Intermediate Program Schedule
Sunset: 8:13 PM
Low Tide: 1:21 PM
High Tide: 7:20 AM
Students arrive after 12 noon.
Collect water for tanks
4:00 PM Group Dynamics
Orientation, Fire Drills, Dorm Meetings
Sunset: 8:13 PM
Low Tide: 2:20 PM
High Tide: 8:21 AM
Tank Talk: "Characteristics of Phyla" and Tank Set-Up
Seal Harbor Beach and Lunch
What to Collect and Collect for Tanks
Cadillac Summit
5:15-5:45 Seminar: "Biodiversity"
7-8: Recreation
8-9: Evening lecture: Introduction to Oceanography
Sunset: 8:12 PM
Low Tide: 3:19 PM
High Tide: 9:21 AM
Geology Field Trip
Hike Beech Mt.
5:15-5:45 Seminar: A Seal's Life
Evening Recreation
Evening Lecture: Geology of MDI
Sunset: 8:10 PM
Low Tide: 4:17 PM
High Tide: 10:18 AM
Beach Profile
Somes Sound preparation talk
Ice Cream stop
5:15-5:45PM Seminar: The Amazing World of Lobsters
7-9 PM: Nightwalk
Sunset: 8:10 PM
Low Tide: 5:13 PM
High Tide: 11:27 AM
Somes Sound Survey boat trip
Algae identification and hike Lower Hadlock pond
5:15-5:45PM Seminar: Offshore Petroleum Development: The Process, The Problems and The Potential Long Term Consequences
7-9 PM: Tidepool Ecology
Sunset: 8:10 PM
Low Tide: 5:56 AM and 6:09 PM
High Tide: 12:07 PM
Bog and Saltmarsh comparison
Snorkel prep or swim at Echo Lake
5:15-5:45PM Seminar: Red Tide
Fourth of July FIREWORKS in Bar Harbor
Sunset: 8:08 PM
Low Tide: 6:49 AM
High Tide: 1:00 PM
Clean up AIO
Tank maintenance
Bar Harbor/Laundry
Return work to students
Introduction to student projects
Movie
Sunset: 8:07 PM
Low Tide: 7:41 AM
High Tide: 1:53 PM
Morning Labs/Church
Whale Watch Trip
5:15-5:45PM Seminar: Manatees
7-8 PM: Recreation
8-9 PM: Lecture on Whales
Sunset: 8:06 PM
Low Tide: 8:33 AM
High Tide: 2:47 PM
Fishing trip and Isleford for lunch
Lecture: "Navigation"
Ice Cream and Hike at Beech Mountain
5:15-5:45PM Seminar: Cellular Communication of Fish
7-8 PM: Recreation
8-9 PM: Lecture: Ocean Evolution
Sunset: 8:05 PM
Low Tide: 9:26 AM
High Tide: 3:41 PM
Tidepool Transect
Bird's Acre Rehab Center
5:15-5:45PM Seminar: Conch: Lifecycle and Projects in Conservation
After Dinner: Student Presentations
Sunset: 8:03 PM
Low Tide: 10:21 AM
High Tide: 4:37 PM
Hike Beehive or swim at Sand Beach
Crab Survey
5:15-5:45PM Seminar: The "Glamorous" Life of a Marine Biologist Observer
7-8 PM: Recreation
8-9 PM: Sea Turtles
Sunset: 8:02 PM
Low Tide: 11:17 AM
High Tide: 5:34 PM
Navigation and trip to Echo Lake
Echo Lake, Navigation and take down tanks
5:15-5:45PM Seminar: The Mysterious World of Mangroves
Movie Night!
Sunset: 8:01 PM
Low Tide: 12:15 PM
High Tide: 6:08 AM
Clean up and pack
Hikes/Beach/Bar Harbor
9 am - noon Student Departure