This manual has been written to assist those students enrolled in ERSC 3P99 - Field Camp which is currently being run in the Whitefish Falls area, situated along the North Shore of Lake Huron. It offers specialized procedures, techniques and data for the completion of this course. The methods learned can also be used by graduate students and professional geologists who have advanced beyond this course.
This chapter deals with the following aspects of the Field Camp:
The remaining portions of this manual provide a regional overview of the geologic setting of the Field Camp area, what techniques will be used and learnt, what each exercise will involve, how to submit your reports for grading and appendices containing additional information necessary to complete the course and the required assignments.
In the field each day we will follow the same routine as far as departure and arrival at the lodge.
Thursday April 25, 1996
During the length of our stay at Field Camp each working group of students will be responsible for planning and cooking at least one complete dinner for the group. For this to work I will need to have complete menus for the meal the individual groups will be preparing. This should include quantities of various ingredients necessary to ensure there are sufficient quantities of food for all. In the past this arrangement has worked quite well and no one has suffered any ill effects from eating someone else's meal. A schedule of when you will be cooking your meals and what others are planning to serve will be provided at the camp.
Another aspect of the Field Camp is that groups will also be responsible for washing dishes and cleaning up the kitchen each evening after dinner. This will also be carried out on a rotational basis. Each participant will be responsible for making his or her own lunch each morning prior to departing for the field.
Every participant of the camp is expected to behave in a safe and responsible manner throughout the length of the camp and not endanger themselves or others by unsafe practices. We shall be working in or near a variety of environments each of which has its own associated hazards. Listen to the person in charge, he/she is most familiar with the area and any hazards likely to be encountered.
Safety practices should rely on common sense and will apply to daily occurrences, i.e. use of seat belts in the van, walking on the shoulder of roadways well away from traffic, use of floatation devices in the boats which carry us from camp to the van daily, to emergency situations, i.e. during thunderstorms avoid standing in areas that are susceptible to a lightning strike, such as: a single large tree, a bare ridge or a large open area where you are the tallest object.
The following list, not to be considered as exhaustive, highlights some safety aspects to keep in mind:
The following is a list of equipment and supplies you are required to bring. The weather in the Field Camp area at the end of April - early May is variable - cool, windy and wet to hot and humid. We will be working outdoors each day, so in order to be comfortable the following items are necessary.
All participants are required to bring their own sleeping bag.
Apr. 25 Depart Brock University 9:00 AM, drive to Charlton Lake Camp at Willisville
Apr. 26 AM - Introduction to field techniques (orientation, compass familiarization, pacing, traversing, etc.) PM - Description and measurement of Cross bed orientation. Rose diagrams. Report required.
Apr. 27 Pronto Mine - Examination of the basal unconformity of the Huronian succession with the Archean basement, airphoto mapping of conglomerate lenses within basal Huronian. Map required
Apr. 28 Field Trip - Regional section through the Huronian Supergroup.
Apr. 29 Mapping exercise. The map area is located 2.5 km south of Whitefish Falls. Report and map required at the conclusion of Field Camp.
Apr. 30 Mapping exercise continued.
May 1 Surface geological setting of the Sudbury area.
May 2 Undergound and surface tour of INCO facilities at Sudbury.
May 3 Mapping exercise continued
May 4 Mapping exercise continued.
May 5 Return to St. Catharines
For the duration of the Field Camp our hosts will be Chuck and Dora Pavlichek, Owners and Operators of:
The phone number listed above is for emergency contact only and is not to be used for receiving personal calls.
The final grade for this course will be based on the following exercises:
10% - Massey Section
10% - Rose Diagrams
10% - Pronto Mine Site
30% - Mapping Exercise Report
30% - Mapping Exercise Map
10% - Field Work
All exercises are to be completed during the duration of the Field Camp and submitted to the Instructor prior to returning to St. Catharines.
