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Bernard Field Station Use Fall 2005

Course Uses & Projects

Request No.: 05E86B6000
Submitted on: 10/4/05 at 12:17 PM
Instructor: Diane Thomson, JSD
E-mail: dthomson@jsd.claremont.edu
College phone: 808-607-0029

Course: BIOL054 JS - Animal Behavior
Number of students: 1 Sections, approx. 26 students per section
Dates: 10/05/2005 to 10/08/2005
Frequency: Daily - Daily Oct. 5, 6, and 7
Time of day: Morning, Afternoon
Areas to be used: eastern CSS, infirmary area, south field
Facilities or equipment needed: None
Will any plant or animal species be studied? Yes - ground squirrels
Will plants or animals be collected? No
Will vertebrate animals be collected or manipulated? No
Will markings or flags be used? No

Description of course experiment, project or activity: The animal behavior course will be carrying out some observations of Marius van der Merwe's squirrel foraging patches. We will come out as a class Oct. 5 from 11-12 to walk the site and look at the experimental set up, then students will return in small groups (4 students at time) between 8 and 11 or 1 and 5 on the 6th and 7th. They will be watching the patches with binoculars to try and document what times of day the squirrels are foraging and observe any predator vigilance behaviors they exhibit while feeding.

Request No.: 05E3975752
Submitted on: 9/26/05 at 4:47 PM
Instructor: Melinda Herrold-Menzies, Pitzer
E-mail: melinda_herrold-menizes@pitzer.edu
College phone: 909-607-7960

Course: ENVS104 PZ - Doing Natural History
Number of students: 1 Sections, approx. 12 students per section
Dates: 09/30/2005 to 01/01/2006
Frequency: Other - when needed
Time of day: Morning, Afternoon, Evening
Areas to be used: western CSS, central CSS, pHake Lake, vernal pools, eastern CSS, oak forest, corner, infirmary area, north field, south field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck
Facilities or equipment needed: None
Will any plant or animal species be studied? No
Will plants or animals be collected? No
Will vertebrate animals be collected or manipulated? No
Will markings or flags be used? No

Description of course experiment, project or activity: A journey through the natural landscape that is native to this area of California. Tours will be conducted when needed regarding the plant and animal species that inhabit this ecosystem.

Request No.: 05D3598BAC
Submitted on: 8/31/05 at 10:02 AM
Instructor: Melinda Herrold-Menzies, Pitzer
E-mail: mmenzies@pitzer.edu
College phone: 77960

Course: FS002 - Writing Nature
Number of students: 1 Sections, approx. 16 students per section
Dates: 09/01/2005 to 12/13/2005
Frequency: Other - several times during the semester
Time of day: Afternoon
Areas to be used: western CSS, central CSS, pHake Lake, vernal pools, eastern CSS, oak forest, corner, infirmary area, north field, south field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck
Facilities or equipment needed: Outdoor classroom,
Will any plant or animal species be studied? No
Will plants or animals be collected? No
Will vertebrate animals be collected or manipulated? No
Will markings or flags be used? No

Description of course experiment, project or activity: This is a nature writing course so students will spend time at the Field Station observing and writing about the natural world around them.

Request No.: 05D35928E6
Submitted on: 8/31/05 at 9:59 AM
Instructor: Melinda Herrold-Menzies, Pitzer
E-mail: mmenzies@pitzer.edu
College phone: 77960

Course: ENVS104 PZ - Doing Natural History
Number of students: 1 Sections, approx. 15 students per section
Dates: 09/01/2005 to 12/14/2005
Frequency: Other - around 5 times during the semester
Time of day: Afternoon
Areas to be used: western CSS, central CSS, pHake Lake, vernal pools, eastern CSS, oak forest, corner, infirmary area, north field, south field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck
Facilities or equipment needed: None
Will any plant or animal species be studied? No
Will plants or animals be collected? No
Will vertebrate animals be collected or manipulated? No
Will markings or flags be used? No

Description of course experiment, project or activity: Students will mainly be observing what they see around them and learning to identify some of the more common coastal sage scrub species.

Request No.: 05D24260D7
Submitted on: 8/29/05 at 3:41 PM
Instructor: Fran Hanzawa, Pomona
E-mail: fhanzawa@pomona.edu
College phone: 621-8601

Course: BIOL041E PO - Introductory Ecological and Evolutionary Biology
Number of students: 1 Sections, approx. 16 students per section
Dates: 08/31/2005 to 12/07/2005
Frequency: Weekly
Time of day: Afternoon, Varies - students will occasionally work outside of lab hours
Areas to be used: western CSS, central CSS, pHake Lake, eastern CSS, oak forest, corner, infirmary area, north field, south field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck
Facilities or equipment needed: Outdoor classroom, Classroom needed on 14 Sept, 21 Sept, and 12 Oct. No special needs beyond seating and blackboard.
pHake Lake used by class on 31 August only.
Will any plant or animal species be studied? Yes - See project description below.
Will plants or animals be collected? Yes
Will vertebrate animals be collected or manipulated? No
Will markings or flags be used? Yes - Temporary (1-3 weeks) stake flags only. Course number and student names will be on flags.

Description of course experiment, project or activity: 1. Collect (<100) amphipods (8/31) from lake for use in population genetic study.
2. Collect ground-dwelling arthropods in pitfall traps over 3-4 days in various student projects.
3. Observation of various seed-eating birds 1-2 days/week for 3 weeks in student projects.

Request No.: 05D1CED191
Submitted on: 8/13/05 at 9:13 PM
Instructor: Hal Van Ryswyk, HMC
E-mail: hal_vanryswyk@hmc.edu
College phone: 73908

Course: CHEM025 HM - general chemistry laboratory
Number of students: 8 Sections, approx. 25 students per section
Dates: 09/19/2005 to 11/10/2005
Frequency: Several-days/week
Time of day: Afternoon
Areas to be used: central CSS, south field
Facilities or equipment needed: None
Will any plant or animal species be studied? No
Will plants or animals be collected? No
Will vertebrate animals be collected or manipulated? No
Will markings or flags be used? Yes - Flags marked HMC Chemistry 2005

Description of course experiment, project or activity: Lead in soil from vehicle emissions.

Request No.: 05CC9BDFA4
Submitted on: 8/5/05 at 11:19 AM
Instructor: Paul Steinberg, HMC
E-mail: paul_steinberg@hmc.edu
College phone: x73840, Other phone: cell 909-969-8172

Course: Humanities/Soc - Public Speaking for Science and Citizenship
Number of students: 1 Sections, approx. 16 students per section
Dates: 11/09/2005 to 11/11/2005
Frequency: Other - Wed Nov 9 and Fri Nov 11
Time of day: Dawn, Morning - actual time 8:30-10:15
Areas to be used: Infirmary/classroom area
Facilities or equipment needed: Outdoor classroom, Boats
Will any plant or animal species be studied? No
Will plants or animals be collected? No
Will vertebrate animals be collected or manipulated? No
Will markings or flags be used? No

Description of course experiment, project or activity: The goal of the course is threefold: to give HMC students practice communicating scientific results to general audiences; speaking out on matters of politics and values; and combining the two. We like to change the classroom venues to give experience in different physical settings. BFS staff are welcome to attend.

Request No.: 05DD23F7EA
Submitted on: 7/18/05 at 3:39 PM
Instructor: Hal Van Ryswyk, HMC
E-mail: hal_vanryswyk@hmc.edu
College phone: 73908

Course: CHEM025 HM - General Chemistry Laboratory
Number of students: 4 Sections, approx. 25 students per section
Dates: 09/05/2005 to 11/10/2005
Frequency: Other - Mon-Thur for 3 weeks within period shown above
Time of day: Afternoon
Areas to be used: western CSS, central CSS, vernal pools, eastern CSS, north field, south field, lower neck, central neck, upper neck
Facilities or equipment needed: None
Will any plant or animal species be studied? No
Will plants or animals be collected? No
Will vertebrate animals be collected or manipulated? No
Will markings or flags be used? Yes - Foothill (10 flags) and Mills (7 flags) transects are already in place

Description of course experiment, project or activity: Lead in soil from vehicle emissions.