Geography 452 was the department's capstone field methods course and is required for all BA and BSc majors. (As of Fall 2010, it will be replaced by Geog 470.) As originally delivered, it was split across four modules, two emphazing topics in physical geography, two in human geography. Shown here are a few vignettes from the physical geography modules in the Winter 2006 edition of the course.
Jason Stower and Alex Gnes measuring streambed cross-section
Sandy Vanderburgh and Steven Marsh construct a weather station
"C'mon, you're not going to let a little rain ruin your Geog 452 field experience?"
Ground surveying somwhere in the upper Fraser valley
The most important task is where to hang the clothesline to dry off the gear!
Martin Armstrong measures outflow from a culvert Sumas Praire
