Spring 2008 Soil Morphology and Classification (SWSC 138)
Instructor: Robert Graham
Mark and Yadir dig a soil pit near Kennedy Meadows, Inyo National Forest, while Whitney cheers them on.
Rebecca uses an increment borer to estimate the age of a tree.
Whitney, Nicole, Carmen, and Rebecca describe a wet meadow soil.
Enjoying s’mores around the campfire at Fish Creek Campground.
Professor Bob Graham talks about salt accumulation in the soils of Owens Valley.
The class looks at relict redox features in soils of the Owens Valley. The lake and marshes in this area dried up due to groundwater pumping for the LA aqueduct.
Valerie, Stephanie, and the class enjoy dinner in Bishop after a busy day in the field.
Spring 2008 class at the White Mountain Research Station near Bishop.
Margie describes a desert soil in the Mojave Desert north of Adelanto.
Net and Krisna stay cool while looking at a petrocalcic horizon in the Mojave Desert.