Appendix 2: Lakeside Laboratory Itinerary

Accommodations: Lakeside Motel

Friday

  • 3:20 Meet in classroom
  • 3:30 Depart Ames
  • 6:30 Arrive at Lakeside Laboratory
  • 6:45 – 7:45 Dinner
  • 7:45 – 10:00 Firepit and s’mores (bad weather location: loft above dining hall)

Saturday

  • 7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast
  • 8:00 – 10:00 Kettle Hole Prairie
  • 10:00 – 12:00 Time on own (view collections, go kayaking, hike in nearby areas, work on field notebook)
  • 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
  • 1:00 – 3:00 Pontoon GLEON Buoy
  • 3:00 – 4:30 Professional Materials Workshop (Mahan Hall)
  • 4:30 – 5:00 Break
  • 5:00 – 6:00 Read a Scientific Paper (Mahan Hall)
  • 6:00 – 7:00 Dinner
  • 7:00 – 10:00 Firepit and smores (bad weather location: loft above dining hall)

Sunday

  • 7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast
  • 8:00 – 10:00 Silver Lake Fen
  • 10:00 – 12:00 Time on own (view collections, go kayaking, hike in nearby areas, work on field notebook)
  • 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
  • 1:00 – 2:00 Pack up
  • 2:00 Depart Lakeside
  • Possible pitstop at Liska-Staneck Prairie
  • 6:00 Arrive in Ames

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