Self-Reliant House (SRH)
Instructor Robin Freeman 510-434-3840 (o) 510-915-1452 (cell), robinf5713@aol.com and/or rfreeman@peralta.edu
NOTE: The field locations may change. Maps and directions will be given at the class meeting before and by email. CHECK BEFOREHAND!!
Monday, 4/1: 6:30 – 9:20 Environmental Center (SRH):
Introductions,
Brief Field walk, Purpose and
methods of the course. Responsible Ecotourism; viewing and visioning a cultural
landscape. Green Infrastructure and the San
Leandro Creek Greenway proposal powerpoint and the Upper Watershed. Gaps, Connecting the Dots and Strategies for
Community involvement. Call for scouts. Continued next week.
HEADWATERS
Sunday, 4/7: 10am Meet at Lake Chabot Park in front of gates by path up to the Dam (Looking at the creek below the dam)
Bring Lunch, Water, Dress For The
Weather (Showers?),Camera (If You Have One), Day Pack
9:30 SRH/Merritt If you need a ride and/or are giving
one.
Merritt College to Chabot Park
From Campus
Drive
Turn left
onto Redwood Road
Turn left
onto Mountain Blvd unmarked at bottom of hill below church and across from shopping
mall
Take the 1st right onto Carson
St Under Freeway (signs for State Hwy 13 N)
Turn left to merge onto CA-13 S/STATE HWY 13 S past 98th
and 106th TOWARD HAYWARD
to 580 4ish miles past to DUTTON AVE/ESTUDILLO
(see below for directions to the park)
MEET 10:00am CHABOT PARK,
SAN LEANDRO
DUTTON AVE/ESTUDILLO go along
frontage/McArthrur to ESTUDILLO LEFT UNDER FREEWAY Uphill from the freeway, Estudillo splits
left off Lake Chabot Rd. at the brown EB Parks Lake Chabot sign
BEAR LEFT ON ESTUDILLO a short
distance through houses BEAR RIGHT at Not a Through Street sign (Sylvan)
which takes you directly across a bridge into CHABOT PARK. Park where you can. Restrooms
Afternoon – scout bike
route in San Leandro TBA
Monday, 4/8: 6:30 – 9:20 (Sunset 7:40) LION CREEK EVENING HIKE
Meet at SRH Environmental
Center Studying the maps . Landscape and land use observations
UPLANDS
Sunday, 4/14: 9:30 am meet at Merritt/ Car shuttle to
10am Lake Chabot Park. Walk to Bort Meadows and Equestrian Center 6 miles minor elevation
change, then 200’ climb at the end. Grass
Valley Creek, Anthony
Chabot Park.
West side upper watershed
Saturday, 4/20:
Earth Day Bike Tour, BBQ and optional volunteer work day.
12:30 PM BBQ & Watershed
Festival. Free BBQ for all Earth Day
participants! Across from 678 Cary Dr. - lot
behind Bancroft Middle School. Park on Bancroft (by Haas Ave.
Bridge) and walk in
1:30 PM BICYCLE RIDE MEET @ Cary Dr BBQ (above) Near S. Leandro BART
Optional volunteer work sites
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM Creek Clean Up
Meet at the Starbucks (185 98th
Ave. in Oakland)
10:00 AM– 12:00 PM Cobb Bench
Maintenance at Madison Middle School in Oakland. Meet on 105th Ave
behind the Community Reformed Church at 457 Capistrano Dr., 94603
9:30-11:00 AM Creek Clean Up Root Park E 14th at Hays St. San
Leandro
Sunday, 4/28: Tidewater Center MLK Shoreline San Leandro Creek Canoe Trip low tide 12pm high tide
4:30 TBA
Monday, 4/29: 6:30 – 9:20 Review Field notes,
update field trip sites
Sunday, 5/5: Parkridge Dr. Anthony Chabot to Valle
Vista Staging Area San Leandro Creek
Upper Watershed
Saturday, 5/18: Valle Vista Staging Area to Rancho Laguna
Park
Sunday, 5/19: San Leandro Creek Upper Watershed Southeast area TBA
Monday, 5/20: 6:30 SRH Assemble photography and
field observations
GRADING:
This course may be taken for a letter grade or credit/non-credit (audit). If taken for a letter grade, this course
satisfies requirements for several ENVMT majors. For Credit only; 80% class
attendance is required. For a letter grade attendance, participation, and
assignments are required. For non-credit you may choose your level of
participation.
ASSIGNMENTS:
Most of the work is done in the field where we will record data. The optional
text is the East Bay Watershed Center CD which contains the Intertidal Directory and the Feasibility
Guide. Review these, especially the
“Sample Flowchart” in the beginning of the Intertidal
Directory and the “Summary”, “Study Uses” and “Goals (focusing on
Stakeholders)” in the Feasibility Guide. Our responsible ecotourism assignment will be
to 1) research and coordinate with local creek stakeholders towards supporting
their goals where possible, and 2) enter the data we gather, including photos,
in the East Bay Watershed Directory format, or a format for stakeholder use to
be determined. You may also choose to help scout hike routes.
FIELD
DAY INFORMATION: Each trip will have its own information sheets which will be
handed out either the Monday before or the morning of the trip. NOT ALL FIELD
DAYS MEET AT THE SAME PLACE. Make sure you contact the instructor beforehand if
you do not have the meeting information.
In all cases bring a day pack with your lunch, water, sunscreen, hat,
sunglasses, hiking shoes or boots with lugs (ie not smooth soles except for on
board the boats) camera (optional), any medication you may need, snacks, long
pants and sleeves as needed and appropriate clothing for the weather conditions
including rain. The hikes are moderate to light and usually not more than 5
miles. We will carpool between the start
and ending sites. Some days we will be driving between several sites. R.
Freeman’s emergency cell phone 510-915-1452
80% Attendance or as agreed
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Photographs
and/or field observations &
help assemble them
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Scouting
or trip directions
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A
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70% Attendance or as agreed
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Photographs
and/or field observations
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Scouting
or trip directions
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B
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60% Attendance or as agreed
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Photographs
and/or field observations
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C
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50% Attendance or as agreed
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D
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F – suggest you withdraw
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F
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Student Learning Objectives
1. 1. 1. . Identify and describe basic
landforms , plant community types, and aquatic system types
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2. Identify and describe basic land uses
related to sustainability
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3. Describe
and evaluate the health or sustainable characteristics of a land use system.
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4. Discuss and document a land
use, restoration or design project with local community members.
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Students with
Disabilities: Students with
disabilities who wish to receive services and/or accommodations are asked to
submit a form from the Disability Services Program (DSP). Receiving services
and accommodations will not adversely affect your grade. This information will
be kept confidential (FERPA). Please meet with me in private as early in the
semester as possible to discuss your learning needs. If you think that you
could benefit from the services offered by DSP, please contact a counselor in
R-109, 510-436-2429, or go to our College website for more information: www.merritt.edu, click on "Student Services," and
then click on "Disability Services Program."