In recognition of the forthcoming 150th anniversary of the
Nova Scotian Institute of Science, Joerg-Henner Lotze, Director, Humboldt Field
Research Institute at Steuben Maine has offered a scholarship to one member
of the Nova Scotian Institute of Sciencer for the forthcoming summer
of 2009. This Scholarship will include the cost of tuition, accommodation
and meals for a one-week Seminar. The NSIS member will only have to cover the
travel costs to Maine, about a seven hour journey by car or about 12 hours by
bus. If you, as an NSIS member, are interested to be considered for this
scholarship, please select the seminar topic you wish to attend (see list
below) Then check that you are available on the given date and send your
name, the seminar you wish to attend, your contact number, email and address to
the President of
the NSIS, David Richardson
( david.richardson@smu.ca).
At the Annual Dinner on the
first Monday in May, we will draw the name of the scholarship winner (and a
reserve name) from among those members who have submitted their names. We
expect that among the members, four or five, may be interested and
available to take advantage of this generous scholarship and attend one of the
courses at Eagle Hill. We will then contact the winner and if he/she is
unable, for some reason, to go in May, will contact the reserve.
The Humboldt Field Research Institute at Eagle Hill, Steuben Maine, has
been offering week-long courses to support of field biologists, researchers,
field naturalists for over 20 years. These Seminars range from watershed level
subjects, and subjects in classical ecology, to specialized seminars in
advanced biology, taxonomy, and ecological restoration.
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Title |
Instructor(s) |
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May 31 - Jun 6 |
Amphibians and Vernal Pools: Biology, Ecology, and
Conservation |
Bryan Windmiller |
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May 31 - Jun 6 |
Aquatic Insects and Odonates of Coastal Maine |
Frederick H. SaintOurs, Jr. |
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Jun 7 - 13 |
Reserved: Toledo, Ohio Camera Club |
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Jun 8 - 13 |
Management and Assessment of Northeastern Freshwater
Fish Assemblages |
David B. Halliwell and Richard Langdon |
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Jun 14 - 20 |
Sphagnum Mosses and Other Wetland Bryophytes |
Jon and Blanka Shaw |
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Jun 14 - 20 |
Marine Algae of the Maine Coast |
Arthur C. Mathieson |
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Jun 21 - 27 |
Invertebrate Indicators of Marine Coastal
Communities |
Tom Trott and Robert E. Knowlton |
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Jun 21 - 27 |
Bacteriology for Naturalists |
Betsey Dexter Dyer |
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Jun 21 - 27 |
Scientific Illustration of Seashore Subjects in
Mixed Media |
Dolores R. Santoloquido |
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Jun 28 – Jul 4 |
Applied Field Identification of Sedges, Rushes, and
Grasses: Advanced Taxonomy and Ecology of Wetland and Upland Species |
Anton A. Reznicek |
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Jun 28 - Jul 4 |
Introduction to Lichens |
Fred C. Olday |
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Jul 5 - 11 |
Mosses, Liverworts, and Hornworts |
Nancy G. Slack |
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Jul 5 - 11 |
Sketching and Painting Maine Landscapes and
Seascapes in Watercolor |
Angela Mirro |
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Jul 12 - 18 |
Applied Field Identification of |
Sedges, Rushes, and |
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Jul 12 - 18 |
Spiders: Diversity, Ecology, and Biology |
Mathias Foellmer |
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Jul 12 – 18 |
Forest Ecosystem Description and Interpretation for
Sustained Forestland Values and Uses |
Norman A. Richards |
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Jul 19 - 25 |
Lichens and Lichen Ecology |
David Richardson and Mark Seaward |
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Jul 19 - 25 |
Beetles: Sampling, Biology, Identification, and
Systematics of Coleoptera |
Donald S. Chandler |
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Jul 26 - Aug 1 |
Crustose Lichens of Coastal Maine |
Irwin M. Brodo |
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Jul 26 - Aug 1 |
Aquatic Flowering Plants C. |
Barre C. Hellquist |
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Aug 2 - 8 |
Mushrooms and Other Fungi, I |
Rosalind Lowen and Lawrence Leonard |
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Aug 2 – 8 |
Lecideoid Lichens: Identification and Systematics |
Alan M. Fryday |
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Aug 2 - 8 |
Introduction to North American Truffles: Hypogeous
Fungi |
Matthew E. Smith |
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Aug 9 - 15 |
Wetland Identification and Delineation |
Robert Lichvar and Russell Pringle |
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Aug 9 - 15 |
The EPT Taxa: Taxonomy and Biomonitoring:
Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera |
Steven K. Burian |
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Aug 16 - 22 |
Taxonomy and Biology of Ferns and Lycophytes |
Robbin C. Moran |
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Aug 16 - 22 |
Botanical Illustration on Vellum and Paper:
Botanical Portraiture and Microlandscapes |
Carol Woodin |
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Aug 16 – 22 |
Sculpturing Natural Form with Natural History Motifs
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Shane Stratton |
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Aug 23 - 29 |
Flora of Maine Coastal Habitats and Islands |
Glen Mittelhauser |
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Aug 23 - 29 |
Applied Nature Studies: Wild Plants as Medicines,
Teas, and Foods |
Frank Cook |
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Aug 23 - 29 |
Painting Maine Landscapes and Seascapes with Oil
Paints |
Neil Rizos |
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Aug 30 – Sep 5 |
Medicinal Plants, Aromatic Phytochemicals, and
Aromatherapy |
James A. Duke |
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Sep 6 - 12 |
Exploring Print Making Techniques for Natural
History Motifs |
Neil Rizos |
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Sep 6 – 11 |
Biodiversity and Biological Surveys for Studying
Mushrooms and Other Fungi: Optional Followup Bioblitz at Acadia National Park
|
David Porter |
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Sep 13 - 19 |
Reserved: Wellesley College Friends of Horticulture |
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Sep 20 - 26 |
Reserved: TWIGS |
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Sep 27 – 30 |
Invasive and Exotic Plant Eradication and Plant
Community Restoration |
John Munro |
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Sep 30 – Oct 4 |
Bioengineering and Biostructural Stabilization of
Landscapes |
John Munro |
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Oct 4 - 10 |
Integrated Ecological Restoration of Rivers and
Streams |
John Munro |
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Oct 10 – 15 |
Mushrooms of Coastal Maine During the Fall Foliage
Season |
Gary Lincoff |
The Eagle Hill field seminars and workshops are of special interest
because they focus on the natural history of one of North America's most
spectacular and pristine natural areas, the coast of eastern Maine from Acadia National
Park to Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge and beyond. Most seminars combine
field studies with follow-up lab studies and a review of the literature.
Additional information is provided in lectures, slide presentations, and
discussions. Seminars are primarily for people who have some background in
biology or who are keenly interested in learning about a new subject. The
Institute also publishes the three well known journals and NSIS members are
invited to subscribe or submit papers:
Northeastern Naturalist: http://www.eaglehill.us/nena
Southeastern Naturalist: http://www.eaglehill.us/sena
Journal of the North Atlantic: http://www.eaglehill.us/jona
More information about the Humboldt Field Research
Institute and the Eagle Hill Foundation is available at
or from The Humboldt Institute, PO Box
9, Steuben, ME 04680-0009
207-546-2821, Fax 207-546-3042
E-mail - office@eaglehill.us