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Pre-Conference Field Trip 2
WASHINGTON DC
Friday September 28 – Saturday September 29, 2012
Central Appalachian Mountain Highlands and Canaan Valley, West Virginia
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General Background
The Appalachian Mountains are considered to be one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on earth. The Central Appalachians in particular have been impacted by over a century of mining activities, including more recent mountaintop mining. The Central Appalachia tour will depart from Washington DC, the nation’s capital city, and travel west through the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia to the Canaan Valley Institute in the Mid-Atlantic Highlands to tour several research sites and restoration initiatives, and view impacts of climate change and mountaintop mining practices.
Tour Highlights
Tour of various research and restoration sites, including the Fernow Experimental Forest, Canann Valley National Wildlife Refuge and Dolly Sods Wilderness, addressing a variety of issues related to high-elevation climate change, timber extraction, biodiversity, ecosystem change, red pine forest restoration and mountaintop mining.
CANCELLED
Cost: US$270
(Includes two days transportation and lunches, and overnight accommodation at Blackwater Falls State Park Lodge, Elkins, West Virginia on September 29)
- Lodging for base hotel is not included in cost
- Contact base hotel to make your own reservation if you wish to stay there
- Dinners not included in cost
- Breakfast on Saturday is available at Blackwater Falls Lodge, but price is not included
Base Hotel:
Best Western Dulles Airport
45440 Holiday Drive
Sterling, Virginia 20166
USA
Phone : +1 703 471-8300
Fax : +1 703 471-8382
Web : www.bestwesterndullesairport.com
Field trip departure time from base hotel:
Transportation will leave from base hotel at 8 am Friday September 28.
Min/Max Participants: 12/54
Related Links
- Canaan Valley Institute
- Fernow Experimental Forest
- Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- West Virgina Canaan Valley/Dolly Sods
- Monongahela National Forest
- Black Falls State Park
- View travel map of field trips
- View photo slideshow
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For Additional Information:
Lynn McCready
OSU EcoSummit Coordinator
Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
The Ohio State University
352 W. Dodridge Street
Columbus, Ohio 43202 USA
Work: +1 614 688 8402
Cell : +1 614 619 3662
Email: mccready.20@osu.edu
