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Join us for a lovely morning stroll spotting species with Jill Sohm from the ENST department! We will meander back and across the stream running down the spectacular Arroyo Seco Canyon to Switzer Falls. This 3.6 mile out and back trail will be a lovely way to prepare/procrastinate for your finals!
The City Nature Challenge is an annual four-day event at the end of April, where cities are in a collaboration-meets-friendly-competition to see which city can gather the most observations of nature, find the most species, and engage the most people outdoors. Let’s show out for Los Angeles!
PACKING LIST:
Snacks
Water
Hat and sunscreen
Waivers
PROFESSOR: Jill Sohm
DEPARTMENT: Environmental Studies
Jill Sohm is an Associate Professor (Teaching) of Environmental Studies and Director of the Environmental Studies Program at USC. She is broadly trained as a biological oceanographer and microbial ecologist, but her current research is student centered and ranges from studies on water pollution in the US to eelgrass as a restoration tool and sustainability education. Dr Sohm is currently leading an initiative to expand sustainability in the USC curriculum through grants and faculty development workshops, and focuses in her career on educating the next generation of environmental leaders. To date she has made 735 iNaturalist observations.
PEAK: SWITZER FALLS
DIFFICULTY: 2/5
SCENERY: See the San Gabriel mountains and the natural beauty of the Angeles National Forest.
FUN FACT: Switzer Falls is 50 feet tall and depending on rain, it may or may not be flowing.