Yes, video and clothing. Video first

If you want to check out a video camera from Media Loan (and haven’t reserved one yet) you’ll need to start by filling out the extended loan request form. The request can be accessed on line from Media Loan’s web site at https://forms.evergreen.edu/extended-loan-request

Remember that Monday is a holiday and we’ll leave before Media Loan is open Tuesday, so plan ahead.

Clothing and packing for CA. California will be cool and rainy, and likely sunny at some point. Yes, CA will be cool and rainy, and so will you if you do the half-naked thing thinking you are in sunny CA. Prep yourself with layered clothing all snug in a rain coat and footwear that can take getting wet. Have a day pack for your water bottle, food, notebook, media equipment, and small personal items. Pack a small, soft-sided/flexible bag with a few days extra clothing.  Large bags will be rejected by van baggage handlers and left in Olympia. Read WordPress week 3 content, it covers more important CA info.

This week’s readings (focused on soils and climate) cover a range of topics. In general the Tuesday lecture will focus on tea growing within India within the Himalayas, Assam, and Nilgiris areas, as well as a general discussion of soils and soil development that you would expect in these regions.

Students new to the Terroir program may not have studied soils and soil development in the past– therefore the Chapin and Brady & Weil readings posted should provide some foundation.  For this Tuesday, we are only asking for you to read excerpts, but they are good resources and you are encouraged to read them over the next few weeks to support discussions of soil over the quarter.  Students continuing the terroir program, are asked to read the Chapin and Brady & Weil chapters last quarter– please review as needed.  The additional readings posted are designed to apply concepts you have seen in Earth Sciences.

Download the draft CA trip draft itinerary. It has many links to background articles and sites/people that we will visit. It is a draft itinerary because forces out of our control could change things.  All hotels are verbally confirmed with the managers and we await contracts from some, so again, something here could change. Welcome to group trip planning!

Happy studying up for the trip,

Steve

Hi all,

Important for all students going on the CA field trip. Five actions you need to take:

1. If you are planning on attending the Eco Farm Conference please email both Steve    scheuers@evergreen.edu and Abir    biswasa@evergreen.edu  to confirm this fact. We need to make sure van numbers work due to the groups being far apart during those days. Today – thanks!
2. Everyone on the trip should pick up a copy of Dirt The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth by William Bryant Logan. paperback edition 2007 or later. ISBN 9780393329476  Online it can be found for about $10   On the trip you will be telling faculty what connections you find between the book and our field trip experiences.
3. Pay your tuition and student fees. Otherwise you can’t attend.
4. Complete the field trip waiver form that will be handed out in class next Tuesday. No form, no trip.
5. Consider becoming a van driver. We need a couple more students to get their Evergreen Van Driver Permit Card or we aren’t going on the trip. This is for real. Everyone should determine if they are eligible by viewing the permit info at http://www.evergreen.edu/motorpool/usepermit.htm  This link and the left nav bar have all the info. This process needs to be completed early next week. If we don’t have more drivers by Thursday we will cancel the trip. Please email both Steve and Abir if you can commit to doing this so we can help you make it happen.
6. Smile, embrace opportunity and challenges, be well