Where the wide variety of environments can be experienced

Western Forests - Focus: Trip 5

1. Greater Yellowstone
   • Lodgepole Pine - Yellowstone
   • Other Western hardwoods - East Mountain Wilderness Park
   • Aspen/Birch-West - Wasatch-Cache National Forest (Monte Cristo Campground)
5. Northwest
   • Piñyon/Juniper - Between Redmond and Sisters, OR (Hwy 126)
   • Ponderosa Pine - Bend, OR area
   • Western Oak - Shasta-Trinity National Forest (near Delta, CA)
   • Redwood - Redwoods
   • Tanoak/Laurel - Klamath National Forest (between Hiuchi and Rockland, CA)
   • Western White Pine - Klamath National Forest (Rockland, CA, near CA/OR line)
   • California Mixed Conifer - Klamath National Forest (Grayback Road, from Takilma, OR to Happy Camp, CA)
   • Hemlock/Sitka Spruce (Temperate Rainforest) - Olympic
   • Douglas Fir - Olympic
   • Fir/Spruce/Mountain Hemlock - Crater Lake
   • Alder/Maple - Cougar Mountain Regional Wildland Park (East of Seattle)
   • Other Western Softwoods - Tiffany Mountain, WA (road to Tiffany Springs Campground)
   • Western Larch - Colville National Forest, WA
7. California
   • Chaparral [ Zoom ] - Mission Trails

Taiga/Boreal Forest - Focus: Trips 8 & 11

8. Great Lakes
   • Voyageurs (transitional)
11. Alaska
    • Denali

Eastern Forests - Focus: Trips 2 & 8

2. Southeast
   • Oak/Pine [ Zoom ] - Devil's Fork State Park (SC), Smoky Mountains
   • Oak/Hickory [ Zoom ] - Smoky Mountains
   • Loblolly/Shortleaf Pine [ Zoom ] - Oconee National Forest
   • Oak/Gum/Cypress [ Zoom ] - Okefenokee Swamp
   • Longleaf/Slash Pine [ Zoom ] - Okefenokee Swamp
8. Great Lakes
   • Elm/Ash/Cottonwood - Cuyahoga Valley National Park
   • White/Red/Jack Pine [ Zoom ] - Huron National Forest
   • Maple/Beech/Birch - Pictured Rocks
   • Aspen/Birch [ Zoom ] - Voyageurs and Superior National Forest (Rte. 1, near Isabella, Minnesota)
   • Spruce/Fir [ Zoom ] - Voyageurs

Tropical Forests - Focus: Trips 2 & 12

2. Southeast
   • Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
   • Tropical Hardwoods - Seminole State Forest and Rock Springs Run State Reserve
12. Hawaii
    • Many locations

Deserts - Focus: Trips 4, 7 & 9

4. Four Corners
   • Great Basin Desert - Great Basin National Park and House Range
7. California
   • Great Basin Desert - Mono Lake, Death Valley
   • Mojave Desert - Death Valley, Nopah Range, Joshua Tree
   • Sonoran Desert - Joshua Tree
9. Southwest
   • Sonoran Desert - Saguaro National ParkSite, Sonoran Desert Museum
   • Chihuahuan Desert - Big Bend, White Sands, Carlsbad Caverns

Polar Environments - Focus: Trip 11

Nothing in the Experiencing Life series is truly polar, but the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is close.

11. Alaska
    • Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Tundra - Focus: Trips 6 & 11

6. Heartland
   • Alpine Tundra - Rocky Mountain National Park
11. Alaska
    • Arctic Tundra - Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
    • Arctic Tundra - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Grasslands - Focus: Trip 6

6. Heartland
   • Tallgrass Prairie - Konza Prairie
   • Mixed-Grass Prairie - Cheyenne Bottoms and Quivira NWR area
   • Shortgrass Steppe - Pawnee National Grassland

Wetlands - Focus: Trips 2 & 6

2. Southeast
   • Wooded Wetlands - Okefenokee, Everglades
   • Coastal, Grassy Wetlands - Everglades
6. Heartland
   • Interior, Grassy Wetlands - Cheyenne Bottoms, Quivira NWR, Platte River

Freshwater Environments - Focus: Trip 8

8. Great Lakes
   • Various Freshwater Environments - Shedd Aquarium
   • Large Lakes - Pictured Rocks
   • Ponds and Small Lakes - Voyageurs
   • Rivers and Riparian Systems - Devonian Gorge, Voyageurs

Estuaries - Focus: Trip 10

10. Mid-Atlantic
    • Chesapeake Bay

Marine Environments - Focus: Trips 2, 3, 7 & 12

2. Southeast
   • Coral Reefs - Florida Keys
3. Northeast
   • Open Ocean, Deep Ocean and Intertidal - Gulf of Maine
7. California
   • Open Ocean, Deep Ocean, Kelp Forests and Intertidal - Monterey Bay
12. Hawaii
    • Coral Reefs, Open Ocean - Hawaii Marine Sanctuaries

Extreme Environments - Focus: Trip 1

1. Greater Yellowstone
   • High Temperature - Yellowstone
   • High and Low pH - Yellowstone
   • High Salinity - Great Salt Lake
7. California
   • High Alkalinity - Mono Lake
9. Southwest
   • Total Darkness - Carlsbad Caverns
11. Alaska
    • Freezing Temperatures - Glacier Bay

Human Environments - Focus: Trips 6 & 10

6. Heartland
   • Farmland - From Missouri to Colorado
10. Mid-Atlantic
    • Urban Environments - Washington, D.C, New York