Schedule for 2009
(Subject to change)
Sunday, June 21
Introduction to GLADE
1:00 - 1:45 pm Arrival
2:00 Formal Orientation to GLADE
3:00 Tour of Bull Shoals Field Station (BSFS)
4:30 Families Dismissed
5:00 Detailed Orientation to Participants
Equipment Checkout, Guidelines and Expectations, Icebreaker Activities
5:30 Dinner
7:00 Team Problem Solving Activity
8:00 Return to Houses to Settle in and Get Things Organized
Monday, June 22
Restoration Ecology
7:00 am Breakfast
8:00 Ecological Concepts and Principles of Conservation Biology
10:00 An Overview: Restoration Ecology and Research at BSFS
Noon Lunch
1:00-4:00 pm Field Study at Drury-Mincy Conservation Area
4:30 Relax and Reflect
5:30 Dinner
6:30 Team Problem Solving Activity
7:30 Evening Fireside Activity (Night birds)
Tuesday, June 23
Avian Ecology and Herpetology
5:00 am Breakfast
6:00 am - Noon Mist Netting and Bird Banding Demonstration
Noon Lunch
1:00 -4:30 pm Herpetology in Streams,
4:30 Relax and Reflect
5:30 Dinner
6:30 Team Problem Solving Activity
7:30 Evening Fireside Activity (Frog calls-
Amphibian monitoring)
Wednesday, June 24
Water Quality and Aquatic Ecology
7:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am Water quality monitoring � Lentic (lake) and Lotic (creek) locations: 2 groups, switch at mid-morning
Noon Lunch
1:00 - 4:00 pm Riparian Restoration Biology, Cave Preparation
4:30 Relax and Reflect
5:30 Dinner
6:30 Team Problem Solving Activity
7:30 Evening Nature Activities (Astronomy)
Thursday, June 25
Karst Topography and Cave Ecosystems
7:00 am Breakfast
7:30 Leave for Ozark Underground Laboratory
9:00 Glade and Prairie Restoration and Riparian Corridor Plantings
10:30 Field House at Ozark Underground Laboratory for Bats, Sinkhole
12:30 Lunch
1:30 - 4:30pm
5:30 - Dinner
6:30 Team Problem Solving Activity
8:30 Evening Activities, Nightlife in the Ozarks (Nocturnal Insects, Bats, Owls, etc.)
Friday, June 26
Habitat Restoration and Green Leadership Day
7:00 am Breakfast
8:00 am - Noon - Work Day - Giant Cane Planting in Riparian Zone
Noon - Lunch
1:00 - 3:00 pm Planning for Environmental Project in Your Home Community
3:00 - 5:00 Prepare PowerPoint Presentations for Saturday Family Day
5:30 - Dinner
6:30 - Evening Activities, Reflections, Journaling
8:30 - Music and Activities around the Campfire (Bring your Musical Instruments!)
Saturday, June 27
Family Day and Closing Ceremony
7:00 am Breakfast
8:00 Clean Up and Pack Gear
9:00 Finalize Presentations: Families Arrive
10:00 Team Presentations for Each Day of GLADE
11:00 Closing words and Dismissal