Queensland Term Abroad

Field Trips

In Australia we will take four, one-week field trips:

Moreton Bay Research Station, North Stradbroke Island:
Marine and terrestrial ecology (This is what you'll do)

Lady Elliot Island Southern Great Barrier Reef:
Snorkeling and SCUBA diving (if certified) (Last year they went to Heron Island, which is similar)

Lamington National Forest:
A subtropical rain forest (This is what you'll do)

Saddler Springs Cattle Station:
A 30,000 acre ranch in the Australian bush with 700 cattle and many more wild kangaroos and wallabies. (This is what you'll do)

In New Zealand, we will travel continuously, visiting:

Paleocene deposits in Canterbury

The Southern Alps and the Alpine Fault zone

Thermal springs and unusual flora and fauna near Rotorua

Volcanos of the North Island

See the New Zealand Page for more info. You can also see the daily activities starting on November 18.