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Plant Life of the RainforestWeek ending Friday, September 19, 1997

Essays

Plant Life of the Rainforest
by SFS Interns

Working in the Rainforest
Faculty Essay by Ken Weagle

Tropical Reforestation
Faculty Essay by Festus Fasehun

Student Journals

First Impression
by Jeremy Clark

Dawn Chorus
by Pedro Marques
Arrival
by Katie Reefe
Platypus Watching
by Kristen Haley

Q & A

How did you get to Australia?
by Sarah Good
Why did you choose Australia?
by Beth Fenstermacher

Site Log

Sept. 15 - 19, 1997

Photo & Audio Gallery

•Audio: early am in the forest
Dawn chorus (a)
Dawn chorus (b)

Activities

• Home: Categorizing Plants
• School: Investigating Trees

Animals of the Rainforest Week ending Friday, Sept. 26, 1997

Essays

Animals of the Rainforest
by Sarah Good
Animals in the Rainforest
by Lisa Blair
Cassowaries
Research Update by Ecy McIlvain

Student Journals

Mistnetting
by Marah Studer
Wet Sclerophyll Forest
by Sarah Swedarsky
Rainforest Corridor
by Bekki Stevens
Field Trip to Stockwellia Forest
by Daniel Tonkin

Q & A

What kinds of classes do you take?
by Sarah Hatfield
What do your cabins look like?
by Brian Goldberg
Are there any poisonous snakes?
by Christian Frazar
Is it hard to be away?
by Valerie Hansard

Site Log

Sept. 20 - 26, 1997

Photo & Audio Gallery

Photos:
Winged things!
Reptiles and Amphibians
Arachnids (creepy crawly...)
Audio:
Singin' in the Rain(forest)!

Activities

• Home: Rainforest Animals
• School: Marsupials

Commercial Uses of the Rainforest Week ending Friday, Oct. 3, 1997

Essays

What is the Rainforest Worth?
by Chris Habetler
The Value of the Rainforest
by Andrew Blake
Teaching at SFS
Faculty Essay by Josh Farley

Student Journals

A Free Time Hike
by Katie Reefe
Waiting for Cassowary Calls
by Mary Spaulding
Kennedy Bay Hike
by Sarah Picard
Cassowary Case Study
by Ecy McIlvain

Q & A

What is your day like?
by Leah DiChiaro
How do you stay clean?
by Tara DeWitt

Site Log

Sept. 29 -Oct. 3, 1997

Photo & Audio Gallery

Photos: Trip to Mission Beach
Lecture & Kennedy Bay Hike
Hike: Tam O'Shanter Forest
C4 Center Visit

Activities

• Home: Products of the Rainforest
• School: Observation Skills

  

EcotourismWeek ending Friday, Oct. 10, 1997

Essays

Ecotourism
by Robin Cheney
Ecotourism
by Kristen Haley
Cassowary at Lake Barrine
Research Update by Sarah Picard

Student Journals

A Busy Week at Warrawee
by Noel Kemmerer
Stinging Trees
by Pedro Marques
Cassowary Signs
by Jon Kusumi

Q & A

How big are the trees?
by Marah Studer
How is it living by the rainforest?
by Bekki Stevens

Site Log

Oct. 4 - 10, 1997

Photo & Audio Gallery

Photos:
Studying CRS Style
Audio:
Mission Beach

Activities

• Home: Australian Animal Quiz
• School: The Great Debate

The Rainforest CommunityWeek ending Friday, Oct. 17, 1997

Essays

The Rainforest Community
by Jeremy Clark
The Rainforest
by Valerie Hansard
Forest Connection
Faculty Essay by John Grant

Student Journals

Night Time
by Sarah Hatfield
Group Relations
by Marc Hiller
Bromfield Swamp
by Sarah Picard

Q & A

What is your favorite part?
by Ecy McIlvain
Does acid rain affect the forest?
by Pedro Marques
Are there plants/animals to avoid? by Beth Fenstermacher

Site Log

Oct. 11 - 16, 1997

Photo & Audio Gallery

Photos:
Bromfield Swamp
Students Day Off!

Activities

• Home: Recycled Stationary
• School: Layers of the Forest

 

Food WebsWeek ending Friday, Oct. 24, 1997

Essays

The Food Web
by Tara DeWitt
A Complex System
by Sarah Hatfield
Water Quality
Research Update by Katie Reefe

Student Journals

Day Off
by Kristen Haley
Ping Pong
by Chris Habetler
Dirt Under the Fingernails
by Brian Goldberg

Q & A

What is the weather like?
by Marc Hiller
What is the most surprising thing?
by Jon Kusumi
What do you do with the garbage? by Ecy McIlvain

Site Log

Oct. 17 - 24, 1997

Photo & Audio Gallery

Photos:
Babinda Field Trip
Ping-Pong Tournament!

Activities

• Home: Food Web Organization
• School: Simple Classification

 

Students on Semester BreakWeek ending Friday, Oct. 31, 1997

Animal AdaptationsWeek ending Friday, Nov. 7, 1997

Essays

Important Adaptations
by Jonna Derbenwick
Animal Adaptations
by Marc Hiller
Research at CRS
Faculty Essay by Ken Weagle

Student Journals

Reforestation and Milk
by Chris Frazar
Sugar Cane and Banana Farming by Herbie Duber
Experience of a Lifetime
by Leah DiChiaro

Q & A

How long is the Hercules Moth?
by Sarah Hatfield
How many ants are in the forest?
by Sarah R. Good
Where do Cassowaries live?
by Valerie Hansard

Site Log

Oct. 25 - Nov. 7, 1997

Photo & Audio Gallery

Photos:
Ross Chapman's Dairy Farm
Halloween at CRS

Activities

• Home:Adaptation Activities
• School: Camouflage

Creating Nature TrailsWeek ending Friday, Nov. 14, 1997

Essays

The Importance of Nature Trails
by Meredith Jones
Nature Trails
by Leah DiChiaro
Reforestation Techniques
Research Update: Mary Spaulding

Student Journals

A Day with the Green Corps
by Robin Cheney
Directed Research Day
by Tara DeWitt
Halloween
by Jonna Derbenwick

Q & A

What are the storms like?
by Beth Fenstermacher
What did you do for break?
by Chris Frazar
What is the impact of the group?
by Brian Goldberg

Site Log

Nov. 8 - 14, 1997

Photo & Audio Gallery

Photos:
CRS Shadehouse
Barry Thurling's Farm

Activities

• Home: Start a Campaign
• School: Creating a Nature Diary

 

The Nitrogen CycleWeek ending Friday, Nov. 21, 1997

Essays

The Nitrogen Cycle
by Herbie Duber
Nitrogen
by Libby Jones
Victoria's Rifle Bird
Faculty Essay: Natasha Litchfield

Student Journals

Rainforest Birthday
by Sarah Swedarsky
Kuranda Markets
by Daniel Tonkin
The Joys of Weeding
by Lisa Blair

Q & A

Is El Niño affecting the weather?
by Tara DeWitt
Do you have a dress code?
by Jonna Derbenwick
Who is you inspiration?
by Robin Cheney

Site Log

Nov. 15 - 21, 1997

Photo & Audio Gallery

Photos: Herberton kids visit CRS
Planting Seedlings
Having Fun!

Activities

• Home: Make Your Own Terrarium
• School: Interfering with the Cycle

  

Soil, Forest and Land ExploitationWeek ending Friday, Nov. 28, 1997

Essays

Impact of Deforestation
by Noel Kemmerer
Problems with Deforestation
by Beth Fenstermacher
Skinks
Research Update: Bekki Stevens

Student Journals

Tree Planting
by Mary Spaulding
Exciting Week
by Katie Reefe
A Hike at Crystal Cascades
by Herbie Duber

Q & A

Are there any toucans?
by Daniel Tonkin
How are your DR projects going?
by Sarah Swedarsky
Are there as many female researchers as male?
by Lisa Blair

Site Log

Nov. 22 - 26, 1997

Photo & Audio Gallery

Photos: Field Trip to Silver Valley
Camp
The Hike

Activities

• Home: Starting from a Seed
• School: Investigating Exploitation

 

Soil, Forest and Land ConservationWeek ending Friday, Dec. 5, 1997

Essays

Conservation
by Christian Frazar
Conservation and Reforestation
by Jon Kusumi
Predators in North Queensland
Faculty Essay: John Grant

Student Journals

Simple Living
by Marah Studer
Didjeridu
by Andrew Blake
Sleeping Out
by Ecy McIlvain

Q & A

Does deforestation affect animals?
by Sarah Picard
Who won the Ping-Pong tournament? Did you have fun?
by Pedro Marques
Have you run into dangerous creatures? by Mary Spaulding

Site Log

Nov. 27 - Dec. 5, 1997

Photo & Audio Gallery

Photos:
Wonders of the Reef!
More from the Reef

Activities

• Home: Community Conservation
• School: Current Events

 

Careers in ScienceWeek ending Friday, Dec. 12, 1997

Essays

Careers Related to the Rainforest
by Brian Goldberg

Student Journals

Going Home
by Libby Jones
Snakes
by Noel Kemmerer
Hiking
by Beth Fenstermacher

Q & A

Has humidity or rain affected your belongings?
by Jeremy Clark
What are you planning to do next?
by Noel Kemmerer

Site Log

Dec. 4 - 12, 1997

Photo & Audio Gallery

Photos: Parting Shots
Group Pictures
Gillies Lookout

Activities

• Home: What do you want to be?
• School: Learning about Careers