The Northern Sierras Lab & FS

Catalog description

Note: This course includes a three-day, overnight field trip. <br> <br> This course accompanies ESCI 32 and represents laboratory and field activities associated with the northern Sierras, inclusive of a three-day, overnight field trip across this region. This course supports the goal of understanding the geology and geologic history of the northern section of the Sierra Nevada mountains, as well as economic and climatologic qualities as they converge to produce important needed resources and Alpine, foothill and even wetland and desert habitats. Field sites demonstrate these relationships, and lab sessions prior to the trip will focus on the application of ESCI 32 concepts in preparation for the field trip. Field exercises will be conducted at various stops.