Sagehen Creek Field Station

21 Apr, 11 AM - 23 Apr, 09 AM

This course is designed to give students a survey of the ecosystems of California. The course explores the historical phenomena that have shaped the topographies of modern-day California, connecting this to how the topographies contribute to weather patterns that generate the extreme rainfall and temperature variations observed in California. We then connect this understanding to the actual ecosystems supported within the microclimates created by the combination of topography and weather patterns by giving students hands-on teaching through weekly field trips and three week-end field trips. The class enrollment is 11, plus myself and my graduate student instructor. I realize that the requested weekend is quite full, but if there is room we would greatly appreciate it. If not, perhaps the weekend of 7 April might work. It appears that there will be an entomology class and research on nesting blackbirds at the time that I have requested. The potential interactions between students of an entemology course, an ecosystems course, and an independent researcher would be very exciting. Regardless, the Sagehen Creek Field station would be an excellent exposure for my students to California ecosystems. I would like to spend Friday evening orienting the students to the history and facilities of the Sagehen Creek Station. Saturday I would like to take the students on two moderate hikes or one day hike (depending upon recommendations from you and your resident scientists). Sunday I would like to take the students on one moderate hike, return for lunch, pack up and depart no later than 4pm. This is my first time teaching this course, but your sight was recommended to me by previous instructors of similar courses. Any recommendations you might have regarding how best to utilize your reserve and station would be greatly appreciated. I do not predict any significant impact to the station's ecosystems, as we plan to hike in areas and trails recommended by you. If allowed, the students will use transect tape in acceptable areas to collect species number data, and kicknets to record invertebrate species data, but no plants or invertebrates would be removed or sampled. Thank-you for your consideration. Best, Rebecca

Visit #9202 @Sagehen Creek Field Station

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Under Project # 6324 | Class

Ecosystems of California Sagehen Creek

faculty - University of California, Berkeley

Reservation Members(s)

Group of 2 Faculty Apr 21 - 23, 2006 (3 days)
Group of 11 Undergraduate Student Apr 21 - 23, 2006 (3 days)

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Apartment (Lower Camp) 13 Apr 21 - 23, 2006
Burnside Cabin (Upper Camp) 13 Apr 21 - 23, 2006
West Cabin (Lower Camp) 13 Apr 21 - 23, 2006