Ecology and Natural History of our Sky Islands: A Field Excursion up Mt. Lemmon with UA Scientists
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Explore the remarkable Biodiversity of our Sonoran Desert and Sky Islands with UA Scientists. Some of the most important breakthroughs in ecology happened right here on Mt Lemmon! Join us for this beautiful excursion and learn with the top UA researchers. Introductions to the Geology and Climate set the stage for the Altitudinal Transect we will complete in a day. The drive up Mt. Lemmon is unique in its diversity of geology, flora, and fauna. It is one of the rare places in the world where you can go from subtropical desert habitat to boreal forest habitat in only 30 miles—representing the diversity you would find in traveling from Mexico to Canada! As we travel up the mountain, stopping along the way, expert UA scientists from the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, Geosciences, and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology will open our eyes to uplift and subduction, ecology and evolution. Your day will include a box lunch, a gift from the College of Science, and van transportation from the location below. We recommend that you wear layered clothing (warm temperatures at the base of the mountain and very cold temperatures at summit). Sturdy hiking shoes, a hat, gloves and sunscreen are also recommended. Fee: $299 Sec. 1: Fri, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Jan. 31, 1 session. Registration Deadline Session 1: Friday, Jan. 17. Sec. 2: Fri, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Mar. 7, 1 session. Registration Deadline Session 2: Friday, Feb. 21. Sec. 3: Fri, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Apr. 11, 1 session. Registration Deadline Session 3: Friday, Mar. 28. Kevin Bonine leads all three sessions. Gathering location: Shopping Center at Catalina Highway and Tanque Verde to transfer to UA vehicles. Meet in front of Café Le Buzz, northeast corner of intersection.
Everything You Need to Know About New Energy Sources
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Three energy-related terms often in the news are examined in detail. The plusses and minuses of fracking, climate change and renewable resources will be explored. For Fracking, we will examine how it works, why it is controversial and how this unexpected new source of plentiful oil and gas has fundamentally changed the U.S. energy market. For Climate Change, we will analyze how greenhouse gases are generated, how these gases contribute to global warming, and the reliability of scientific predictions about global warming. For Renewable Resources, we will survey increases in the generation of power by wind, solar, tides, biofuels, and geothermal sources, their impacts on traditional energy sources, and their promotion and regulation of these sources. You can count on acquiring a better understanding of energy news. Fee $27 Sec. 1: Thurs, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Jan. 28-Feb.11, 3 sessions. Sheldon Trubatch. Location: University Services Building, 888 N. Euclid. Parking pass included at Main Gate Garage, 2nd Street and Euclid.
Living with the Desert #5260004 Each of us has come to live in the Sonoran Desert for different reasons, some of us arriving years ago and others, just yesterday. Yet for all of us, the landscape is unlike anywhere we have lived before. The desert’s plants appear unique, even odd; its creatures seem strange and often threatening. Yet nearly every one of us senses a magical – even mystical – quality to the land and it inhabitants, both past and present. Just what is it about the desert that so intrigues us? And what can we learn from and about the land that will enhance our time spent here and let us live gently in this fragile environment? With a better understanding of the relationships that shape the land – a complex interplay among the desert and its plants, animals and people – emerges a richer appreciation for its allure and a heightened sense of awe at its beauty. Fee $179 Sec. 1: Thu, 9-11 a.m., Feb. 20-Mar. 27, 6 sessions. Jo Falls, J.D. Location: University Services Building, 888 N. Euclid. Parking pass included at Main Gate Garage, 2nd Street and Euclid.
Registration Online: ce.arizona.edu Phone: 520-621-7724 Fax: 520-621-3269
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