Coastal Zone Canada 2008 Pre-Conference Field Trip
May 22-25, 2008
Clayoquot 101: An introduction to the social-ecological
fabric of Clayoquot Sound. Clayoquot Field Station, Tofino
BC.
Email: info@tbgf.org
Site: www.tbgf.org
Tel: 250-725-1220
THURSDAY MAY 22, 2008
Arrive at the Clayoquot Field Station; check in and get settled
(by 3 pm)
4:00 pm
Reception with local community residents, including short
orientation slideshow about the Clayoquot
Sound UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
Featuring Vancouver Island cheeses & wines
7:00 pm
Dinner in the Clayoquot Field Station dining area (catered
by Trilogy Garden Café)
8:30 pm
Story Telling at the Fire Pit at the Clayoquot Field Station
with George Patterson (director of Tofino Botanical Gardens)
and Joe or Levi Martin (Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations)
FRIDAY MAY 23, 2008
7:30 am
Coffee/Tea available
8:00 am
Buffet Style Breakfast
9:00 am to 11:00 am
PARKS
CANADA tour of Pacific Rim National Park and Reserve(Schooner
Trail, OR Nuu-chah-nulth Trail)
Lunch on your own
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Learn first hand what salmon farming is all about: on an optional
tour of Creative
Salmon Chinook salmon farm, Tofino Inlet. Please contact
Grant Murray (murrayg@mala.ca)
if you are interested. Or, see any of the activities listed
for Saturday!
Dinner on your own. See attached Tofino
restaurant listings.
SATURDAY MAY 24, 2008
7:30 am
Coffee/Tea available
8:00 am
Buffet Style Breakfast
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
TLA_O_QUI_AHT FIRST NATIONS Meares Island Big Tree Trail.
(Tla-ook Cultural
Adventures with Gisele Martin).
Lunch on your own
Afternoon: Free time.
- Hike and explore trails in Pacific Rim National Park
Reserve
- Take a pelagic bird watching tour
- Go whale watching with one of the many charter companies
- Take a covered boat tour to the nearby Hot Springs
- Explore the 12 acre property at the Tofino Botanical Gardens
- Walk to nearby beaches or to town to see the Roy Henry
Vickers gallery
- Enjoy a kayaking trip
- Take a surf lesson!
Dinner on your own. See attached Tofino
restaurant listings
8:00 – 11:00 pm
Live Music & Tapas at the Trilogy Garden Café,
cover charge $5
SUNDAY MAY 25, 2008
7:30 am
Coffee/Tea available
8:00 am
Buffet Style Breakfast
Pack up and check out by 10:30 am.
10:30 am
Optional Mudflat Stroll: A 45-60 minute walk down to the Tofino
mudflats to explore the intertidal zone and view shorebirds
with a local naturalist.
11:30 am
Departure for 3 pm ferry from Nanaimo to Vancouver
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