Field trips are volunteer only and not required! These trips are designed to introduce you to patterns in nature and methods of quantifying such patterns, and it is strongly recommended that you attend both field trips. You can generate several patterns for your journals at each of the field trips!
Scheduling note: If there are any questions as to whether a field trip will be cancelled (eg. rain, snow, hurricane, Dr. Carr is asked to return to captain the US National Shuffleboard team), check the “Announcements” page of the course website.
Field Trip #1: Elkhorn Slough – Shorebird resource partitioning
Sunday, January 14 Low tide (-1.31 ft) is at 6:00 PM and sunset around 5:00.
Van pool: Meet at Coastal Biology Building parking lot at 2:00 PM (vans leave by 2:15!)
CHANGE OF LOCATION!!!
Individual driving: Meet at Jetty Road, Moss Landing, just before (north) of the Bridge over the mouth of Elkhorn Slough, directly off Hwy 1, toward the ocean. You can Google Map “Jetty Slough, Moss Landing” for directions. Same time: 3:00 PM. Google map from CBB to Jetty Slough, Moss Landing estimates 43 min drive.
Elkhorn Slough Field Trip Handout
Elkhorn Slough Field Trip Datasheet
What to bring:
Binoculars if you have them, your journal, pencils, funky shoes, windbreaker/warm clothing, sunglasses, a hat or visor, and someone, anyone, who can identify shorebirds!!
Field Trip #2: Rocky intertidal zonation at Davenport Landing
Saturday, Feb 10 – Low tide (-1.33 ft) is at 5:00 and sunset around 5:15.
Van pool: Meet at Coastal Biology Bldg parking lot at 1:00 PM (van leaves at 1:30!)
Individual driving: Meet at Davenport Landing Beach at 2:00 PM. (Google map: 12 mi north of Santa Cruz on Hwy 1, turn left on to Davenport Landing Rd., estimated drive time= 16 min)
What to bring:
Intertidal Species ID Code List
Appropriate footwear (old shoes, rubber boots, wetsuit booties, etc), an extra pair of shoes, pencil(s), clipboard, your field journal, the two handouts, windbreaker/warm clothing, food (unless you like eating intertidal algae)