Class includes information on prevention, identification of common problem parasites via our video microscope, and treatment strategies. Designed for adults, minimum age 14 years. If you have ever wondered about the amazing design of sea and shore birds, join us as Phil Bruner of BYU-Hawaii explains their adaptive ecology and biology. An evening presentation prepares you for the Sunday fieldtrip. We visit Sea Life Park's rehabilitation center for a close up look at some living examples, and then caravan up the coast to look for birds in the wild.
Participants provide own fieldtrip transportation and sack lunch.
This hike along the scenic Kahuku shoreline introduces the ecology of intertidal benches, beaches, and dunes, and the geology of this coastline's fossil limestone. Led by Waikiki Aquarium's Dr. Carol Hopper, this is a half-day 2.5 mile shoreline hike along uneven surfaces. Participants need to be in reasonable physical condition. Participants provide own transportation to fieldtrip site. Each year, rice corals in our Edge of the Reef exhibit spawn 2 to 4 days after July's new moon.