa Azul Date 11/8/2009 Day 86 11/9/2009 Day 87 11/10/2009 Day 88 11/11/2009 Day 89 11/12/2009 Day 90 11/13/2009 Day 91 11/14/2009 Day 92 Kayak Expedition- Kayak Expedition- Kayak Expedition- Kayak Expedition- Kayak Expedition- Kayak Expedition- Alacran Kayak Expedition- La Mona Pescador Pescador Pescador Alacran Pescador La Mona Date 11/15/2009 Day 93 11/16/2009 Day 94 11/17/2009 Day 95 11/18/2009 Day 96 11/19/2009 Day 97 11/20/2009 Day 98 11/21/2009 Day 99 Kayak Expedition- off Kayak Expedition -service Kayak Expedition -service Depart early am for San Travel to Cuyamaca P.V. Travel to Grand Canyon water, clean boats learning project learning project Diego Leave For Grand Canyon Casa Azul Casa Azul Casa Azul SDSU F.O.D. Choice Grand Canyon/Mather Grand Canyon/Mather Date 11/22/2009 Day /23/2009 Day /24/2009 Day /25/2009 Day /26/2009 Day /27/2009 Day /28/2009 Day 106 THANKSGIVING-Rest, Be Travel to Philmont Philmont Travel home Travel home Thankful Philmont basecamp F.O.D. Choice F.O.D. Choice Day Sunday Monday Date 11/29/2009 Day /30/2009 Day 108 Return to 5 p.m

5 ECOEE 2009 December Itinerary Day Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Date 12/1/2009 Day /2/2009 Day /3/2009 Day /4/2009 Day /5/2009 Day 113 Committee Chapters and Binder, Course end, WEA ability assessment forms due RPTA 376 papers due, Interpretation Projects due and reviewed by all, Date 12/6/2009 Day /7/2009 Day /8/2009 Day /9/2009 Day /10/2009 Day /11/2009 Day /12/2009 Day 120 RPTA 449 trip planning project due, WEA instructor and course evaluations due, Gear Clean up and return to Horrabin Hall Vans & trailers washed, shelves out of the back of the vans ECOEE 2009 Banquet Vans returned to Transportation Services Day Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Date 12/13/2009 Day /14/2009 Day 1 12/15/2009 Day 2 12/16/2009 Day 3 12/16/2009 Day 4 12/17/2009 Day 5 Finals WIU Finals WIU Finals WIU Finals WIU Finals WIU

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