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This Summer 2008 we will offer several marine courses covering a range of interests, age groups and times. We have family trips to the Gulf Islands, Summer camps for kids, as well as Pro-D programs for teachers.

Check out some of the videos taken with ROVER during the Undersea Camps last year!

Curious Sand soles

Schools of Fish along Patey Rock

LIFE BELOW THE TIDES:

We will explore the reefs, walls, and inter-island passes with ROVER, a remotely operated mini-submarine that sends pictures up to our monitor on the surface. Families & adults welcome. Limit 10.

July 6 Sun. 1 pm to 3 pm Aug 10 Sun. 3 pm to 5 pm Aug 30 Sat. 10 am to Noon

Fee: $20; under 12 $15

SCIENCE AT THE BEACH:
Pro-D Program for teachers grade 5 - 11

Get your feet wet and participate in

Curriculum-linked activities that are fun

and engaging. Learn the do’s and don’ts

of rocky shore transects from high to low

tide; participate in quadrat surveys to

assess the number of clams on a beach;

and join us surveying eel grass habitats.

This 3-day workshop will include

boat trips to several beaches in the

Gulf Islands, and you will take home a

resource package on identifying key

species, making most survey materials

at minimal cost, and choosing

representative survey sites. Limit 10.

July 31 Thur 9 am to Noon Aug 1 Fri 9 am to Noon Aug 2 Sat 9 am to 5pm

Fee: $110

MARINE SCIENCE CAMPS: Tidepool program

Hands-on field and laboratory studies of marine ecology, oceanography and animal behaviour on the southern Gulf Islands shores. Students will work in teams to collect and analyze tide pool data as part of a long term monitoring program by the Ecology Centre. Limit 10

July 14-18 Mon. - Fri; 9am-Noon

Aug 25-29 Mon. - Fri; 9am-Noon

Ages: 9-12 Fee: $110

MARINE SCIENCE CAMPS: undersea program
Hands-on field and laboratory studies of marine ecology, oceanography and animal behaviour. Students will work in teams deploying the remotely operated unmanned mini-submarine ROVER to explore and map undersea communities. Limit 10.

July 21-25 Mon to Fri; 9am-Noon

Ages: 9-12 Fee: $110

Aug 18-22 Mon to Fri; 9am-Noon
Ages: 9-16 Fee: $110

GULF ISLANDS MARINE LIFE: Portland Island
We will cruise to a small island with some of the richest intertidal flora and fauna in the Strait of Georgia. Discover this diversity on and under rocks, in crevices and tide pools from the high to low tide lines. Bring a lunch. Families & adults welcome. Limit 10.

July 5 Sat. 11 am to 2 pm FULL

Aug 3 Sun. 11 am to 2 pm

Fee: $35; under 12: $25

TO CONFIRM PROGRAM AVAILABILITY
To confirm space availability please call 250-655-1555 or email info@mareco.org