East Cuyama Valley and Carpenteria: GUIDEBOOK AVAILABLE
The paleontology and geology of the San Joaquin Valley, Eastern Cuyama Valley and Coast Ranges is discussed. We visit scenic Santa Barbara Canyon and the San Andreas Fault. The trip includes a visit to the Carpenteria oil seeps which is a historic and archaeological site. This trip will end in Carpenteria. There will be optional camping Saturday night at Carpenteria State Beach for those going in private vehicles.
Hydrothermal Vent Community, San Rafael Mountains
The Franciscan hydrothermal vent site at the Figeroa deposit in the San Rafael Mountains is a relic fossil community that was subject to the same environmental conditions as occurs at modern mid-ocean vents.
Santa Maria Basin-Point Sal; GUIDEBOOK AVAILABLE
The ecology, history and geology of the Santa Maria area is considered with stops at Point Sal and Vandenburgh Air Force Base. Plate tectonics, continental accretion and shoreline processes are topics of discussion. Additional stops will be made at the Celite diatomaceous earth mine and La Purisima Mission. The program ends at Point Sal State Beach. Optional camping at Point Sal on Saturday night is possible for those not going on this field trip in private vehicles. This will require hiking to and from the Point on a steep trail.
Santa Maria-Carrizo Plain-Cuyama Valley; GUIDEBOOK AVAILABLE
This trip starts in Santa Maria and investigates the ecology of the Santa Margarita Lake region including the Rinconada and La Panza mining districts. The tour continues on Highway 58 to the Carrizo Plains for a look at the San Andreas Fault. The tour ends with a private showing of the Luis Bonilla Ranchero and Una Halford Chumash artifact collection in New Cuyama.
Ventura-Ojai-Santa Paula-Lake Piru; GUIDEBOOK AVAILABLE
This trip includes stops at the Olivas Odobe, Ventura Historical Society Museum, Ventura Avenue Oil Field, Ojai Valley, Union Oil Museum (Santa Paula), Bardsdale, Blue Point on Lake Piru and Castaic Junction. We learn about the history of oil development in Ventura County, the oil mines of Sulfur Mountian, the effects of the St Francis Dam disaster and the ecology of Lake Piru.
Carpinteria Oil Seeps: GUIDEBOOK AVAILABLE
This is a walking our of the Carpinteria Oil Seeps of Santa Barbara County
The paleontology and geology of the San Joaquin Valley, Eastern Cuyama Valley and Coast Ranges is discussed. We visit scenic Santa Barbara Canyon and the San Andreas Fault. The trip includes a visit to the Carpenteria oil seeps which is a historic and archaeological site. This trip will end in Carpenteria. There will be optional camping Saturday night at Carpenteria State Beach for those going in private vehicles.
Hydrothermal Vent Community, San Rafael Mountains
The Franciscan hydrothermal vent site at the Figeroa deposit in the San Rafael Mountains is a relic fossil community that was subject to the same environmental conditions as occurs at modern mid-ocean vents.
Santa Maria Basin-Point Sal; GUIDEBOOK AVAILABLE
The ecology, history and geology of the Santa Maria area is considered with stops at Point Sal and Vandenburgh Air Force Base. Plate tectonics, continental accretion and shoreline processes are topics of discussion. Additional stops will be made at the Celite diatomaceous earth mine and La Purisima Mission. The program ends at Point Sal State Beach. Optional camping at Point Sal on Saturday night is possible for those not going on this field trip in private vehicles. This will require hiking to and from the Point on a steep trail.
Santa Maria-Carrizo Plain-Cuyama Valley; GUIDEBOOK AVAILABLE
This trip starts in Santa Maria and investigates the ecology of the Santa Margarita Lake region including the Rinconada and La Panza mining districts. The tour continues on Highway 58 to the Carrizo Plains for a look at the San Andreas Fault. The tour ends with a private showing of the Luis Bonilla Ranchero and Una Halford Chumash artifact collection in New Cuyama.
Ventura-Ojai-Santa Paula-Lake Piru; GUIDEBOOK AVAILABLE
This trip includes stops at the Olivas Odobe, Ventura Historical Society Museum, Ventura Avenue Oil Field, Ojai Valley, Union Oil Museum (Santa Paula), Bardsdale, Blue Point on Lake Piru and Castaic Junction. We learn about the history of oil development in Ventura County, the oil mines of Sulfur Mountian, the effects of the St Francis Dam disaster and the ecology of Lake Piru.
Carpinteria Oil Seeps: GUIDEBOOK AVAILABLE
This is a walking our of the Carpinteria Oil Seeps of Santa Barbara County