Eagle Lake Biological Field Station

SUMMER SESSION 1996

Raymond J. Bogiatto, Director *

I.) Course Title: Archaeological Site Surveying

Course Number: Anthropology 284 (CSU Chico)
Instructor: Dr. Frank E. Bayham , Department of Anthropology, CSU, Chico
Units: 3 Semester Units (this is a Spring Semester 1996 Course)
Dates : 22-23 March; 26-27 April; 3-4 May
Course Description: Methods and techniques for locating archaeological and historical cultural resources in the field. Proper site recordation by means of photographs, drawings, maps, and appropriately filled-out site survey forms for cultural resource management purposes.
PREREQUISITES: Contact the instructor for information

II.) Course Title: Field Botany

Course Number: Biology 262 (CSU Chico)
Instructors: Dr. David Wood and Jean Hubbell, Department of Biological Sciences, CSU, Chico
Units: 2 Semester Units
Dates: 9-20 June 1996 (weekend of 15-16 June off)
Course Description: An examination of the ecological factors of plant distribution; taxonomy of the plants of biotic communities of northeastern California.
Prerequisites: Biol. 6B or equivalent
FEES: CSUC Dept. of Continuing Education Fees + ELBFS Fees ($315.00)

III.) Course Title: Natural History of the Vertebrates of Eagle Lake

Biology 8.64 Department of Life Sciences, Santa Rosa Junior College
Instructor: Dr. Peter Leveque, Department of Life Sciences, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA 95401
Units: 2 Semester
Dates: 15-21 June 1996
Course Description: The ecology of vertebrates common to the Eagle Lake watershed with an emphasis on birds and mammals.
Fees: SRJC course fees + ELBFS fees ($162.00)

IV.) Title: Field Biology

Course Number: Biology 142 (CSU, Chico)
Instructors: Raymond J. Bogiatto and Shelly A. Kirn, Department of Biological Sciences, CSU, Chico
Units: 3 Semester Units
Dates: June 17 - 21 At CSU, Chico June 24 - July 5 At Eagle Lake
Course Description: Plant and Animal morphology, classification, and ecological relationships examined through field, lecture, and laboratory study.
PREREQUISITES: Biology 1 (Concepts of Biology)
Fees: CSUC Dept. of Continuing Education Fees + ELBFS Fees ($330.00)

V.) Title: Field Studies In Natural History

Course Number: Biology 296B (CSU Chico)
Instructors: Raymond J. Bogiatto and Shelly A. Kirn, Department of Biological Sciences, CSU, Chico
Units: 2 Semester Units
Dates: June 21 : Orientation at CSU, Chico June 24 - July 5 : At Eagle Lake
Course Description: This course will emphasize the biology and natural history of major organismal groups common to habitats of the Eagle Lake Basin as well as the western fringe of the Great Basin Desert. Ecological and evolutionary concepts will be stressed throughout the lecture, lab, and field components of this course.
PREREQUISITES: Biology 9 (General Botany), 10 (General Zoology), and 12 (Cell Molecular Biology) are recommended as prerequisites for this course.
Fees: CSUC Dept. of Continuing Education Fees + ELBFS Fees ($330.00)

VI.) Title: Zooarchaeology and Field Ecology Field School

Course Number: Biology 298C / Anthropology 298C (CSU Chico)
Instructors: Dr. Frank Bayham, Department of Anthropology, CSU, Chico, Raymond J. Bogiatto, Department of Biological Sciences, CSU, Chico, and Nette Martinez, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
Units: 3 Semester Units
Dates: July 21 - 9A.M. Orientation Meeting at CSU, Chico July 21 - August 10 - At Eagle Lake
Course Description: An intensive field-based introduction to identification techniques and interpretive procedures used in the analysis of animal remains from archaeological sites. Ecological principles and vertebrate natural history will be explored through field observations. A laboratory component will involve the identification of vertebrate osteological remains. Student research projects will focus on reconstruction of prehistoric subsistence strategies and human ecology on the fringe of the Great Basin Desert.
PREREQUISITES: Biology 6A and 6B or Introduction to Archaeology

*Please contact the Eagle Lake Biological Field Station Director at (916) 898-4490, other course instructors through their respective Department Offices, or the CSU, Chico Department of Continuing Education at (916) 898-6105 for additional information including registration fees and procedures.