Recent Field Trips

Shasta College Department of Geosciences

Recent Field Trips

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Tarbosaurus at the Russian Dinosaur exhibit in Sacramento, 2000.	Ancient Life Geol 6 The ancient life class explores the history of life through time. Fields trips visit fossil localities in northern California as well as Bay area museums. Collecting is encouraged!	Sunset at Trinidad Head, northern California coast.	Oceanography Phsc 5 As a part of investigating the oceans, a field trip to the coast exposes students to a variety of coastal habitats, the Telonicher marine lab, and HSU oceanography professors. Weather permiting, there may even be a sea cruise aboard the Coral Sea !
	Introduction to the Geology of California Geol 7		Earth System Science Phsc 2
Clouds break over the east flank of the Medicine Lake Highlands, revealing the snow covered Glass Mountain obsidian flow.	Geology of the Modoc Plateau Geol 34 Positioned in the northeast corner of the state, the Modoc Plateau records numerous volcanic features including the largest volcanoe in the Cascades. The plateau is broken by faults asome of which expose ancient lake basins.		Geology of Mount Shasta and Vicinity Geol 36
	Geology of the Point Reyes National Seashore Geol 38		Geology of the Northern California Coast Geol 37

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