Fwd: Eagle Hill Field Seminar - July 5–11 - Tardigrades

[Ellen Hostert]

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From: Eagle Hill Institute <off...@eaglehill.us>
Date: Wed, May 20, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Subject: Eagle Hill Field Seminar - July 5–11 - Tardigrades
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Instructor: Emma Perry

Upcoming Eagle Hill Field Seminar! Tardigrade Biology, Ecology, Field Sampling, and Identification Emma Perry July 5–11, 2026 Seminar Calendar Register Here General Info Title: Tardigrade Biology, Ecology, Field Sampling, and Identification Scheduling Details: July 5–11, 2026  Description: This field seminar is designed to help naturalists of all skill levels learn about tardigrades. Tardigrades are all around us in Maine. You will learn how to sample for tardigrades from substrates around us and how to identify them. We will show you how to sample moss, lichen, leaf litter, and the other habitats around the station. We will then discuss the different ways to find and extract the tardigrades from each of these samples. In the lab we will observe the tardigrades with microscopes and make temporary and permanent mounts of them. We will discuss the features of tardigrades that are taxonomically important and together we will identify the tardigrades around the field station. Once we have covered the basic skills you will have time to learn more about the tardigrades that you are most interested in. Dr. Emma Perry (emma....@maine.edu) of the University of Maine, completed her undergraduate degree in Biology at Exeter University, Britain, where she was born and raised. For her senior thesis, she studied habitat preference by the burrowing brittle star Acrocnida brachiata. After graduation, she moved to Tampa, Florida to do a Ph.D. on echinoderms with Dr. J. Lawrence and Dr. L. Robbins. She became interested in the process by which echinoderms, especially sand dollars, constructed their intricate three-dimensional skeletons. Since then, she has become more generally interested in the biology and systematics of lesser known marine invertebrates, especially tardigrades. Each summer since 1987, regional and national authorities in the field of natural history have come to the Eagle Hill Institute on the Eastern Maine Coast to lead intensive seminars on their specialties. Seminars involve field trips that are focused on learning about the ecology of species in their natural outdoor environment. The indoor classroom part of these seminars includes lectures, discussions, and lab identifications and studies of specimens that have been collected in the field. They begin with a Sunday late afternoon arrival and dinner at 7 PM, followed by an introductory program. Mondays through Fridays are full teaching days, with meal times as relaxed settings for informal discussions. Evenings are set aside for discussions by the fireplace in the dining hall's comfortable lounge or for follow-up classroom activities. They conclude after breakfast on Saturday. For more information on seminar registration and costs, click here. Early Registration Discounts. Save on tuition costs by registering for seminars early—6% if you register at least 8 weeks before the start-date of a seminar, or 3% if at least 4 weeks before. To qualify, your registration must be accompanied by a deposit or purchase order. Early registration discounts apply only to tuition, but are calculated before, and cumulate with, other general discounts you qualify for. Student Discounts. Both undergraduate and graduate students receive an automatic 15% discount off tuition and accommodations—upped to 30% with a faculty letter of recommendation. Contact Us! off...@eaglehill.us 207-546-2821 Ext.4 Eagle Hill Institute PO Box 9, 59 Eagle Hill Road Steuben, ME, 04680-0009

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Ellen E. Hostert, Ph.D. (she/her)
Professor of Biology
University of Maine at Machias
116 O'Brien Avenue
Machias, ME 04654
(207) 255-1301
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