Here are the essentials you need to bring:

• Waterproof pants & jacket with hood
• Waterproof dry bag
• Warm clothing (Fleece/Wool sweater) for layering
• Touque
• Wool socks (many)
• Amphibious Sandals
• Mitts or gloves
• Waterproof shoes or boots
• Water bottle
• Sunglasses
• Sunscreen
• Sunhat

If you are camping (in Alert Bay for Straitwatch or with the Warden Program)

• Tent
• Large tarp for over tent
• Light
• Sleeping bag
• Sleeping roll
• Bug repellant
• Cooking stove & items

Warden Program Volunteers:

The Work

Volunteers hike to the cliff each day (a strenous 45 minute hike each way), where you will help collect data on the movement of boats and whales from 9 to 5 pm. One or two days a week you may be asked to help on the warden boat – contacting boaters who enter the ecological reserve or get too close to whales.

Camp

• We supply all food and cooking equipment.
• You will be expected to contribute to cooking and cleaning and other chores around camp.
• There is no running water (drinking and wash water is supplied in separate barrels).
• You will pitch your tent on a wooden platform.
• There is a shower shack where you can take a pot of heated water.
• There is a cell phone in camp that you may use – you will need to purchase a phone card.

The camp is a beautiful spot where whales swim by quite regularly and fog often persists late into the morning. You will share the area with a variety of wildlife. And if you like cold water, Boat Bay is a great place to cool off on a hot day!