Botany B.C. Meeting

April 24 - 27 (28), 1989

Bamfield, B.C.

The activities are based around three technical sessions (Tuesday a.m., MARINE ALGAE; Thursday a.m. ETHNOBOTANY; Thursday p.m. OLD-GROWTH FORESTS) and two field trips (Tuesday p.m., and all day Wednesday). It is suggested that participants arrive Monday, April 24, and leave either late afternoon Thursday, or stay for Friday and the optional field trip to Carmanah Creek.

Monday, April 24

• arrive Bamfield, B.C.
• dinner: at Bamfield Inn
• registration: ? at Bamfield Inn
• evening field trip to Brady's Beach

Tuesday, April 25

• continental breakfast (7:00 - 8:00) Bamfield Marine Station (BMS)
• 9:00 - 12:00 MARINE ALGAE (BMS Conference Room)
• lunch (12:00 - 1:00) (BMS cafeteria)
• 1:00 - 2:00 MARINE ALGAE (cont'd) (BMS Conference Room)

2:00 - 6:00 field trip - Pachena Bay/West Coast Trail

• dinner (6:00 - 7:00) (BMS cafeteria)
• 8:00 - 9:00 ETHNOBOTANY (Nancy Turner et al.)

Wednesday, April 26

• breakfast (7:00 - 8:00) BMS cafeteria
• 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. field trip to Broken Group Islands with 2 larger vessels, plus 2 or 3 herring skiffs (hold 20-30 each); larger vessels will drop us off, and pick us up at end of day. View gray whales, visit sites of botanical and archaeological interest. Bag lunches.
• seafood banquet (7:00 - 8:00) BMS cafeteria
• social hour/annual meeting (8:00 - ?) (BMS lounge)

Thursday, April 27

• breakfast (7:00 - 8:00) (BMS cafeteria)
• 8:00 - 12:00 ETHNOBOTANY
• lunch (12:00 - 1:00) (BMS cafeteria)
• 1:00 - 5:00 OLD-GROWTH FORESTS
• dinner (5:00 - 6:00) (BMS cafeteria)
• tour BMS facilities

Friday, April 28

• breakfast (7:00 - 8:00) (BMS cafeteria)
• 8:00 a.m. - whenever: optional Carmanah Creek field trip (bag lunches)