{"id":12833,"date":"2026-05-20T09:13:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/?p=12833"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:16:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:16:36","slug":"2026-clayoquot-biosphere-field-school-is-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/2026\/05\/20\/2026-clayoquot-biosphere-field-school-is-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Clayoquot Biosphere Field School is underway!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-four biology students, along with biology faculty <strong>Jennifer Barrett<\/strong>, <strong>Sandra Gillespie<\/strong>, <strong>Debbie Wheeler<\/strong>, <strong>Dina Navon<\/strong>, <strong>Yvonne Dzal,<\/strong> <strong>Harley Gordon<\/strong>, and UFV BSc 2021 graduate <strong>Dilan\u00a0Praat<\/strong>, headed out on our first field school since 2019. From May 14\u201326, they will explore the diverse terrestrial and marine ecosystems of the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust region, learning about Nuu-chah-nulth history, language, culture, and Indigenous-led conservation efforts. The group will also take part in a whale-watching tour to observe whales, seals, and seabirds in their natural habitat.<\/p>\n<p>This immersive, extended biological field experience will also earn these students 8 credits (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ufv.ca\/calendar\/current\/CourseDescriptions\/BIO.htm#442\">BIO 442<\/a>)!<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more photos!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12837 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014829.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014829.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014829-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014829-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014829-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12836 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014835.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014835.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014835-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014835-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014835-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014835-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014835-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12838 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014826.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014826.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014826-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014826-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014826-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014826-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014826-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12835 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014859.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014859.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014859-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014859-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014859-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014859-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014859-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12840 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014788.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014788.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014788-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014788-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014788-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014788-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/files\/2026\/05\/1000014788-320x240.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-four biology students, along with biology faculty Jennifer Barrett, Sandra Gillespie, Debbie Wheeler, Dina Navon, Yvonne Dzal, Harley Gordon, and UFV BSc 2021 graduate Dilan\u00a0Praat, headed out on our first field school since 2019. From May 14\u201326, they will explore the diverse terrestrial and marine ecosystems of the Clayoquot Biosphere Trust region, learning about Nuu-chah-nulth &#8230; <a title=\"2026 Clayoquot Biosphere Field School is underway!\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/2026\/05\/20\/2026-clayoquot-biosphere-field-school-is-underway\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":150,"featured_media":12839,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[180,69,38],"class_list":["post-12833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biology","tag-biology","tag-field-school","tag-student-research"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/150"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12833"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12851,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12833\/revisions\/12851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/science\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}