[PCA] Weekend workshop: South Diablo Range (CA)

[Anna Larsen]

The Jepson Herbarium Public Program presents:

Flora, Geology, and Paleontology of the South Diablo Range, March 27  
– 30, 2008

with instructor Julie Anne Hopkins and guest instructors Hilde  
Schwartz, James Weigand, and Ed Mercurio

Location: Monocline Ridge, Tumey Hills, and Panoche Hills

             The southern portion of the Diablo Range (California's  
Coast Ranges) hosts incredibly diverse geology, soil composition, and  
a wide-ranging elevation gradient (200 – 5,000ft), thus the flora of  
this region boasts a number of rare and endemic plants.  With much of  
the acreage of the Southern Diablo range either privately owned or  
popular for off-road vehicle use on portions of public lands, the  
region has been the subject of land management and wildlife  
conservation attention.  This workshop will introduce the unique  
vegetation, geology, and land use issues of the arid Tumey Hills,  
Panoche Hills, and Monocline Ridge, as well as the identification of  
rare and common plants.  Expect a desert-like experience when we  
observe northern extensions of several Mojave plant species as we  
hike in the Monvero Dunes on the Monocline Ridge. If time and weather  
permit a trip to the New Idria serpentine area will be included.

             Course fee ($450/$475) includes campground fees, meals,  
and transportation for the duration of the workshop.  Camping is at  
Mercey Hot Springs, a developed campground with flush toilets and  
running water.  For more information or to register for this  
workshop, please visit the Jepson Herbarium Public Programs website  
(http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/workshops/) or call or email Anna Larsen  
((510) 643-7008, alarsen at berkeley.edu).



Anna Larsen
Coordinator of Public Programs
Jepson Herbarium, UC Berkeley
1001 Valley Life Sciences Bldg
Berkeley, CA 94720-2465
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phone 	(510) 643-7008
fax 		(510) 643-5390
email      alarsen at berkeley.edu



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