实地考察旅行

Several field trips are integrated into our Biology 3 program. These include visits to:

  • The Malibu Tide pools
  • The Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
  • The Leo Carrillo Tide Pools
  • Fryman峡谷,
  • 卡巴雷若峡谷
  • The Sepulveda Flood Control Basin
  • The Gold Creek Ecological Preserve

Keep posted for field trips associated with other courses in the LAVC biology department.

Check out these pictures of Biology 3 students investigating intertidal organisms at the Malibu tide pools:

Group of Students Gathering at the Pier

Meeting under the Pier

Small 章鱼 on Student's Hand

章鱼

海兔 on Student's Hand

海兔

海葵

海葵

Gold Creek Ecological Preserve

The Los Angeles Community College 区 operates at wildlife preserve and biological field station at Gold Creek, in the San Gabriel Mountains. Many Valley College biology classes take advant年龄 of this outdoor laboratory throughout the year. Busses are provided for our students by the district Gold Creek fund, so students pay nothing for this experience. Many students claim this trip was the highlight of their biology class.

In addition to the block house used for stor年龄 of equipment and seminars, the field station boasts a large amphitheater, a covered pavilion with permanent tables, and groomed nature trails that wind through various plant communities of the chaparral, 河岸, 和橡树林.