Who?

West and Woodlake High Schools comprised WildLink Expedition V. Six students from each of these schools visited the Sierra Nevada from April 16-21, 2001. They spent their first two nights at the Crane Flat campus of Yosemite Institute, next to the Tuolumne Grove of Giant Sequoias. The group completed a 4 day, 3 night backpacking adventure into glorious Hite's Cove, the premier wildflower hike in California. They were the final WildLink Expedition to do so. Unfortunately, the weather was not on our side as it rained throughout the backpacking trip (save the hike in and the hike out). We also experienced hail, thunder, lightning, and snow. Howver, these students braved the elements admirably and were still able to complete a great number of accomplishments:

• they completed a 4.5 mile hike in Sierra National Forest
• they collected vital hydrology data for the GLOBE program to compare to past findings and to establish a baseline for the future
• they gathered important archaeological data for the United States Forest Service
• they learned about the flora and fauna of Hite's Cove
• they learned to work as a team with their peers from their own high school and from the other school
• they chronicled their thoughts, revelations, and experiences for their peers at school and around the world as well as for land managers, teachers, and environmentalists

ADRIANA

ANDREANA

CARLOS

DAVID

JOSE

MELISSA

ROBERTO

SARINA

SHAUNTEL

TAMARA

VALERIE

VIRGINIA

Instructors

LENA

PERRINE

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Who?

Expedition VI consisted of 11 students from Sanger and Turlock High Schools. These students were pioneers for WildLink in the famous Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, a site of great political turmoil early last century. They arrived in Yosemite on April 16 and stayed until April 21 (their expedition ran simultaneously with expedition V). The group spent their first two nights in Yosemite at the Crane Flat campus of the Yosemite Institute. The group completed a long 7 mile hike to Rancerhia Flat. They spent 3 days and 2 nights backpacking. Due to inclement weather, they hiked out a day early and stayed in a cabin at Hetch Hetchy on their last evening. While in Yosemite they:

• collected vital baseline hydrology data using GLOBE protocols
• performed an Ozone test to see how much ground level ozone is present at Hetch Hetchy; students at Turlock High School ran the same experiment at the same time in Turlock
• learned about the historical significance of Hetch Hetchy and the environmental and social impacts of the dam's construction
• learned about the flora and fauna of Hetch Hetchy
• met other students from diverse cultural backgrounds from their high school and the other school
• chronicled their thoughts, revelations, and experiences for their peers at school and around the world as well as for land managers, teachers, and environmentalists

Stay tuned for information from Expedition VI!!

ANDREW

BRIAN

GILBERT

JAVIER

JEFFREY

JENNIFER

KELLY

MALEE

MARISOL

RICK

SONYA

Instructors

BARB

KIM

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Expedition VII consisted of 11 students from Atwater High School and the Detroit Metropolitan Community Center. This was our only team consisting of students from another state and region. Students visited Yosemite from June 3-8, 2001 and completed a 6 mile trek from Tuolumne Meadows to Glen Aulin. On this trip, the students were able to see a large array of waterfalls in the Yosemite wilderness including Tuolumne Falls, White Cascade, California Falls, Le Conte Falls, and Waterwheel Falls. The journey took them from the Tioga Pass Road into the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River. The students were greeted by blue skies and warm sunny days as they accomplished many feats. While in Yosemite:

• completed a 4 day, 3 night backpacking trip
• collected vital baseline surface water data using GLOBE protocols
• conducted an atmospheric ozone test
• hiked a total of 20 miles in the Yosemite's high country wilderness
• learned about the natural and cultural history of the area
• met students from other cultural backgrounds
• chronicled their thoughts, revelations, and experiences for their peers at school and around the world as well as for land managers, teachers, and environmentalists
• learned about the meaning of wilderness through first hand experience
• learned to hike and camp using Leave No Trace principles

ANNA

CHRIS

ELI

HOUSTON

KRYSTIN

LA KIA

JOEL

PHILLIP

ROBERT

SAIR

UMAR

CHAPERONES

Instructors

LENA

PERRINE

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