| Date | Day | Topic | Site |
| June 30 | Mon | Arrive San Jose | Bellavista Hotel, San Jose, CR |
| July1 | Tue | Meet @ 9am - Travel to Volcan Arenal | Lodging at Arenal |
| July 2 | Wed | morning: walk around Arenal Nat. Park
noon: travel to Palo Verde Nat. Park evening: lecture by Palo Verde Personel |
Palo Verde |
| July 3 | Thur | AM - Palo Verde plants & animals
PM: journal keeping & annotated drawings evening: lecture |
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| July 4 | Fri | Leave for San Jose @ 10:00 am
Lunch then travel to El Zota evening: orientation to El Zota (Dr. LaDuke) |
Palo Verde to San Jose to El Zota |
| July 5 | Sat | Morning: 1st walk about: jungle trail
Lunch then lecture: Climate Dinner then Chapter Reading & Discussion |
El Zota |
| July 6 | Sun | AM: off & laundry catch-up
Lunch then Lecture: 20 questions PM: Dinner then presentation of questions, design a project |
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| July 7 | Mon | AM: trail work, plant ID
Lunch: press plants, work on ID Dinner then lecture: rain forest structure |
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| July 8 | Tue | AM: Geology lecture and soil analysis demos
Lunch: get soil samples from pasture, managed forest, banana plantation, swamp trail Dinner: analysis & presentation of results |
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| July 9 | Wed | AM: Trail work & bryophyte collection
PM: lunch then bryophyte lecture (Prof. JLE) Dinner: chapter reading & discussion |
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| July 10 | Thur | AM: Watch Road Trail -
Pack Lunch for long hike PM: off to do laundry |
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| July 11 | Fri | AM: lecture on tropical grasslands
PM: Project proposal writing & presentation |
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| July 12 | Sat | AM: begin project
PM: lecture on tropical marine ecosystems |
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| July 13 | Sun | AM: exam 1
PM: off |
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| July 14 - 18 | Mon -
Fri |
AM: project
PM: dinner, then chapter reading & discussion |
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| July 19 | Sat | PM: Presentation of Project results | |
| July 20 | Sun | AM: Final Exam then pack | |
| July 21 | Mon | AM: Leave for San Jose |