8 students, 2 elephant seals & over 1200 sea lions for 1 week
The Ecological Reserve hosted instructor Laura Verhegge and 8 IB students from Pearson College for 5 days of learning, exploring, and fun!
Ecoguardian Derek also included some naturalist-level sharing of information about Race Rocks, pinnipeds, bull kelp, and even great views of humpback whales and Southern Resident Killer Whales (Orca)!
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- Introduction to Race Rocks
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- Small bulb, Big light!
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- The generator room
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- Servicing the Batteries
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- Fluid level check
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- Fluid top-up
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- Bull Kelp discussion
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- Showing the stipe
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- Westcoast fashion!
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- Assembling the new composting barrel
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- Ready to run
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- Moving driftwood for firewood
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- Salinity and Temperature measuring
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- Deploying
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- Student doing the reading
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- Cetacean discussion
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- Identifying Individual Orca
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- Everyone enjoying the sightings
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- The crew (-1)
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- Sothern Resident Killer Whales (Orca)
And the students did the Wildlife Census
