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Request No.: 029F861FC0
Submitted on: 12/8/02 at 2:56 PM
User: Brian Hudgens, Faculty member, HMC
E-mail: hudgens@hmc.edu
College phone: 78935

Type of use: Course - Bio153: Biostatistics
Number in group: 2
Dates: 12/01 to 12/12
Frequency: Other - 2-3 times (total)
Time of day: Morning, Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: pHake Lake
Species to be studied: Gambusia affinis (observation only - no handling of any sort will be done)
Will vertebrate animals be used? yes
Will markings or flags be used? no
Will plants or animals be collected? no

Project description: Fish pellets will be tossed into pHake lake at two rates over the course of 1 minute. The number of fish within a pre-defined area will be counted at 40, 50 and 60 seconds after the trial begins.

Request No.: 029615E62A
Submitted on: 11/11/02 at 10:31 AM
User: Donald Mcfarlane, Faculty member, JSD
E-mail: dmcfarla@jsd.claremont.edu
College phone: 72564

Type of use: Course - Bio 146L: Ecology
Number in group: 12
Dates: 13 Nov 2002 to 13 Nov 2002
Frequency: Once
Time of day: Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: lower neck
Species to be studied:
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? no
Will plants or animals be collected? no

Project description: Ecology course exercise, transect versus point quarter methods of quantifying vegetation.

Request No.: 028E202A8E
Submitted on: 10/16/02 at 02:13 PM
User: Donald McFarlane, Faculty member, JSD
E-mail: dmcfarla@jsd.claremont.edu
College phone: 72564

Type of use: Course - Biology 146L: Ecology
Number in group: 12
Dates: 23 October 2002 to 23 Oct 2003
Frequency: Once
Time of day: Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: central CSS, eastern CSS
Species to be studied: Arthropods
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? no
Will plants or animals be collected? no

Project description: I would like the group to collect sweep net samples of terrestrial arthropods. Specimens will be identified to order on site and released at the point of capture.

Request No.: 02857C7C78
Submitted on: 9/20/02 at 12:54 AM
User: Rachel N. Levin, Faculty member, Pomona
E-mail: RLevin@Pomona.edu
College phone: 909-621-8632

Type of use: Course - Bio 125: Animal Behavior
Number in group: 20
Dates: Oct. 1, 2002 to December 31, 2002
Frequency: Several-days/week
Time of day: Dawn, Morning, Afternoon, Evening
Areas or facilities needed: western CSS, central CSS, eastern CSS, oak forest, corner, infirmary, east field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck
Species to be studied: White-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys
Will vertebrate animals be used? yes
Will markings or flags be used? no
Will plants or animals be collected? yes

Project description: White-crowned sparrows will be captured in mist nets and potter traps at BFS for a study of the hormonal control of song behavior. Birds will be released at the site of capture at the end of the study. See IACUC protocol.

Request No.: 02857AA2DC
Submitted on: 9/20/02 at 12:37 AM
User: Rachel N. Levin, Faculty member, Pomona
E-mail: RLevin@Pomona.edu
College phone: 909-621-8632

Type of use: Course - Bio 125: Animal Behavior
Number in group: 20
Dates: Oct. 10, 2002 to Dec. 31, 2002
Frequency: Several-days/week
Time of day: Dawn, Morning, Afternoon, Evening
Areas or facilities needed: oak forest, corner, east field, lower neck, central neck
Species to be studied: Harvester ants, Pogonomyrmex californicus
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? yes - Colonies may be marked w/ 4 vinyl flags mounted on 1/2 m wire. Animals may be marked with tempera paint.
Will plants or animals be collected? no

Project description: This is an observational study of decision making in ant colonies. Specifically, we will be testing hypotheses about task allocation - task switching and task fidelity. Individual ants from each colony will be marked according to the task that they are first observed to be performing. Colonies will then be observed repeatedly before and after rain and under conditions that differ in food availability.

Request No.: 028692C716
Submitted on: 9/18/02 at 11:13 AM
User: Rachel N. Levin, Faculty member, Pomona
E-mail: RLevin@Pomona.edu
College phone: (909) 621-8632

Type of use: Course - Bio 125: Animal Behavior
Number in group: 16
Dates: Sept. 11, 2002 to Sept. 19, 2002
Frequency: Several-days/week
Time of day: Dawn, Morning, Afternoon, Evening
Areas or facilities needed: western CSS, central CSS, pHake Lake, vernal pools, eastern CSS, oak forest, corner, infirmary, east field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck
Species to be studied: Any observable animal species.
Will vertebrate animals be used? yes
Will markings or flags be used? no
Will plants or animals be collected? no

Project description: This is a short term class assignment in which students are asked to accumulate 30 min observing an animal of their choice. Observations are strictly non-interventive. The purpose of the assignment is for students to gain preliminary experience in observing animals. These observations will form the basis for an assignment in posing research questions and designing observational protocols to answer them.

Request No.: 0285F21CF0
Submitted on: 9/17/02 at 10:52 AM
User: Frances Hanzawa, Faculty member, Pomona
E-mail: fhanzawa@pomona.edu
College phone: 621-8601

Type of use: Course - Bio 41E: Ecological and Evolutionary Biology
Number in group: Bio 41E
Dates: 9/17/02 to 12/08/02
Frequency: Weekly
Time of day: Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: central CSS, eastern CSS, oak forest, classroom, east field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck
Species to be studied: Various CSS plants & arthropods
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? yes - All stake flag use is temporary (<3 weeks).
Will plants or animals be collected? yes

Project description: See Bio 41E description for last year. Only collecting is via small (5 cm diameter) pitfall traps.

Request No.: 0281575EA2
Submitted on: 8/22/02 at 10:35 AM
User: Dan Guthrie, Faculty member, JSD
E-mail: dguthrie@jsd.claremont.edu
College phone: 72836

Type of use: Course - Sci 62: Environmental Science
Number in group: 46
Dates: Sept 16 to Oct. 6
Frequency: Other - class of 46, working in pairs. Each student will be at the field station twice on their own time schedule.
Time of day: Morning, Afternoon
Areas or facilities needed: central CSS, eastern CSS
Species to be studied:

Plants - transects with clipping of small portions of perennial species
Insects - sweep netting and killing
Birds - point counts

Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? no
Will plants or animals be collected? yes

Project description:
Comparison of coastal sage with campus environment in terms of plant diversity, vegetational abundance, and in terms of animal diversity and abundance. Clippings of plants and sweep netting of insects will be done for purposes of identification and quantification. Birds will be identified and quantified visually.

Request No.: 0280E39754
Submitted on: 8/21/02 at 5:02 PM
User: Jason Venetoulis, Faculty member, Pitzer
E-mail: jason_venetoulis@pitzer.edu
College phone: 909 621 0700

Type of use: Course - EVST 10: Introduction to Environmental Studies
Number in group:
Dates: October 10, 29 to 31
Frequency: Once - Once per day
Time of day: Dawn, Morning
Areas or facilities needed: western CSS, eastern CSS, oak forest, classroom, east field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck - All
Species to be studied: none
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? no
Will plants or animals be collected? no

Project description: EVST 10 will visit BBFS twice. The first time will be provide an environment for discussions about land use in Claremont and research at the Field Station. The second visit will be co-lead with Katie Purvis, Joint Science. Students will again be introduced to ongoing research and taught basic scientific research methods.

Request No.: 0264A5CF61
Submitted on: 6/3/02 at 8:46 AM
User: Paul Faulstich, Faculty member, Pitzer
E-mail: paul_faulstich@pitzer.edu
College phone: 18818

Type of use: Course - EVNS 146: Environmental Education (LEEP)
Number in group: about 35 per day; about 140 during the week
Dates: 9/9/02 to 12/15/02
Frequency: Daily
Time of day: Dawn, Morning - We begin at 8:30 am. Monday mornings will be variable. Tuesday through Friday sessions will begin the week of 9/23 or 9/30.
Areas or facilities needed: pHake Lake, eastern CSS, oak forest, classroom, lower neck - I have checked the areas that will be most used. Other areas will be visited, but most use will focus on the areas checked.
Species to be studied: none
Will vertebrate animals be used? no
Will markings or flags be used? no
Will plants or animals be collected? no

Project description: LEEP
Leadership In Environmental Education Partnership

MISSION: The Leadership in Environmental Education Partnership (LEEP) provides college students with the opportunity to teach elementary school children from diverse backgrounds about environmental concerns in our local community. LEEP enables children, many of whom have limited access to natural landscapes, to engage in active outdoor learning about the ecology of Southern California.

PARTNERS: LEEP is project of Pitzer College, in partnership with the Claremont Unified School District.

POPULATION SERVED: Pitzer is a liberal arts college emphasizing social responsibility and interdisciplinary study. Mt. View Elementary's student body is 38% Caucasian, with 62% representing other ethnicities. Vista del Valle serves a multi-ethnic population, where 68% of the students qualify for Chapter 1 funding. Sumner-Danbury fully integrates standard education students and health impaired students. Sycamore is a multi-age school, serving students who speak eleven different languages. Of the 140 elementary students who participate in LEEP each year, over 60% qualify for free and reduced lunch.

FUNDING:

Grant for Excellence in Higher Education, Edison International ($20,000)
Environment, Education, and Community Grant, Singing For Change Charitable Foundation ($10,000)
Community Fellow Award, Center for California Cultural and Social Issues ($4,500)
Interactive Education Initiative Grant, America Online Foundation ($7,500)
MacArthur Funds, Claremont Unified School District ($2,100)
Tribal Award, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians ($250)

AWARDS:

Outstanding Contribution to the Environment Award, Pitzer College, 1998
Excellence in Environmental Partnering Award, National Association of Environmental Professionals, 1999
Silver Medal, Circle of Excellence Award, School and College Partnerships, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, 2000
Focus on Excellence, Award of Recognition, Claremont Unified School District, 2001

CONTACT:
www.pitzer.edu/LEEP
Dr. Paul Faulstich
Professor of Environmental Studies
Pitzer College
1050 N. Mills Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
paul_faulstich@pitzer.edu
909/621-8818