Able 2006 Field Trips

TOURS, FIELD TRIPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

Tickets for tours, field trips and special events must be purchased with your meeting reservation. Mark your choices on the registration form.

Each Day, Wed, Thur, Fri:
Snack Breaks at 10 – 10:30 AM and 2:45 -- 3:15 PM
Exhibit area 10:30 AM - 2:00 PM in LILY 1-117 and Watson’s Creek

Able Tour Schedule in PDF file format

Tuesday tours

T-1 Celery Bog is a unique wetlands area where visitors will find some unusual plants and the opportunity to view different species of birds as well as rabbits, opossums and other small mammals. This tranquil spot for wildlife has a 4 mile paved walking trail and a 1 mile footpath with interpretive signs. A 30 minute van drive from campus.

Time: 2-5 PM, Meet at Hawkins Registration Desk, Cost $10

T-2 Prophetstown State Park. Indiana’s newest state park encompasses nearly 1900 acres and opened in 2004. Camping, hiking, birding and biking can be enjoyed. This park is unique because of the areas of prairie, prairie wildflower beds, and the seeps and fens of the wetlands. A 45 minute van drive from campus.

Time: 1-5 PM, meet at Hawkins Registration Desk, $10

T-3 Purdue Tree Walk
Our walking tour consists of three trails designed to show the variety of trees on Purdue's campus. Each tree on the actual trail is identified by a small wooden post and a coinciding number. Some trees have both numbers and letters, indicating that they are a small distance from the actual trail.

Time: 1:30-3:30 PM, meet at Hawkins Registration Desk, free

T-4 Boiler Bug Barn
The Boiler Bug Barn opened in January 2006. Located in Smith Hall, Room 124 the Boiler Bug Barn features a number of live and pinned insects along with exciting educational exhibits on insect control, insect damage, insects as food, and insect products.

Time: 1:30 - 3:30 PM, meet at Hawkins Registration Desk, free

Saturday tours

S-1 Crawfordsville Strawberry Festival and Tree Tour. Visit a typical mid-west city festival. June is strawberry month so sample the strawberry short cake and find a souvenir from the local handicrafts. Various local groups perform songs, dancing, and music during the day. We will also stop at the only revolving jail in the country and if time permits, we will visit a local native hardwood woods. The creek that goes through the woods is also a good place to find fossil crinoids, brachiopods, etc. You can also see damage done by beaver activity. A 45 minute drive from campus.

Meet at the Hawkins Registration Desk for both June 10 Crawfordsville strawberry festival, trees, 9:30 AM-5 PM, $15 + admission fees Link

S-2 Indianapolis Attractions: Art Museum, Butterfly House, Lilly House, White River State Park, and the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art.
A 60 minute bus drive from campus.

Indianapolis museums, zoo, gardens, 8:30 AM-7 PM, $20 + admission fees

Limos, etc leave for Airport: Various times, make own arrangements

SPECIAL EVENTS

Tuesday evening

Opening Reception. The meeting opens on Tuesday evening with a reception including heavy hors d’oveurs (watch for the mashed potato bar), free soft drinks and cash bar. Meet old friends and make new friends. You will be welcomed by Purdue University officials.
The reception will be held in the Student Union starting at 6:30 PM.

Wednesday evening

Wolf Park and Wolf Howl. Wednesday evening we will board buses at 6:30 PM to take us to Wolf Park for a special evening presentation of wolf behavior. Visitors will be treated to a brief talk about our red foxes, and then will be invited to sit on the bleachers in front of our main pack enclosure, which is about seven acres in size and has between three and ten wolves in it. There are lights on in the enclosure and you will be able to see the animals. There will be a talk about wolf behavior and communication, focusing on the howl, and then a handling demonstration, where some staff will enter the enclosure and interact with the wolves. Between three and five times during the performance you will be invited to howl and the wolves will join in. A 30 minute bus trip from campus.

Time:6:00-9:30 pm, meet at Hawkins Registration Desk, $15

Thursday evening

Hayden-McNeil Reception & Musicale evening with heavy snacks 5:30 PM - ?
West Faculty Lounge in the Purdue Memorial Union.

Friday evening

Banquet. The meeting will end with the annual banquet. This year it will be in the Student Memorial Union ballroom. After the meal, a local instructor will teach us line dancing.

Banquet in the South Ball Room, Purdue Memorial Union, Ticket $40, Cash bar 6:00-6:30; Dinner 6:30-7:30; Line dancing 7:30-10 PM

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TOURS, FIELD TRIPS AND SPECIAL EVENTS

SPECIAL EVENTS