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This trip is part of the 2024 City Nature Challenge! Unwind before finals with a quick morning jaunt through an urban “forest.” This 3 mile hike captures views of LA, a serene pond, and rumors have it there are turtles… 🐢
We will be using iNaturalist to observe, document, and identify species along the way!
PACKING LIST:
Snacks
H2O
WAIVERS
WE WILL PROVIDE:
Knowledge of iNaturalist
Good good vibes
PROFESSOR: Jill Sohm
DEPARTMENT: Environmental Studies
RATE MY PROFESSOR: "Professor Sohm is an amazing person. She is able to turn a topic that most would find boring, into something interesting and fun."
Professor Sohm is a biological oceanographer and microbial ecologist, who LOVES nitrogen fixation. She is mainly focused in nutrient limitation of carbon and nitrogen fixation, the competition for limiting nutrients, and how these factors shape the ecology of phytoplankton species/communities. She teaches a Problems Without Passports class on Catalina Island, where students study water and soil sustainably. Ask her about the 10+ oceanographic cruises she’s conducted research on, or how she deals with being the coolest person ever.
PEAK: Roadrunner Trail in Ernest E. Debs Regional Park
DIFFICULTY: 2/5
SCENERY: A short climb in this urban oasis leads to a serene pond and some turtle friends :)
TRIP LEAD: Skyler
Contact Skyler: sspak@usc.edu
Read Skyler’s bio here.