Field Trips

Environmental Geology Overnight

In this overnight program, students embark on an in-depth exploration of how physical processes and human actions can alter the surrounding environment. In the lab, students learn about stream structure and dynamics, erosion processes, local geological history, and longshore transport. Students are prepared for the morning research cruise through a series of interactive investigations. Students continue through a series of interactive investigations during the evening, including a squid dissection and research cruise preparation. Aboard the R/V Sea Explorer, they take part in data collection at three designated sample sites. The students examine nitrogen levels, plankton productivity/diversity, and the nearshore benthic habitat as they move along the transect line from the mouth of San Juan Creek toward a local wastewater outfall.

6th: 1a, e, f; 2a, b, c; 3a; 5a, b, c, e; 7b, d, e