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

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