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Please read the following before registering:
To keep a mix of project participants from a variety of honors institutions, facilitators prefer no more than 2 students from a single institution per project. Affiliating yourself with your institution
If you are not the director of your program, or you do not hold a current NCHC Institutional or Professional Membership, and/or have not attended an NCHC program in the past year, you may not be in our software system.
You must sign up as a "Contact" prior to registering for any NCHC program, using the link below.
Sign up as a Contact
Be sure to select “Contact” when creating a username for our website. If your institution has an Institutional Membership, signing up as a "Contact" will affiliate you with your institution, and you'll receive the member discount. If you sign up for any membership aside from "Contact," you will be asked to pay for that membership fee.
You'll receive an email notification, and THEN you may start registration for the intended institute.
(If your institution is not a member of NCHC, please proceed as a "Guest.")
*Members receive a 50% discount on NCHC Partners in the Parks registration pricing!
Questions? Contact the NCHC office at (402) 472-9150 or nchc@unl.edu.
Mandatory Documentation
When you register, you will be required to turn in 3 forms stating your acknowledgement of NCHC policies as a participant of Partners in the Parks. To save you some time while registering, we recommend downloading these files now, digitally or physically
signing them, and have them ready to be uploaded with your application.
| Program Size |
12 Students |
| NCHC Member Price |
$850 (does not include airfare) |
| NCHC Nonmember Price |
$1700 (does not include airfare) |
| Deadline to Register |
June 10, 2022 |
Travel Advisory:
Trip leaders and students should plan to arrive in Portland, Maine a day early (7/18), using the Portland International Jetport (PWM). Additionally, we advise students to avoid flights with layovers at Baltimore/Washington airport (BWI), as this airport has the reputation of frequently having issues with flights (e.g. delays, cancellations, etc.). Trip leaders will be staying at the Fairfield Inn Portland Maine Mall. Students are advised to stay here as well. It has 24-hour free shuttle to/from Portland International Jetport (PWM), as well as free breakfast. It is reasonably priced, and students can share the cost by sharing rooms, if desired. It is the students’ responsibility to arrive at the Fairfield Inn hotel lobby at 9am on 7/19 to begin the drive to Acadia. Any student who misses the van departure in Portland is responsible for finding and paying for his/her own transportation to Acadia National Park. Tentative Itinerary
- DAY 1: 7/19/22 Tuesday (GET THERE AND SET UP)
• 7-9am: Trip leaders – Walmart (pick up groceries)
• 9-10am: Meet at hotel lobby & Introductions & Load the vans
• 10-1pm: Drive to Acadia
• 1-2pm: Lunch in Bar Harbor (Location TBD)
• 2-4pm: Set up tents, establish cook groups
• 4-5pm: Free time (explore the campgrounds)
• 5-7pm: Dinner @ Campsite
• 7-9pm: Campfire Reflections & Smores!
• 9pm – 10pm: Blackwoods Evening Ranger Program @ Amphitheatre (topics vary)
- DAY 2: 7/20/22 Wednesday (SHUTTLE TOUR, EASY HIKES, RANGER TALK)
• 7-8am: Breakfast & Pack Lunch & Extra Snacks for Hikes
• 8am – 11am: Trolley Tour (2.5 hours, with 3 15-minute stops)
• 11am – 1pm: Hike Ocean Path (Easy)
• 1-5pm: Hike Jordan Pond Loop and/or Bubble Rock
• 5-7pm: Dinner at Jordan Pond House
• 7-9pm: Campfire Reflections
• 9pm – 10pm: Blackwoods Evening Ranger Program @ Amphitheatre (topics vary)
- DAY 3: 7/21/22 Thursday (WHALE WATCH TOUR IN BAR HARBOR & RANGER TALK)
• 7-8am: Breakfast & Pack Lunch
• 8:00am – 10:30am: Mr. Rockefeller’s Bridges (Ranger Program)
• 11am – 12pm: Picnic Lunch in Bar Harbor (Village Green or Agamont Park)
• 12pm – 2pm: Free time to explore Bar Harbor (Mt Desert Island Ice Cream)
• 2:30pm – 6:00pm: Whale Watching Tour
• 7-8pm: Dinner @ Campsite
• 8-9pm: Campfire Reflections & Dutch Oven Dessert!
- DAY 4: 7/22/22 Friday (SERVICE DAY & BIG HIKE & RANGER TALK)
• 7-8am: Breakfast & Pack Lunch & Extra Snacks for Hike
• 8-12pm: SERVICE PROJECT (Trails Drop-In via Friends of Acadia)
• 1-2pm: Picnic Lunch (location TBD)
• 2-6pm: Hike (Jordan Cliffs Loop 5mi)
• 6-8pm: Dinner @ Campsite
• 8-9pm: Campfire Reflections & Smores!
• 9pm – 10pm: Blackwoods Evening Ranger Program @ Amphitheatre (topics vary)
- DAY 5: 7/23/22 Saturday (KAYAKING & HIKING DAY)
• 8-9am: Breakfast & Pack Lunch & Extra Snacks for Hike
• 9-10am: Peregrine Falcon Watch (observe nest – open from 9-12)
• 10-2pm: Hike Beehive Loop (2 miles)
• 2-4:30pm: Harbor Kayak Tour
• 5-7pm: Dinner in Bar Harbor (Location TBD)
• 8-9pm: Campfire Reflections & Smores!
• 9-10pm: Stars over Sand Beach (Learn about Acadia’s Night Sky)
- DAY 6: 7/24/22 Sunday (HORSEBACK RIDING & HIKING DAY)
• 8-9am: Breakfast & Pack Lunch & Extra Snacks for Hikes
• 10-12pm: Hike Beech Mountain Loop (South Ridge – Echo Lake)
• 1-3pm: Hike Flying Mountain Loop (Somes Sound)
• 4-6pm: Horseback Riding (Day Mountain Summit)
• 6-8pm: Dinner @ Campsite
• 8-9pm: Campfire Reflections & Dutch Oven Dessert!
- DAY 7: 7/25/22 Monday (FINAL PROJECTS & CADILLAC SUNSET)
• 8-9am: Breakfast
• 9-12pm: Free time (shop for souvenirs?)
• 12-1pm: Lunch @ Campsite
• 1-4pm: Free time (work on final projects)
• 4-6pm: Final projects
• 6-7pm: Dinner @ Campsite
• 7-8PM: Drive UP TO CADILLAC MOUNTAIN FOR SUNSET
• 9-10PM: Campfire & Smores!
- DAY 8: 7/26/22 Tuesday (PACK UP AND HEAD BACK TO PORTLAND)
• 8-9am: Pack up camp
• 9-11am: Breakfast at Restaurant (Location TBD)
• 11-2pm: Drive to Portland (airport drop off by 3pm)
• Note: Trip leaders will stay at the Fairfield Inn for one night, flying home tomorrow. Students are welcome to stay here as well, at their own expense.
If you have any questions regarding your trip specifically, please contact your trip facilitators listed below. They will be sending you more information regarding what to pack, and any supplies you may need for your trip.
Trip Facilitators
Kelly Torregiante, Hillsborough Community College Thomas Klee, Hillsborough Community College
Refunds
All requests for refunds MUST be submitted in writing to the national office and RECEIVED no later than thirty days in advance of the trip departure date.
- Received prior to 30 days before trip departure: Full refund, less a $50 per person administrative fee
- Received within 30 days before trip departure: No refunds granted
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