PARTICIPANT REQUIREMENTS:
Please Note:
Many of the items below include links to online forms or samples of the required item. Please check links for more information. Pre-Trip forms and Post-Trip forms will be sent by email to participants selected for this year’s trips, to be completed online.
Applicants must:
- Be a Friends of Wabakimi member in good standing
- Have wilderness travel experience including a minimum of two wilderness canoe trips of 5 or more days
- Be 18 years of age or older
- Complete the online application: Wabakimi Boreal Caribou Citizen Monitoring Project Application for Participation (Click here to preview questions)
Pre-Trip Requirements:
All Participants:
- Participate in all pre-trip training including:
- Attend Introductory Training webinar
- Watch Emergency Preparedness video
- Watch MapsGPS67i and inReach video
- Read Project Manual and In-Field Handbook
- Group members meet (in person or via zoom) to plan trip logistics
- Use the Pre-Trip Forms (shared by email once selected to participate) to read and complete the following:
- Sign Voluntary Assumption of Risk Agreement (click to view)
- Sign Sharing Agreement regarding photos/videos/information (click to view)
- Sign Training Acknowledgement form (click to view) stating that all training has been completed
- Sign Search and Rescue Insurance Acknowledgment form
- Two people in the group must upload proof of current Wilderness First Aid training (click to see sample)
- Communicate with Project Manager (re: questions/concerns, acquisition of provided gear/data kit, ie: InReach/GPS, Data Kit, and how data will be turned in afterwards)
- Upload Park/Crown Land permits required for trip
- Upload Trip Plan Form (See sample)
During-Trip Requirements:
- Follow Leave No Trace principles
- Respect all wildlife and be vigilant in avoiding any disturbance to caribou
- Follow all caribou data collection protocols and record all required data and photos
- Follow communication and safety protocol
Post-Trip Requirements:
All Participants:
- Use the Post-Trip Forms to complete/upload the following:
- Expense reimbursement record form, and copies of itemized receipts, if grant dollars are available
- Feedback Form
- Promptly upload caribou evidence photos to link provided and share with the Project Manager
Trip Leaders:
- Return all GPS/Communication devices and Field Kits
- Turn in all data sheets contained within In-Field Handbooks
- Submit any First Aid Incident Reporting Forms
- Submit Trip Report (PDF copy) with photos/narrative for newsletter