Hi everyone,

I've consolidated all the ideas that have come in for field trip events to this one post. It looks similar to a previous post, but this will supercede the other now as we need to build on this.

If you have more ideas, please post them to this thread and we'll continue to consolidate into this post, so we have one Field Trip list to choose from. Please post discussions in other threads and keep this thread only for posts for consolidation into this main post (meaning, I'm going to delete the replies once I get around to consolidating them into this post :)

Note: Ideas are great and we need them, so please keep them coming. What makes events and field trips happen is ACTION. But that's a scary word, so I won't say it. What I really mean is we need a bit more detail, well a lot more detail, but we can start with a bit more detail. The process is... take an idea and think about it a bit. Where will everyone meet, where will they go, what's the best route? If you can think about what that might look like, then you're ready to make a Field Trip Event Request... go to that board and fill in the detail. By doing this, you are really helping!

Following are ideas sent in to date, sorted into a somewhat logical order :)

Public Events (people, action, crowds, fun)
Daytime:
* sporting and action (running races, cycling)
* family oriented (fairs, street festivals, carnivals)
* Hastings Racetrack (check policy first with track; action=tele; street=wide), http://www.hastingspa...
Nighttime:
* Lantern Festival
* Celebration of Lights

Attractions, Museums/Monuments (and architecture)
* UBC Museum of Anthropology (and grounds)
* Vancouver Art Gallery (building, Robson Square)
* Canada Place (plus Marine Building)
* China Town (colourful, exotic)
* Vancouver Aquarium

Attractions, Outdoor/Nature Sites (popular, populated)
* UBC Nitobe Memorial Garden/Botanical Garden
* Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
* Van Dusen Botanical Garden
* Bloedel Floral Conservatory - QE Park (indoor, year round)
* Stanley Park (various sites, seawall)
* Capilano Suspension Bridge
* Lighthouse Park
* Community gardens in Strathcona
* PNE Italian Gardens

Bird Watching - Seasonal
* Snowy Geese (last 3 wks in Nov - Reifel Sanctuary)
* Eagles (first 3 wks in Jan - Brackendale)
* Snowy Owls (Jan/Feb - South Ladner)

Local Treks
* Dykes in South Ladner (Snowy Owls and other birds of prey)
* Maplewood Flats (1.5 hr trek)
* Lynn Canyon/Valley (Water theme?)
* Burnaby Lake
* Burns Bog (1.5 hr trek)
* Spit at Crescent Beach
* Serpentine River
* Pitt Lake, Katzie Marsh (2 hr trek)
* Hike the backside of the Chief near Squamish
* Shannon Falls near Squamish

Outdoor, Travel Trips
* Canoe Trips
* Mount Baker
* North Shore
* Grouse Mountain
* Whistler
* Victoria

Time of Day Trips
* Early morning shoots
* Late afternoon shoots

Culture, other, art, architecture
* Streetlife
* Urban decay
* Gym
* Riverview Psych Hospital
* Tunnel under Post Office (now closed?)
* Rogers Sugar Refinery
* Gastown
* Granville Island
* Richmond Buddhist Temple, http://www.buddhistte...
* Graffiti
* Art Gallery Mystery tour (or our own Mystery tours?)
* Old districts, warehouses, rundown buildings, under bridges
* Industrial yards, harbours, train tracks
* Churches

Keep the ideas coming! Add your field trip ideas to this thread and we'll consolidate them into this post. Thanks.

Trish
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The Pitt Lake / Katzie Marsh area is wonderful for both landscape and wildlife photography. It involves a 2 hour trek on completely flat terrain. It is home to several bird species, including ospreys and herons. Here's my gallery from last year (before I got my long tele).

http://imageevent.com...

Hi all,

any interest in a trip to Squamish, hike the back side of the Chief? I have done it a couple of times, and while the shots during the hike are nothing to write home about (ppl hiking and some scenery). the ones from the top are great of Howe Sound! lots of macro possibilities too..

Shannon Falls, Hwy 99, just south of Squamish.
Time: early spring, around noon
Event: possibly a potluck picnic
ULR: http://www.britishcol...
More details on the Field Trip Request board.

Thanks for the ideas!

The snowy owls should be here now.

Hi Jason,

Where is the best place to see the snowy owls?

Trish

Mauricio,

Should we plan for late Feb or March to Pitt Lake / Katzie Lake?

Trish

Hi Jason,

Where is the best place to see the snowy owls?

Trish

The dyke at the foot of 72nd st in Ladner. There is also a bird of prey rehabilitation centre close by that gives tours every 30 mins.

Jason, what day works for you? :)
-Trish