Louise Gratton, who leads the teaching team, has 20 years experience in environmental consulting and biological survey work in eastern Canada. She is one of the best field botanists in Quebec. The course will be taught at Mont St. Hilaire, near Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This is the largest remaining tract from the primeval forests of the St. Lawrence Plain. The site has a wide variety of habitats, rugged and diverse topography, and an exceptionally rich flora.
Students live in small, chalet-style dormitories on the mountain.