Brock BaseCamp

We're sad to announce that due to COVID-19, BaseCamp trips will not be offered this summer (our 11th season). Please watch our website (www.brocku.ca/basecamp) for BaseCamp experiences in the Winter term. Incoming students have the opportunity to participate in an Online Summer Orientation Program at Brock. Check back regularly at https://discover.brocku.ca/start/ for updates. Stay healthy and safe and get outdoors!

Final Call for Participants! Survey closes tonight (Friday, May 15th at 11:59 Eastern Time)... If you live in Canada, are 18 years of age or older, and engage in outdoor recreation activities, we’d like to hear from you! Researchers from the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at Brock University are recruiting participants for a study that involves research. The study explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted outdoor recreation participation patterns before, d...uring and after the start of stay-at-home, social distancing strategies and closure of outdoor recreation areas in mid-March, 2020 in Canada and how these closures have impacted individuals’ perceptions of their mental, physical and overall health. What’s Involved: Complete an anonymous, confidential online survey that takes approximately 15-20 minutes of your time. To Learn More About the Study and to Participate, please visit: https://brock.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2nP3retfFIYnuWp This study has been reviewed and received ethics clearance through the Research Ethics Board at Brock University [File #19-326]. If you have any comments or concerns about your rights as a research participant, please contact the Brock University Research Ethics Office at (905) 688-5550, Ext. 3035, or by email at: [email protected]

Do you live in Canada, are 18 years of age or older, and engage in outdoor recreation activities? Then we’d like to hear from you! Researchers from the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies at Brock University are recruiting participants for a study that involves research. The study explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted outdoor recreation participation patterns before, during and after the start of stay-at-home, social distancing strategies and closure of out...door recreation areas in mid-March, 2020 in Canada and how these closures have impacted individuals’ perceptions of their mental, physical and overall health. What’s Involved: Complete an anonymous, confidential online survey that takes approximately 15-20 minutes of your time. The survey is only available from May 7 to May 15th, 2020. Potential benefits include: having the chance to reflect on your outdoor recreation practices during COVID-19. learning about outdoor recreation opportunities and range of activities available in Canada. Thinking about how outdoor recreation impacts your physical, emotional & overall health. helping inform our understanding of outdoor recreationists’ feelings about the opening (or not opening) of public outdoor recreation areas. providing land managers and service providers with information about the impacts of outdoor recreation area closures. Potential risks include: experiencing some emotional stress when considering the lack of access to outdoor recreation areas due to COVID-19 stay-at-home, social distancing strategies. Who Can I Contact? If you have questions, please contact Dr. Tim O’Connell, Principal Investigator by email at: [email protected] To Learn More About the Study and to Participate, please visit: https://brock.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2nP3retfFIYnuWp This study has been reviewed and received ethics clearance through the Research Ethics Board at Brock University [File #19-326]. If you have any comments or concerns about your rights as a research participant, please contact the Brock University Research Ethics Office at (905) 688-5550, Ext. 3035, or by email at: [email protected]

Blasts from BaseCamp's past....

Happy to get on the water! #BaseCamp #outdoororientationprogram