Intermediate Program Sample
Sunday
Sunrise: 5:05 AM
Sunset: 8:13 PM
Low Tide: 1:21 PM
High Tide: 7:20 AM
Morning Activities:
Students arrive after 12 noon.
Afternoon Activities:
Collect water for tanks
4:00 PM Group Dynamics
Evening Activities:
Orientation, Fire Drills, Dorm Meetings
Monday
Sunrise: 5:05 AM
Sunset: 8:13 PM
Low Tide: 2:20 PM
High Tide: 8:21 AM
Morning Activities:
Tank Talk: “Characteristics of Phyla” and Tank Set-Up
Seal Harbor Beach and Lunch
Afternoon Activities:
What to Collect and Collect for Tanks
Cadillac Summit
Evening Activities:
5:15-5:45 Seminar: “Biodiversity”
7-8: Recreation
8-9: Evening lecture: Introduction to Oceanography
Tuesday
Sunrise: 5:06 AM
Sunset: 8:12 PM
Low Tide: 3:19 PM
High Tide: 9:21 AM
Morning Activities:
Geology Field Trip
Afternoon Activities:
Hike Beech Mt.
Evening Activities:
5:15-5:45 Seminar: A Seal’s Life
Evening Recreation
Evening Lecture: Geology of MDI
Wednesday
Sunrise: 5:07 AM
Sunset: 8:10 PM
Low Tide: 4:17 PM
High Tide: 10:18 AM
Morning Activities:
Beach Profile
Afternoon Activities:
Somes Sound preparation talk
Ice Cream stop
Evening Activities:
5:15-5:45PM Seminar: The Amazing World of Lobsters
7-9 PM: Nightwalk
Thursday
Sunrise: 5:08 AM
Sunset: 8:10 PM
Low Tide: 5:13 PM
High Tide: 11:27 AM
Morning Activities:
Somes Sound Survey boat trip
Afternoon Activities:
Algae identification and hike Lower Hadlock pond
Evening Activities:
5:15-5:45PM Seminar: Offshore Petroleum Development: The Process, The Problems and The Potential Long Term Consequences
7-9 PM: Tidepool Ecology
Friday
Sunrise: 5:09 AM
Sunset: 8:10 PM
Low Tide: 5:56 AM and 6:09 PM
High Tide: 12:07 PM
Morning Activities:
Bog and Saltmarsh comparison
Afternoon Activities:
Snorkel prep or swim at Echo Lake
Evening Activities:
5:15-5:45PM Seminar: Red Tide
Aquaculture
Saturday
Sunrise: 5:10 AM
Sunset: 8:08 PM
Low Tide: 6:49 AM
High Tide: 1:00 PM
Morning Activities:
Clean up AIO
Tank maintenance
Afternoon Activities:
Bar Harbor/Laundry
Evening Activities:
Return work to students
Introduction to student projects
Movie
Sunday
Sunrise: 5:11 AM
Sunset: 8:07 PM
Low Tide: 7:41 AM
High Tide: 1:53 PM
Morning Activities:
Morning Labs/Church
Afternoon Activities:
Whale Watch Trip
Evening Activities:
5:15-5:45PM Seminar: Manatees
7-8 PM: Recreation
8-9 PM: Lecture on Whales
Monday
Sunrise: 5:12 AM
Sunset: 8:06 PM
Low Tide: 8:33 AM
High Tide: 2:47 PM
Morning Activities:
Fishing trip and Isleford for lunch
Afternoon Activities:
Lecture: “Navigation”
Ice Cream and Hike at Beech Mountain
Evening Activities:
5:15-5:45PM Seminar: Cellular Communication of Fish
7-8 PM: Recreation
8-9 PM: Lecture: Ocean Evolution
Tuesday
Sunrise: 5:14 AM
Sunset: 8:05 PM
Low Tide: 9:26 AM
High Tide: 3:41 PM
Morning Activities:
Tidepool Transect
Afternoon Activities:
Bird’s Acre Rehab Center
Evening Activities:
5:15-5:45PM Seminar: Conch: Lifecycle and Projects in Conservation
After Dinner: Student Presentations
Wednesday
Sunrise: 5:15 AM
Sunset: 8:03 PM
Low Tide: 10:21 AM
High Tide: 4:37 PM
Morning Activities:
Hike Beehive or swim at Sand Beach
Afternoon Activities:
Crab Survey
Evening Activities:
5:15-5:45PM Seminar: The “Glamorous” Life of a Marine Biologist Observer
7-8 PM: Recreation
8-9 PM: Sea Turtles
Thursday
Sunrise: 5:16 AM
Sunset: 8:02 PM
Low Tide: 11:17 AM
High Tide: 5:34 PM
Morning Activities:
Navigation and trip to Echo Lake
Afternoon Activities:
Echo Lake, Navigation and take down tanks
Evening Activities:
5:15-5:45PM Seminar: The Mysterious World of Mangroves
Movie Night!
Friday
Sunrise: 5:17 AM
Sunset: 8:01 PM
Low Tide: 12:15 PM
High Tide: 6:08 AM
Morning Activities:
Clean up and pack
11:30 am-12:30 pm Family Cookout