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| Education |
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| Life at the Raystown Field Station |
| When to arrive |
Move in Sunday May 31 before 5 PM
Picnic dinner at 5 PM
Orientation immediately following dinner |
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| What to bring |
Here are some suggestion for items to bring to the station:
Clothes for a variety of weather conditions.
- You will want at least one set of field work clothes (things to get muddy in).
- You may want one set of ‘nicer’ clothes for times you work with the public (attending a conference, meeting with an outside speaker, presenting your work at a local community group).
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Hiking boots and casual shoes
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Bathing suits
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Sheets for extra long mattresses (standard Juniata mattress)
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Towels
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Tacky material to hang posters on the walls. You may not put tacks, pushpins or other holes in the walls
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Flashlights for night-time walks and getting around the station campus, which will not be brightly lit
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Personal toiletries and medications (you will have time to go shopping occasionally but it is a long drive to a store using your own (or a lodge-mate’s) car and gas)
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Sleeping bags for the occasional overnight field trip
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A computer (computers will be available at the station, but consider bringing your own) Wired and wireless internet will be available.
- A jump (or thumb) drive is recommended for you to backup and transfer your computer files
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Kayaks and canoes and life jackets (optional). Laughing Bush canoes will be available for rent and the station can provide life jackets. If you bring your own watercraft, consider bringing a cable and lock to secure it.
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Standard classroom supplies (notebook, pens, calculator, dictionary)
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Binoculars
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Camera
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Fans
Items to organize between lodge-mates:
- You may bring TVs, there is free cable. Please coordinate with house and roommates to minimize electrical and space usage.
- The kitchens are lightly furnished with dishes, and utensils, so please coordinate with your lodge-mates to fully stock the kitchen.
- Household items are not stocked, so you may wish to communicate with your lodge-mates about such items as hand soap in the bathrooms (we provide toilet paper), cleaning supplies (we provide a vacuum cleaner).
- Cars and transport: try to maximize carpooling for shopping
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| What NOT to bring |
- Furniture - the lodges are already fully furnished
- A fridge - there is already a full size fridge in each lodge, and we would like to conserve energy!
- Air conditioners - they won't fit in the windows. Each bedroom has an overhead fan, but feel free to bring extra fans if you would like.
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