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Bernard Field Station Use Spring 2001

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Request No.: 01EEB5C4A3
Submitted on: 5/17/01 at 12:43 PM
User: Stephen C. Adolph, Faculty member, HMC
E-mail: adolph@hmc.edu
College phone: 607-1872

Type of use: Course - Biology 108: Ecology and Environmental Biology
Number in group: 27
Dates: March 23 (1st visit) to April 30 (second visit)
Frequency: Other - Two visits during the semester
Time of day: Morning
Areas or facilities needed: Central CSS, pHake Lake, vernal pools, oak forest, east field
Species to be studied:
Will vertebrate animals be collected? No
Will markings or flags be used? No
Will plants or animals be collected? No

Project description: Field station tour; show students major plant communities, including coastal sage scrub; describe ongoing succession in east field; observe spring flowers & pollinators.

Request No.: 01ECE824EA
Submitted on: 5/14/01 at 2:48 PM
User: Donald Bentley, Faculty member, Pomona
E-mail: DLB04747@Pomona.Edu
College phone: x72941

Type of use: Course - ID 158 - Archaeometrics
Number in group: 18
Dates: Sunday, Feb. 4 to Wednesday, Feb. 7
Frequency: Other - only Feb. 4 and Feb. 7.
Time of day: Varies - Sunday, Feb. 4 - afternoon; Wednesday, Feb. 7 - early morning
Areas or facilities needed: Lower neck
Species to be studied: None
Will vertebrate animals be collected? No
Will markings or flags be used? No
Will plants or animals be collected? No

Project description: students experienced doing a surface survey of man-made artifacts, including seeded pottery sherds from Israel. Sherds were placed there 4 years ago, and will remain.

Request No.: 01ECC1CBC1
Submitted on: 5/14/01 at 8:59 AM
User: Susan Schenk, Staff member, JSD
E-mail: sschenk@jsd.claremont.edu
College phone: x74018

Type of use: Course - Bio 44, Introductory Biology
Number in group: 150
Dates: March 5 to March 9, 2001
Frequency: Daily
Time of day: Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: pHake Lake, classroom
Species to be studied:
Will vertebrate animals be collected? No
Will markings or flags be used? No
Will plants or animals be collected? Yes

Project description: Samples of organisms from sites around the lake will be collected and the animals identified and counted. The data will be related to the conditions at each collection site. Productivity in the lake will be assessed using light and dark BOD bottles.

Request No.: 01E7E65B91
Submitted on: 4/26/01 at 3:12 PM
User: Gene Fowler, Faculty member, Pomona
E-mail: gsf04747@pomona.edu
College phone: 621-8970

Type of use: Course - PO EA 51 (currently called ID 51)
Number in group: 6 students, 1 Professor
Dates: 24 Jan 2001 to 23 Apr 2001
Frequency: Other - 5 afternoons, spread across the semester
Time of day: Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: Western CSS, central CSS, east field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck
Species to be studied: All plant species
Will vertebrate animals be collected? No
Will markings or flags be used? No
Will plants or animals be collected? Yes

Project description: We are comparing plant biodiversity at various sites on the BFS using quadrat and transect methods. Quadrats of 0.25m x 0.25m will be used in the grassland of the east field and the understory portions of the CSS and neck, where individuals will be counted by removing them, in order to calculate diversity indices. Brush and tree species will be measured non-destructively with transects.

Request No.: 01E11FF446
Submitted on: 4/4/01 at 12:59 PM
User: Susan Schenk, Staff member, JSD
E-mail: sschenk@jsd.claremont.edu
College phone: 74018, Other phone: 621-6381

Type of use: Course - Bio 44 Introductory Biology
Number in group: 24-48 per day
Dates: April 16 to April 20
Frequency: Daily
Time of day: Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: corner, infirmary, classroom, east field - Most activity will take place in the classroom. During this week and the next, student groups will be going up to the BFS to collect data. The times and areas will vary with the investigation but will not require the classroom.
Species to be studied:
Will vertebrate animals be collected? No
Will markings or flags be used? Yes - Students may mark data collection sites for their investigations. All projects will be finished by May 2.
Will plants or animals be collected? Yes

Project description: Small samples of plants and insects may be collected.
Student projects will vary, but all are related to pollination biology.

Request No.: 01DF732A41
Submitted on: 3/29/01 at 10:10 AM
User: Paul Faulstich, Faculty member, Pitzer
E-mail: paul_faulstich@pitzer.edu
College phone: 621-8818, Other phone: 625-6314

Type of use: Course - Theory and Practice in Environmental Education
Number in group: 29 college students; 150 school kids
Dates: spring semester to end of semester
Frequency: Daily
Time of day: Dawn, Morning, Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: Western CSS, central CSS, pHake Lake, vernal pools, eastern CSS, oak forest, corner, classroom, east field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck
Species to be studied: General outdoor environmental education
Will vertebrate animals be collected? No
Will markings or flags be used? Yes - These will be used on a case-by-case basis. The director will be notified of any relevant markers.
Will plants or animals be collected? Yes

Project description: This course provides an opportunity for college students to assist in teaching elementary school children from diverse backgrounds about environmental concerns in our community. It is a component of the Leadership in Environmental Education Partnership (LEEP) designed to provide hands-on lessons in ecological issues, including habitat restoration, pollution prevention, and environmental justice. We examine innovative approaches to outdoor learning, and explore the theory and implementation of effective environmental education.

Request No.: 01DF6F60BD
Submitted on: 3/29/01 at 9:36 AM
User: Dan Guthrie, Faculty member, JSD
E-mail: dguthrie@jsd.claremont.edu
College phone: 72836, Other phone: 621-4000

Type of use: Course - Sci 62 - Environmental Science
Number in group: Sci 62
Dates: Feb - April 2001 to April 7 2001
Frequency: Several-days/week
Time of day: Morning, Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: Central CSS, eastern CSS
Species to be studied: Plant surveys, bird surveys
Will vertebrate animals be collected? No
Will markings or flags be used? No
Will plants or animals be collected? No

Project description: Surveys of % plant coverage and bird identification by pairs of students. Each walking through designated areas on their own time during a two week period

Request No.: 01D51020E4
Submitted on: 2/22/01 at 2:38 PM
User: Susan Schenk, Staff member, Pitzer
E-mail: sschenk@jsd.claremont.edu
College phone: 607-4018

Type of use: Course - Bio 44 Intro Bio
Number in group: 145
Dates: Mar 5 to Mar 9
Frequency: Daily
Time of day: Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: Lake, classroom
Species to be studied: Lake beasties
Will plants or animals be collected? Yes
Will vertebrate animals be collected? No

Project description: Bottles will be hung from floats in lake to determine oxygen production as an indication of NPP. Samples of lake edge fauna will be collected and related to physical conditions in collecting area.