Yellowstone Winter Ecology December – March
• Cross-country ski or snowshoe while exploring America's wildlife "Serengeti." Predator/prey
relationships, wolf reintroduction, bear hibernation; animal tracking,
subnivean environments and thermal basin ecology are emphasized. Highlights
include
wolf, bison, elk, antelope, coyote, bald and golden eagle study, and natural
hot spring swimming.
Alaskan Spring Break March
• Travel to the last frontier for a Northern Lights exploration. During the day,
discover Alaska's taiga forests on cross-country skis or snowshoes while learning
about permafrost, arctic tundra, moose and wolves. At night, watch as the sky
comes alive with the aurora borealis. Study Alaskan native cultures. Also, attend
the Alaskan Inuit festival which features a world-famous dogsled race and live
fur trade auction.
Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska July 15 – August 30
• Experience a world of wonder while sea kayaking amongst the whales and glaciers
of Alaska. Science topics include salmon spawning, evolution, brown bears, ice
ages, and brown and black bear ecology.
Dinosaur Dig / National Park June – August
• Visit historic Egg Mountain near Choteau, MT and participate in an actual dinosaur
dig with a paleontologist. Learn how to identify dinosaur fossils and shells.
Study and practice the art of cleaning and preserving your very own fossils.
Combine with either Glacier or Yellowstone National Parks for a spectacular trip
through the age of the dinosaurs.
Glacier, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton National Parks May – August
• First, view the last remnants of earth's geologic ice age placed atop Glacier
Park's vast u-shaped valleys. Hike throughout rainforest-like cedar forests among
the breathing ferns while observing grizzly bears and mountain sheep in their
natural habitat. Next, travel to the oldest National Park and study volcanism,
thermal basin ecology, and wildlife relationships. Lastly, study the Rocky Mountain
uplift and the spectacular Teton mountain range.
Native American Indian August
• Catch the excitement of native culture during America's largest Crow Indian
fair near Billings, MT. Your heart will throb to the sounds of the drumbeat while
your spirit travels through an unfamiliar world. This is not a movie, but ancient
history still thriving today. Gather a world of knowledge through educational
presentations interpreted verbally as well as through dance, music and song.
Journey to Little Bighorn Battlefield where General Custer made his last stand.
Listen hard enough and you can still hear the victorious Indians. Travel along
the highest mountain pass in America while studying the oldest geologic plateau
and the largest area of tundra in North America.
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