FACILITIES
The Temperate Rainforest
Field Study Centre is ready to host university field study
groups and special interest groups.
Visiting groups will stay in six cabins
are situated on a ridge above Rae Lake, looking over Cougar
Annie’s Garden and out to Hesquiat Harbour. Up to eighteen
people can sleep comfortably in these cabins. Each cabin has a
remarkable view and a deck linked with boardwalk trails that wind
through the forest connecting all of the structures of the Field
Study Centre.
Central Hall is where people meet and dine,
gathered around the 27 foot yellow cedar table, and relaxing by
the wood stove. Here in the kitchen, groups prepare their meals
on a propane stove. Support staff is on hand, ready to assist
as needed, but every group is expected to be largely self-sufficient.
All of the buildings are made from western red cedar, selectively
harvested and milled on the property. Each building is specially
designed to blend with its surroundings, and no building is visible
from another, ensuring peace and privacy.
Our facilities offer some of the amenities of
modern day living, along with the simple aspects of a remote setting.
Running water is rudimentary, and there is no electricity. Forget
your cellphone, it won’t work out here; don’t expect
to receive or send e-mail; and come prepared to enjoy our artistically
designed outhouses!
Contact us if your group or institution
wishes to know more about using the Temperate
Rainforest Field Study Centre. We will assist you with logistics
and itinerary planning.