Field Trip #1
Saturday, March 13 -- Meet at Jenner Overlook at 9:00 a.m.
Seal Count and Seal Watch
(May also see Gray Whales, as well as Seabirds, Marine Algae and Marine Invertebrates)

Experiencing at least one field trip to the ocean is considered a valuable part of this class, and is required.

 Please Note: Field trips are scheduled to meet prior to the time of the lowest tidal level. All have been scheduled during Minus Tides (lowest tidal levels).

It is much safer to arrive at intertidal areas before the low tide to make observations and do any research work while the tide is going out.

When the time of low tide arrives, we start heading back to higher intertidal zones.

See some Intertidal Marine Algae!

See some Marine Invertebrates!

Sampling the Bodega mudfalt flora and fauna.	A large bloodworm is a member of the infauna!
Searching in the mud for interesting specimens.	Carefully walking in the rocky intertidal among eel grass and marine algae.
A beautiful example of Polinices lewisii, Lewis' Moon Snail.	Learning about the variety of organisms that live in the mud and sand of Bodega Bay.
The surf grass, Phyllospadix coulteri, is exposed at low tide at Bodega Head.	A giant green sea anemone, Anthopleura xanthogrammica, opens its tentacles in a sunny tidepool.
Moon Snails (Polinices lewisii) are often abundant in the low intertdal zone.	A colorful nudibranch on the mudflats of Bodega Bay.

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