Life on the Edge
Spring 2008

Biology 114 (5 credits)	Geography 120 (5 credits)	Geology 108 (5 credits)
Natural History of the Pacific Northwest	Geography of the Pacific Northwest	Geology of the Pacific Northwest

Life on the Edge is a 15 credit multi-disciplinary learning community which is offered Spring quarter at Olympic College.  Students meet for lecture Monday through Wednesday and participate in daylong field trips on Thursday (as well as one multiday trip ).   Students wishing to enroll must register for all 3 classes.  Registration information can be found on the Olympic College web page.  In order to supplement travel costs (transportation is covered on all but two local trips), there is a $100 transportation fee.  For more information, contact Steve Macias, Dr. Susan Digby, or Dr. Don Seavy.

Field Trips
Spring 2008

Week	Date	Location	Mode	Depart/Return
1	April 3	Nisqually Delta	bus	D:  8:00 a.m. R:  5:00 p.m.
2	April 10	Port of Tacoma and The Washington State History Museum	bus	D:  8:00 a.m. R:  5:00 p.m.
3	April 17	Miller Bay and Suquamish Museum	bus	D:  8:00 a.m. R:  5:00 p.m.
4	April 24	Queets Rainforest and Pacific Ocean	bus	D:  7:15 a.m. R:  6:00 p.m.
5	May 1	Seattle, West Point Treatment Plant	bus	D:  8:00 a.m. R:  5:00 p.m.
6	May 8	Crescent Bay (10:43 a.m., -2.5 ft. tide)	vans	D:  7:15 a.m. R:  6:00 p.m.
7	May 15, 16, 17	Eastern Washington (Columbia River Gorge/Columbia National Wildlife Refuge/Columbia River Basalt)	vans	D:  5/15  7:30 a.m.  R:  5/17  5:00 p.m.
8	May 22	Elwha Dam	bus	D:  8:00 a.m.  R:  5:00 p.m.
9	May 29	Mt. St. Helens (other links)	bus	D:  7:15 a.m. R:  6:00 p.m.
10	June 5	Manchester State Park (12:49 p.m., -4.2 tide)	cars	Meet:  9:00 a.m. R:  3:00 p.m.