1st Class Meetings: August 11 and 13
Camping Trip: August 16-21

Learn about the natural history and ecology of the Pacific Northwest through a six-day camping trip to the Olympic Peninsula.

• Camp in the beautiful Elwha River valley
• Visit many spectacular natural places
• Study the Elwha River dam removal project
• Hike in the majestic Hoh rain forest, explore mountaintops at Hurricane Ridge
• Watch sea lions and puffins at Cape Flattery
• Eat an evening dinner at Rialto Beach
• Spend an afternoon studying inter-tidal ecology at Tongue Point
• Visit the Makah Museum, Makah Indian Nation¹s showcase of Makah traditional culture recovered from a coastal village that was buried in a landslide 500 years ago

We¹ll be busy, but there will also be time to relax in the forest and at the beach, visit the Olympic hot springs, and play music around the campfire.

In addition, instruction in nature photography is available to those students interested.

FAIR 332N: Fairhaven College is also offering a photography course in August. [Click here for a description]