FIELD TRIP June 14th at Crowders Mountain State Park
We will be going on a field trip to collect samples of American Chestnut leaves. It appears that it will be very hot and sunny, so everyone needs to be prepared. Below we have listed things students should bring, and we are listing some things we will bring. We welcome suggestions if it appears to you that we have missed something!

• Permission slips
• Long pants (poison ivy is everywhere)
• Protective shoes
• Hat
• Sunglasses
• Sunscreen*
• Light backpack
• Lunch
• Water*
• Long-sleeved light-weight shirt as a sun cover-up for neck and arms
• Cell-phones - with cameras would be especially good for recording data

Three teachers, several chaperones and two student TAs will accompany the students on the field trip. We will make sure that we have the following

• * extra drinking water
• mosquito repellant
• * extra sunscreen
• notebooks and pens (the students must maintain these throughout the camp)
• camera
• sample collection bags and labelling pens
• first-aid kit
• freezer with dry ice for preserving samples
• snacks
• cell phones

DAILY
We will spend part of every day in the lab - because of safety this means there are some requirements for dress. These are going to be long, active days, please be sure that students have breakfast and lunch.

• Shoes that enclose the feet (NO sandals, flipflops or clogs)
• Knee-length skirts, shorts, etc.
• Shirts that can be tucked in, with sleeves that are either tight to the wrist or do not come below the elbow
• Some way to tie back long hair

We will have available the following:

• Lab coats
• Lab gloves
• Protective eyewear
• Notebooks and pens - but students must remember to bring them back if they take them home.