Summer Program in Field Biology through The University of Texas at San Antonio

May 26-June 19, 2009 Explore the Flora and Fauna of West Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona

Informational Meetings Thursday Feb 5, :00 PM BSB or Friday Feb 6, :00 PM BSB

The Field Biology Summer Program is an intensive 3½ week course offered through the University of Texas at San Antonio. It is open to all current students of the University of Texas at San Antonio with more than 30 semester credit hours. There are no prerequisites. Undergraduate students will earn seven hours upper division biology credit and graduate students will earn six hours biology credit. Summer Program in Field Biology

Undergraduate students will enroll in the following 3 courses for a total of 7 semester credit hours: Bio Field Biology Bio Field Biology Lab Bio Desert Biology Graduate students will enroll in the following 2 courses for a total of 6 semester credit hours: Bio Methods of Field Biology Bio Advanced Ecology Students will be graded on a series of quizzes, plant and animal collections, and research reports. Summer Program in Field Biology

Frequently Asked Questions: How much does it cost? Students will pay their normal university tuition and fees for 7 hrs (undergraduate) or 6 hrs (graduate) credit. The estimated cost of books is $80. In addition, to cover the transportation and camping costs, a special fee of $450 will be assessed. Finally, the estimated cost of food and miscellaneous items is $400. How do we travel? Travel will be in vans, with gear being transported by a large rental truck.

Frequently Asked Questions: Where do we stay? We will camp the entire trip either on privates ranches, at state parks, at national parks, or in national forests. Showers and flush toilets may be available at some sites, but at times facilities may be more primitive... Students must provide tents, sleeping bags, cooking utensils, and personal items. Approximately every 5-7 days we will stop to wash clothes and re-provision food items.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT O.W. VAN AUKEN STEPHANIE ELLIOTT JANIS BUSH

What will you see? Amphibians and Reptiles

Birds

Mammals

Plants

Beautiful Scenery

2008 Travel Route – Over 2500 mi! Davis Mountains State Park, Fort Davis, Texas 2-Lake Roberts, Gila National Forest, New Mexico 3-Chiricahua Mountains, Coronado National Forest, Arizona 4-Madera Canyon, Coronado National Forest, Arizona 5-Saguaro National Park, Tucson, Arizona 6-Elephant Butte State Park, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico 7-Cloudcroft, Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico

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