| WEEK | DATE | ACTIVITY | TIDES/TIME |
| 1 | Jan 23 | Cabrillo Aquarium
(map)
- meet @ aquarium (field gear not required), 1 pm (13:00) - allow at least 1 hr. travel time from Fullerton; Address: 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA 90731 |
5:59 pm /0.62 ft |
| 2 | Jan 30 | Dana Point State Marine Conservation Area, Intertidal - Meet @ 1:00 pm -- near the Spirit of Dana Point (recent tall ship replacement for the Pilgrim, which sank in 2020!) (Ocean Institute (24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr., Dana Point, CA 92629). Recommended short informative youtube video on Dana Point geology (i.e., can you describe breccia?) |
2:06 pm / -1.53 ft (great!) |
| 3 | Feb 6 | Meet at SCMI @ 13:00, R/V Yellowfin cruise off Long Beach - Meet 13:00 sharp @ SCMI, San Pedro Harbor - (map; Address: 820 South Seaside Ave., Terminal Island, CA 90731; boat leaves at 13:15 - satellite view |
5:50 pm / 1.06 ft |
| 4 | Feb 13 | No Field Trip - Campus Closed - Presidents' Day Observed |
1:48 pm / -0.43 ft (good!) |
| 5 | Feb 20 | Meet at SCMI @ 13:00, R/V Yellowfin cruise off Long Beach - Meet 13:00 sharp @ SCMI, San Pedro Harbor - (map; Address: 820 South Seaside Ave., Terminal Island, CA 90731; boat leaves at 13:15 - satellite view |
4:47 pm / 0.50 ft |
| 6 | Feb 27 | Rancho Marino Reserve
(Overnight camping near Cambria - Special Time: Leave Friday 8:30 a.m. (some will need to leave at noon), return Sat. evening or Sun. early p.m.)
– Directions are here. Friday optional (but worth it!) lunch in Arroyo Grande at noon and intertidal 1:30 pm at Shelter Cove, by
Pismo Beach, directions here. |
San Simeon tides: Fr 1:49 pm/ -1:03 ft (great!) Sa 2:31 pm/ -1.06 ft (great!) |
| 7 | Mar 6 | Crystal Cove SP: Meet @ 1:00 pm in lower (south) parking lot at southernmost (nearest to Laguna Beach) entrance at Reef Point (click for GoogleMaps link) and View Park Map (updated 2022) -- Please don't forget letter I have given to maximum EIGHT carpool drivers a fee waiver; drivers turn left after passing kiosk to park. | 4:31 pm/ -0.98 ft (good!) |
| 8 | Mar 13 | Cabrillo Aquarium
(map)
- meet @ aquarium (field gear not required), 1 pm (13:00), Taxon Presentations at 1:15 - allow at least 1 hr. travel time from Fullerton; Address: 3720 Stephen M. White Drive, San Pedro, CA 90731 |
1:39 pm/ 0.02 ft |
| 9 | Mar 20 | Dana Point State Marine Conservation Area, Intertidal - Meet @ 1:00 pm -- near the Spirit of Dana Point (recent tall ship replacement for the Pilgrim, which sank in 2020!) (Ocean Institute (24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr., Dana Point, CA 92629). Recommended short informative youtube video on Dana Point geology (i.e., can you describe breccia?) |
12:56 pm / 0.61 ft |
| 10 | Mar 27 | Crystal Cove SP: Important: Pivot to Meet @ 12:00 pm in lower (south) parking lot at southernmost (nearest to Laguna Beach) entrance at Reef Point (click for GoogleMaps link) and View Park Map (updated 2022) -- Please don't forget letter I have given to maximum EIGHT carpool drivers a fee waiver; drivers turn left after passing kiosk to park. | 12:56 pm / -0.60 ft (good!) |
| Spring Break! | Mar 30-Apr 5 | No Field Trip - Campus Closed - Spring Break | -- |
| 11 | Apr 10 | Bolsa Chica - Allow one hour travel to meet at 13:00 - Address: 18000 CA-1, Huntington Beach, CA 92648 (Driving Directions; Bird surveys in a recent month) | 11:57 am / 0.43 ft |
| 12 | Apr 17 | Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific (100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach, CA 90802) - Map & Directions (Bring $9.00 cash only and $8 cash or credit, prices updated 2020, per car for parking -- bring parking ticket for discount validation inside aquarium) (no field trip write up) |
4:15 pm/ 1.28 ft |
| 13 | Apr 25 Sat. | (No Friday class) Special Required Saturday cruise to
Two Harbors, Catalina Island, R/V Yellowfin
-
|
Avalon tides: 12:21 am / -0.21 ft (good!) |
| 14 | May 1 | Lab Exam (12:00 in DBH270) and, later, Newport public dock at 15th St and W Bay Ave (directions here - and later Public dock at M St. (see black star #1 on Newport Bay Public Piers) - bring an old towel or yoga mat (no field trip write up) | Fr: 3:16 pm / 1.60 ft |
| 15 | May 8 |
San Onofre Surf Beach
Optional/Make-up Early Friday Morning: Arrive by 8:30 am for low tide.
|
Fri. 9:37 am / 0.42 ft |
| Finals Week | May 11-15 | Friday May 15 is Final Date to Turn in Taxon Project Assignment - Submit to Canvas before midnight) | -- |
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