Advanced Course in Forest Sphere Science I (Ecosystem Function)

Date：2 June (Tue.) – 5 June (Fri.), 2026

Venue & Time：Nakagawa Experimental Forest & Teshio Experimental Forest, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere

Accommodation: Nakagawa Experimental Forest (NEF, Nakagawa Town)

Meet at NEF at 16:30 on 2 June, break up there at 14:00 on 5 June (scheduled)

（Nearest Sta.: Teshio-Nakagawa sta. in JR Soya line  Web page　 https://www.hokudaiforest.jp/）

Faculty staff：Kentaro TAKAGI, Tatsuro NAKAJI, Mutsumi NOMURA, Karibu FUKUZAWA, Mitsuru OHIRA, Rieko URAKAWA

Contents (plan)

Soil formation process and sampling in northern forests, carbon budget in forests, nitrogen cycling in forest, forest structure and estimation of resources, stream water chemistry, hydrological observation in forested rivers, forest and river ecosystems

Cost：￥8,950 including accommodation fee, meal during the stay* (tentative)

*From dinner on 2 June to lunch on 5 June

Participants need to pay their own travel expenses to the venue. Use the public transport system.

Registration

Inform the following items to the contact address by 28 April (Tue.) 2026:

Name (Given/Middle/Family), Sex, Course name, Grade, Student number, E-mail address, Phone number for emergency　*Note that course registration and this registration are required.

Other announcement

• Buy the Comprehensive Insurance for Students Lives Coupled with “Gakkensai” for International Students before the course.　 http://www.jees.or.jp/gakkensai/inbound.htm
• Gain agreement with the subject teacher if you are absent from another class due to this course.
• For preventing the spread of infectious diseases, follow the instruction by staff during the stay. Pay attention to your physical condition and cancel the participant if you have a favor on the day.

Contact：Karibu FUKUZAWA (Teshio Experimental Forest, Tel.: 01632-6-5211, E-mail: caribu@fsc.hokudai.ac.jp）