CalESTA and NAGT-FWS Field Trip
California Earth Science Teachers Association
In association with NAGT-FWS and NESTAHigh School Teacher Geology Field Trip: Geology of the Owens Valley
When: Friday, April 30- Sunday, May 2
Where: Bishop, CA
Friday night, April 30th : Join us at Pleasant Valley Campground for an informal get-together. We will be part of the NAGT-FWS conference.
Location: Via U.S. 395, 6 miles NW of Bishop. Turn north on Pleasant Valley Road. 1 mile to campground.
http://www.inyocountycamping.com/pleasant_valley_campground.html (For those of you who prefer soft beds and hot showers, there are plenty of lodging options in Bishop)
Saturday, May 1- Full day field trip. We will carpool to decrease the size of the caravan. We will visit geologic sites from Bishop to Mono Lake, including glacial moraines, faults, gorges, volcanic features, hot springs and tufa towers. There will be opportunities for collecting and photography. Lunch will be provided.
Saturday night: choice of dinner in town or pot luck at campsite. Possible NAGT-FWS speaker at campsite
Sunday, May 2: Field trip travels South, stopping at Lone Pine Earthquake scarp, Alabama Hills, Owens Lake overview, Charcoal Kilns, Fossil Falls, and Red Rock Canyon. Lunch included. Field trip will conclude approximately 2:00 pm.
Cost: $50 to include field guide and 2 Lunches.
IMPORTANT: $100 stipend to Earth Science teachers of grades 9-12, courtesy of National Science Foundation. Limit: 25 teachers on a first come-first serve basis.
To apply, send the following with a check written to Harvard-Westlake School and mail to
Wendy Van Norden
Harvard-Westlake School
3700 Coldwater Canyon
No. Hollywood, CA. 91604
Please include your name, email address, phone number, school, and grades taught.
For more information email: wvannorden at hw.com or call (818) 487-6665 or 818 378-6048 (cell)
A few preliminary views from the road at the joint NAGT/CalESTA field conference at Bishop California. One of our stops: the Mono Lake Tufa Towers. The tufa is made of calcium carbonate, and forms near freshwater springs in the intensely salty and alkaline lake.
The lake supports brine shrimp and brine flies which in turn provide sustenance for millions of migrating birds. The lake has been threatened by water diversions that caused to shrink to a shadow of its former size, but lawsuits and legal agreements are stabilizing lake levels.
