Field study Camp is a comprehensive 4-week program, Campers can choose the number of weeks they want to invest as per their discretion.

WEEK 1: NATURALIST’S EYE

DAY SUBJECT PLACE DARES (ACTIVITIES) RESOURSE PERSON/S
1

GEOGRAPHY OF DUDHWA TIGER RESERVE:

 

a)            Geographic Location

b)            Terai Landscape

c)            Effect of Himalayas

1. NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE CAMP

2. BUFFER FOREST

I WITNESS:  Experiencing the Elements of Nature by accurateobservations

 

Y&Y4 Thorough analysis of the investigations

 

KARAVAN MENTORS

 

2

CULTURAL  & HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF DUDHWA:

 

a)Role of Forest deities in conservation

 

b)Legends of Dudhwa

1.BUFFER FOREST

2.JHADI BABA STHAN

3.KATAIYA VILLAGE

 

HUL: A movement of Campers for Environment Conservation

 

 

 

 

Hero No. 1: Billy Arjan Singh

VIIAGE ELDERS
3

FLORA OF DUDHWA:

 

a)Important Trees, shrubs and grasses

 

1.BUFFER FOREST

 

SAL AND PAL:  To observe and identify the constituents (flora and fauna) of the forest

 

ELECTRIFIRE:  preparing food in jungle style

THARU TRIBAL WISEMAN
4

FAUNA OF DUDHWA:

 

a)Reptiles, Birds

1.KISHANPUR RANGE

2.KHALLA WATERBODY

3.CAMP

JUNGLE JASOOSI : JEEP SAFARI:  Mapping and investigating the presence of wild life in the forest

WINGZ :  Understand the secret of the Bird’s Feat of Flight

BHARRAS OF DUDHWA: Discovering Habitats: One step at a time

 

FOREST GUIDE

 

KARAVAN MEMBERS

 

5

VILLAGE COMMUNITIES AROUND DUDHWA:

a) Management of Human – Animal Conflict

1.MANNA TANDA VILLAGE OF BANJARA COMMUNITY

 

HUL: ECO-TECIE : Providing Hands on Solution to the Environmental Problems at villages

JHINGA LALA:  Tribal songs

VILLAGE ECO-SAMITI

 

6

FOREST MANAGEMENT & CONSERVATION PRACTISES AT DUDHWA

a)Management of Grasslands and Forest fires

1.DUDHWA & SONARIPUR RANGE 2.GRASSLAND

 

JEEP SAFARI: RUGGED ROADIES IN Grassland

 

TERA-X: Conquering the fear of unknown

FORESTERS
7

ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURE ON DUDHWA

a)Effect of natural phenomena like floods and siltation

1.KHALLA (river bed)

AQUA ENGINEERING:  Conquering Element H20 by making a raft

 

KNOWLEDGE INCUBATOR: A Re-cap

FINISHING LINE: Essence of Camping

 

LOCAL NATURALIST

 

WEEK 2: NATURALIST’S VISION

 

DAY SUBJECT PLACE DARES/ ACTIVITIES RESOURCE PERSON/s
8

GEOGRAPHY OF DUDHWA TIGER RESERVE:

 

a)Habitats: Sal Forests, Grasslands, Wetlands

 

1.NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE CAMP

2.BUFFER FOREST

CIB: HABITATS:  An on-spot evidence based investigation about Habitats of Dudhwa

 

 

TERA-X The Legend of Tara

KARAVAN MENTORS

 

9

CULTURAL  & HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF DUDHWA

 

a)Legends of Dudhwa

1.THARU TRIBAL VILLAGE OF MASANKHAMB

 

ECOKRITI: Imbibing the Eco-friendly lifestyle of TharuTribals, living in sync with forest

 

 

Hero No. 1: BHARRAS:  Introduction to the legendary personalities (both human and wildlife) of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.

 

TRIBAL WOMEN
10

FLORA OF DUDHWA:

 

a)Riverine forests

 

1.MOHANA RIVER, INDO-NEPAL BORDER

 

BIO HOT-SHOT: Photographing and documenting the diversity in Riverine forests of Dudhwa

 

 

 

Karavan Mentors
11

FAUNA OF DUDHWA:

a)Mammals

1.KISHANPUR RANGE

 

2. FARMS /FIELDS

3. CAMP

 JEEP SAFARI

NIGHT RAIDERS: Sitting in your own hide/machan and experiencing how forest comes alive as evening sets in

 

BHARRAS OF DUDHWA: De-codingthe treasures of Dudhwa

 

FOREST GUIDE

 

KARAVAN MEMBERS

 

12

FARMING PRACTICES AROUND DUDHWA:

 

1. FARMS

HUL: organic Manure: An initiative to give back to mother earth by recycling

 

HOT POT: Cooking Rustic Farm food

Prosperous Farmers
13 ROLE AND WORK OF FOREST DEPARTMENT

1.SATIYANA RANGE

 

JEEP SAFARI: RUGGED ROADIES IN Jamun and Cane forest

 

FORESTERS
14

DUDHWA AS SUSTAINER OF THIS REGION

a)Eco-Tourism at Dudhwa

1.KISHANPUR RANGE ENTRY GATE

2. FOREST REST HOUSE

ECO-TOURIST:  A drive to persuade Tourist for Fun-Adventure-Discovery in the forest, rather than entertainment (Tiger Sighting)

 

KNOWLEDGE INCUBATOR

FINISHING LINES

 

KARAVAN MENTORS

 

 

WEEK 3: NATURALIST’S INSIGHT

 

DAY SUBJECT PLACE DARES/ ACTIVITIES RESOURSE PERSON/s
15

GEOGRAPHY OF DUDHWA TIGER RESERVE:

 

a)Rivers, Nullahs, streams of Dudhwa

1.SHARDA RIVER

 

FLOOD FURY FIGHTERS: A hands on approach to the erosion of banks by Terai rivers

 

 

 

KARAVAN MENTORS

 

16

CULTURAL  & HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF DUDHWA:

 

 

a)Legends of Dudhwa

1.MARHA BABA TEMPLE

2.MAILANI RANGE

KUKRA

 

X’PEDITION: A mission of survival in the forest

 

 

HERO NO. 1 RLS

LOCAL NATURALIST
17

FLORA OF DUDHWA:

 

a)Algae-Mosses and Ferns

 

1.JAMUN BOJHI NEAR SHARDA RIVER STREAM

PROBE THE GROVE:   work out a relationship between the individual components of the ecosystem.

 

 

Karavan Mentors
18

FAUNA OF DUDHWA:

a)Insects

b)Spiders

1.ARJUN FOREST

 

2.CAMP

 WEB-OF-LIFE: Observing and documenting the spiders of Dudhwa

 

INSECT AGE: to understand the role of insects in the Ecology

 

 

 

KARAVAN MENTORS

 

19

VILLAGE COMMUNITIES AROUND DUDHWA:

 

1.KISHANPUR VILLAGE

2.KANP VILLAGE

HUL: SNAKES: A Rally to sensitize farmers about snakes as their friends.

 

 

 

 

VILLAGE ELDERS
20 ENVIRONMENTAL PRESSURES ON DUDHWA

1.KATERNIYAGHAT

2.GHAGHRA RIVER

 

BOAT SAFARI: observing the Habitats of GHARIYALS AND GANGETIC DOLPHIN FOREST GUIDES
21

DUDHWA AS THE SUSTAINER OF THIS REGION

a)      Carbon sink

b)      Energy  Audit

c)       Economic Audit

d)      Resource Base

 

1.FOREST DEPOT ENVIRO-ODIT: the study of Mineral Cycle and Energy Flow FORESTERS

 

WEEK 4: NATURALIST’S DISCOVERY

DAY SUBJECT PLACE DARES/ ACTIVITIES RESOURSE PERSON/s
22

GEOGRAPHY OF DUDHWA TIGER RESERVE:

 

a)Important Landscapes

 

1.SHISHAM FOREST

WEATHERING THE WOODS:  a race through unique landscapes  to Point X  passing by control points, using a map

 

KARAVAN MENTORS

 

23

CULTURAL  & HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES OF DUDHWA:

a)Legends of Dudhwa

1.GURUDWARA ADJOINING FOREST

HUL: Conservation movement by the Campers

 

 

HERO NO. 1 UNSUNG HEROES

GURUDWARA COMMITEE
24

FLORA OF DUDHWA:

 

a)Medicinal Plants

 

1.BUFFER FOREST

JUNGLE MAZE:  explore and map the unknown and unfamiliar terrain of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.

 

 

Karavan Mentors
25

FAUNA OF DUDHWA:

a) Endangered species

1.RHINO REHABILITATION AREA

SONARIPUR RANGE

KALEIDOSCOPIC WORLD in a JUNGLE JEEP SAFARI:  Capture the moods and colors of the Terai jungle

 

FOREST

PERSONNEL

 

26

VILLAGE COMMUNITIES AROUND DUDHWA:

 

1.JAGGERY UNIT

ORGANIC FARMING

ECO-MAN

The concept of Zero- chemical farming and its need in the present scenario

 

 

ORGANIC FARMERS
27

ANTHROPOGENIC PRESSURES ON DUDHWA

a) Indo-Nepal Border

1.GAURIPHANTA BORDER POST

2.DHANGARHI, NEPAL

3.SSB POST

HUL: understanding the challenges of an international porous border SASHATRA SEEMA BAL OFFICIALS
28

CAREERS IN ENVIRONMENT

 

1.CAMP

KNOWLEDGE INCUBATOR: Re-capitulation of knowledge gathered

FINISHING LINE: Essence of Camping

LOCAL NATURALIST