Plants and their Ecosystems

Ancient forest OrbExplore the dynamic forest ecosystems of northwest BC, from the lush, dense coastal forests, to the drier, cooler ecosystems of the interior plateau.

Along the way you will develop your skills in plant biology and investigate a diversity of ecosystems including temperate rainforest, boreal forest, alpine, wetlands, estuaries, and coastal habitats. As a project-based field school, you will work as a team to describe and compare the ecology of each major ecosystem visited.

Bella Coola Petroglyphs

Ancient Forest

Courses | 6 credits

Instructors

Admission requirements

Dates and locations

August 8 - September 1, 2023

  • Terrace
  • Multi-day field trips through northwestern BC

Program fees

Domestic    International  
 Field trip fee $500.00   Field trip fee  $500.00
 GEOG 202  $376.02  GEOG 202  $1,335.90
 BIOL 208  $376.02  BIOL 208  $1,335.90
 Student Union fees  $43.64  Student Union fees  $43.64
 Total  $1,295.68  Total  $3,215.44

Non-refundable deposit due at registration: $200.00

Full tuition due by April 17, 2023 






Field School highlights

Watch as students embarked on a two-week tour of the Coast Mountains of BC, starting in Terrace and traveling through the central interior, on to Bella Coola and then by ferry to Prince Rupert.

Along the way, they investigated the diversity of ecosystems including temperate rainforest, boreal forest, alpine, wetlands, estuaries, intertidal habitats, and open-ocean. As a project-based field school, they worked as a team to describe and compare the ecology of each major ecosystem visited.

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