Basin & Range Seminar 2021

Description
This seminar brings together students of nature, lay people and professionals for field studies at Wasatch Mountain State Park, Harvest Group Campsite, located in Midway, Utah.
Our purpose in offering this seminar is to provide participants with an opportunity to understand the unique environment that sustains us. We seek to illuminate relationships among plant life, animals, humans and the physical characteristics of mountains, deserts and water.
Participants accompany instructors for three hour classes in any of the six sessions: Saturday morning and afternoon, and Sunday morning. Saturday morning sessions begin at 9:00 a.m.; Saturday afternoon sessions begin at 1:00 p.m.; and the Sunday morning sessions begin at 8:00 a.m. Friday evening program focused on owls; Saturday evening there will be a potluck dinner at 6:00 p.m. followed by an evening program. Parents are required to supervise their children.
The site is found in Wasatch Mountain State Park within the Wasatch Back area on the south and west edges of the Heber Valley in Wasatch County near the 2002 Olympic Biathlon site near Midway City. Attendees gather at the Solider Hollow group site at an elevation of ~ 5,900 feet. Limited hook-ups are available at this site. Registrants will receive directions to the campground by email after registering. The commute is approximately 45 miles and 50 minutes south & east of Salt Lake City.
Registration deadline is Friday, June 4, 2021. Class choices are honored on a first come first served basis. A letter confirming your registration and a detailed map to the campground will be sent via email. Notice of cancellation must be received by Friday, June 5 to receive a refund.
Register early for best class choices. Event limited to 50 attendees. Class sizes are limited and registrants may be re-assigned if needed.
Registration opens May 1, 2021.
Classes offered
Instructor
Home Is Where the Forest Is
Kathy Donnell
The Where, How, and Why of Bird Behavior
Cooper Farr
Reptiles & Amphibians of Northern Utah
Chris Frauenhofer
BeaUTAHful Wetlands (Swaner EcoCenter)
Hunter Klingensmith
Geologic History of Wasatch Mt. State Park
John Moellmer
Bird Assemblages by Habitat
Terri Pope
Nature Journaling
Amanda Sharette-Kay