We, May 10 Arrive at Atlanta's Hartsfield Int'l Airport in ample time
to assemle with group at 11:30 am; depart Atlanta for
Moscow 1:40 pm.
Th, May 11 Arrival in Moscow 12 noon, drive N to tourist hotel near
Zvenigorod to spend aft/eve; probably no planned activities
other than jet-lag recovery.
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Fr, May 12 conduct ecological & botanical excursions at
Zvenigorod Field Station, stay night at same hotel.
Sa, May 13 travel to Chernogolovka Experiment Station, S of Moscow,
stay night at hotel near Moscow.
Su, May 14 travel to "Elk Island" National Park to visit pristine
deciduous forest, spend day, return to lodging near Moscow.
Mo, May 15 drive to Moscow in morning, tour city till early eve.
Depart Moscow 9 pm on Aeroflot; arrive Syktyvkar 11 pm.
Tu, May 16 Excursions in Syktyvkar (city and natural history museum)
We, May 17 Travel to Vychegda Field Station; begin field studies
Th, May 18 field excursions at Vychegda (ecology, botany, ornithology,
mammalogy, ichthyology)
Fr, May 19 fieldwork and special projects at Vychegda
Sa, May 20 fieldwork and special projects at Vychegda
Su, May 21 finish fieldwork and special projects at Vychegda; return
to Syktyvkar in afternoon; go to Disco in eve.
Mo, May 22 excursion to area freshwater habitats (lakes, marshes) for
field observations (esp. migratory birds) and sampling.
Tu, May 23 meet with faculty and students at SSU science departments,
tour University, and University Science Museum; evening
departure to Troitsko-Pechorsk by train.
We, May 24 arrive Troitsko-Pechorsk, continue by car to Jaksha
Th, May 25 visit pristine pine forests of the Pechora-Ilych Preserve
for botanical and ornithological excursions (and possibly
visit Yougyd-Va National Park, if conditions allow).
Fr, May 26 Visit with Pechora-Ilych preserve administrators at Jaksha
village and discuss post-fire forest ecology; visit elk farm.
Sa, May 27 Continue forest ecology study at Pechora-Ilych Preserve
and include mammal/bird study in and around area lakes &
rivers (possibly by boat).
Su, May 28 dep. for Syktyvkar by train. Group discussions, work on
journals while en route.
Mo, May 29 arr. Syktyvkar morning; breakfast, lunch. Flight departs
for St. Petersburg ca. 2 pm.
Tu, May 30 Excursions in St. Petersburg (historic buildings, museums..)
to We, May 31
Th, June 1 return flight to Atlanta dep. 12:30 pm, arr. 10 pm Atlanta