Zion Canyon Field Institute Announces 2013 Classes and Programs

The Zion Canyon Field Institute is a non-profit organization working in partnership with Zion National Park. The Institute's mission is to help educate people about the natural wonders found in the park, and help people learn to enjoy the park in responsible ways.

Towards that end, the park offers educational materials, workshops, programs, guided hikes and programs that generally fit under these headings:

• Winter 2013 Classes
• Spring 2013 ZCFI Classes
• Summer 2013 ZCFI Classes
• Fall 2013 ZCFI Classes
• Photography Workshops
• Wildflower Field Classes
• Thomas Moran Painting Workshops
• Lecture Series

The Institute provided this overview of its programs:

Imagine hiking with a wildlife biologist, working on a service project in the Zion Narrows, or discovering the past on an Archaeology Road Trip.

See the Institute website for detailed information about these activities.

2013 Schedule Of Classes For Zion Canyon Field Institute

Feb 9 - Native Plant Seed Propagation

Mar 22 - Poetry in the Park

Mar 28 - Thursday Trek

Apr 6 - Zion Geology

Apr 8 - Mojave Wildflowers

Apr 11 - Thursday Trek

Apr 15 - Navajo Medicinal Plant Usage

Apr 17 - Outside Looking In

Apr 19-21 - Zion Through the Lens

Apr 22 - Zion’s Low Desert Wildflowers

Apr 27 - Zion Canyon Riparian Ecosystem

Apr 29 - Navajo Medicinal Plant Usage

May 2 - Thursday Trek

May 3 - Outside Looking In

May 5 - Zion 101

May 10 - Rim to Floor or Rim and Back

May 13 - Basin to Plateau

May 14 - Kolob Geology

May 18 - Rim to Floor or Rim and Back

May 20 - Navajo Medicinal Plant Usage

June 6 - Thursday Trek

June 8 - The Hanging Gardens of Zion

June 12 - Narrows Service Project

June 16 - Narrows Service Project

June 19 - Narrows Service Project

June 30 - Narrows Service Project

July 3 - Narrows Service Project

July 7-10 - Great Basin National Park Exploratory

July 12 - Cedar Mountain Wildflowers

July 15 - Wildflower Photography at Cedar Breaks

July 15 - Wildflower Journaling at Cedar Breaks

July 27 - Cedar Breaks Geology

Aug 18 - Narrows Service Project

Aug 21 - Narrows Service Project

Aug 25 - Narrows Service Project

Sep 4 - Narrows Service Project

Sep 8 - Narrows Service Project

Sep 14 - Fall Wildflowers

Sep 19 - Thursday Trek

Sep 25 - Outside Looking In

Sep 27 - The Mammals of Zion

Sep 28-29 - Grand Staircase Geology

Oct 12 - The Ferns of Zion

Oct 13 - Rim to Floor or Rim and Back

Oct 17 - Thursday Trek

Oct 18 - Rim to Floor or Rim and Back

Oct 19 - The Mammals of Zion

Oct 26 - Fall Journaling at Zion

Oct 26-28 - Fall Foliage Photography

Oct 29-30 - Archaeology Service Project

Nov 7 - Thursday Trek

Nov 9 - Zion Geology

Nov 16 - Outside Looking In

Dec 5 - Thursday Trek

Dec 7 & 8 - Winter Photography