Hastings Natural History Reservation

05 Nov, 04 AM - 07 Nov, 04 AM

The purpose of this field trip is to introduce a class of middle or high school students to the diversity of organisms that live in the wildlands of California, and to techniques for studying this diversity. An additional part of our overall program is to develop a collection of natural history objects (insect and plant specimens, vertebrate sign, and photos of vertebrates and habitats) that the students will curate, database and display at their school. Through these field trips, lessons conducted by graduate students in the high school classroom, and the students? own work and ownership of the collections, we hope to enhance their experience with and understanding of the study of biology and natural history, increase their appreciation of California?s biodiversity, and, perhaps open some pathways into further study of science. Specific activities will be developed by graduate student fellows this summer and fall, and will be similar ifnot identical to what was done spring 2004. This application will be updated when further details are available. Sampling activities and techniques may include vegetation transects, pitfall trapping and sweep netting for insects, live trapping (catch and release) of small mammals, lizard noosing, and bird observations. Specimens of common plants, insects, and mammal sign (scats, plaster casts of prints, feathers) and photos of vertebrates will be taken for further study in the classroom, and with which to develop their museum collection. At night students may use a black light attract and observe night flying insects and use a bat detector to locate bats. Students may sample aquatic invertebrates in creeks or the Carmel River, and may make a comparison of insects living in native vs exotic grasses.

Visit #5926 @Hastings Natural History Reservation

Approved

Under Project # 1090 | Public Use

Exploring California Biodiversity

other - University of California, Berkeley

Reservation Members(s)

Group of 2 K-12 Instructor Nov 5 - 7, 2004 (3 days)
Group of 15 K-12 Student Nov 5 - 7, 2004 (3 days)
Group of 3 Other Nov 5 - 7, 2004 (3 days)

Reserve Resources(s) | Create Invoice

Bunk House Cottage 20 Nov 5 - 7, 2004
Fanny Arnold Conference Room 20 Nov 5 - 7, 2004
Hastings Cabin 20 Nov 5 - 7, 2004
Ranch House 20 Nov 5 - 7, 2004