Live Cam at Friday Harbor Accommodations - Dorm rooms are double occupancy. Three hearty meals are provided in our group dining hall each day, two on Sunday. Bring towels, linens and camping gear for field trips. Lectures include relationships to other plants, ecological role, and economic importance of marine algae. Field trips to a variety of local habitats.
Labs emphasize functional morphology and identification.
Field trips to local coastal habitats. Field trips and boat cruises to observe local marine birds and mammals. Basic principles of biological, chemical and physical oceanography, production and biogeochemical cycling are covered.