Weekend Field Trip Information*
Instructors often use field trips to teach and engage students in activities related to the course. Students may be required to attend field trips outside of normal class periods. These are usually mandatory and require advance planning. Please check with your instructor before formalizing plans.
Students may also be required to use special equipment, tools or instruments. The instructor will outline all field trip equipment and how to obtain them. Although the course syllabus may contain this information, please follow additional or final instructions mentioned during class.
Your safety is our highest concern. Appropriate apparel should always be worn. Please check with your instructor to ensure you wear the necessary clothes. Due to their nature, field trips are often conducted away from campus. Travel to and from the field trip may require you to use personal or university transportation. All university required forms must be completed prior to driving your vehicle on a field trip. Please talk to your instructor or contact us for further information.
*The fieldtrips listed here represent those that require time outside of regularly scheduled class hours. Fieldtrip schedules are subject to change. Please check with instructor.
Subject to change - check with instructor.
= Trip Completed
= Not Yet Scheduled
Tentative Field Trip Schedule (Check with Instructor)
Winter Quarter Field Trips
Jan 20-22
(Fri - Sun)
NR 402 Forest Health - Dr. Mark
Location: Swanton
Jan 22 (Sun)
NR 414 Sustainable Forest Management - Dr. Thompson
Location: Valencia (All Day)
Jan 27 (Fri)
GEOL 401 Geology - Dr. Garcia
Location: Santa Cruz (12:10 pm - 6:00 pm)
Feb 4 (Sat)
NR 402 Forest Health - Dr. Mark
Location: Figueroa Mnt
Feb 10-12
(Fri - Sun)
NR 315 Measurements - Dr. Gill
Location: Swanton Ranch
Feb 12 (Sun)
NR 320 Watershed - Dr. Pillsbury
Location: Swanton Ranch (All Day)
Feb 18-20
(Sat - Mon)
NR 420 Watershed - Dr. Dietterick
Location: Swanton Ranch
Feb 20 (Mon)
NR 260 Mill tour - Dr. Sink
Location: Terra Bella (All Day)
Feb 26 (Sun) NR 247 Surveying - Dr. Gill
Location: Campus (All Day)
Mar 9 (Fri) GEOL 401 Geology - Dr. Garcia
Location: SLO County (12:10 pm)
Spring Quarter Field Trips
Apr 9 (Sat)
NR 402 Forest Health - Dr. Mark
Location: Swanton Ranch
Apr 21 (Sat) NR 315 Measurements - Dr. Pillsbury
Location: Montana de Oro (All Day)
Apr 30 (Sat)
NR 247 Forest Surveying - Dr. Gill
Location: Cal Poly Campus (All Day)
May 5 (Sat) NR 320 Watershed - Dr. Pillsbury
Location: Swanton Ranch (All Day)
May 12-13 (Sat - Sun) NR 315 Measurements - Dr. Pillsbury
Location: Swanton Ranch
May 14 (Sat)
NR 402 Forest Health - Dr. Mark
Location: Figueroa Mnt
May 18-20 (Fri - Sun) SS 440 Forest and Range Soils - Dr. Taskey
Location: Stanislaus NF
May 21 (Sat)
NR 365 Silviculture - Dr. Sink
Location: Valencia
May 28 (Sat)
NR 365 Silviculture - Dr. Sink
Location: Figueroa Mnt
Summer Quarter Field Trips
Aug 8-10
(Mon - Wed)
NR 475 Sustainable Forestry and Environmental Practices - Dr. Dietterick
Location: Swanton Ranch
Fall Quarter Field Trips
Oct 1 (Sat)
ERSC 323 Geomorphology - Dr. Garcia
Location: Santa Ynez Mountains (All Day)
Oct 15 (Sat)
NR 340 Wildland Fire - Dr. Dicus
Location: Sequoia NP
Oct 29 (Sat)
NR 247 Forest Surveying - Dr. Gill
Location: Cal Poly Campus (9 am - 5 pm)
Oct 29 (Sat)
ERSC 323 Geomorphology - Dr. Garcia
Location: Carrizo Plain (All Day)
Nov 5 (Sat)
NR 365 Silviculture - Dr. Sink
Location: Valencia
Nov 12-13
(Sat - Sun)
NR 290 Logging Team - Conclave - Dr. Gill
Location: Swanton Ranch
Nov 12 (Sat)
ERSC 323 Geomorphology - Dr. Garcia
Location: Gabilan Mesa (All Day)
Nov 19-20
(Sat - Sun)
NR 320 Watershed Mgmt - Mr.
White
Location: Swanton Ranch
Nov 19-20
(Sat - Sun)
GEOL 415 Structural Geology - Dr. Johnston
Location:
= Trip Completed
= Not Yet Scheduled
*The fieldtrips listed here represent those that require time outside of regularly scheduled class hours. Fieldtrip schedules are subject to change. Please check with instructor.