The
study sites used by RGIS are distributed accross the Haida Gwaii archipelago: this includes the large islands of Moresby
and Graham and,
especially, the small islands in Laskeek Bay on the east coast of Moresby.
LaskeekBay is a natural laboratory, with
islands of different deer browsing histories: islands where deer are absent, islands where deer are present, ReefIsland where deer population has been
reduced and the SkedansIslands where deer came more recently.
RGIS has
a field camp on ReefIsland, from which all the other islands of the laboratory are accessible.
RGIS also
has study sites in Gwaii Haanas. Transportation
to the research sites is by small boats.