| meeting time and place |
Gather at 9 a.m. in the parking lot behind the CT
Building, Annandale Campus (red dot on map). If the weather is inclement,
move to indoor stairwell. (Directions
to the campus) |
| weather |
Field trips go on the original planned date or on the rain date.
The instructor will e-mail students at their NOVA
e-mail accounts if he decides to postpone the trip until the rain
date. |
| what to bring |
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| collecting |
Most of the stops on this trip are withing National Park Service
lands: C&O Canal National Historical Park and Rock Creek Park.
Both are protected areas, and no sample collecting is allowed within
the parks. Other locations are on the public right of way, and sample
collecting would be permitted. |
| travel |
Student carpools (+ NOVA vans), organized
at the meeting place. |
| extra fees |
There are no park entrance fees on this trip. If you ride in
someone else's private vehicle, then contributing towards the cost
of gas will be appreciated by the driver. |
| time of return |
About 6 p.m. |
| note |
The field trip is an open-air class. It involves moderately strenuous
exercise and requires attention to a spoken commentary. Only registered
students may attend. Do not bring pets, children or other companions.
|
| withdrawing |
If you enroll in this class but then do not show up on the day of
the trip for whatever reason, you should un-enroll from the class
(by logging into MyNOVA and withdrawing) before midnight on
the day of the trip. Unfortunately, if you do not withdraw
before midnight on the day of the trip, the computer system will not
let you withdraw at all -- attempting to do so will result in an automatic
"F" being assigned as your grade by the computer. By signing
up for this class, you take responsibility for withdrawing yourself
in the event that circumstances prevent you from attending the trip. |
