Merritt College

Natural History of the Giant Sequoia,

Biology 62U, Fall 2019
Endemic to the western slopes of California’s Sierra
Nevada stands an ancient race of arguably earth’s
largest living organisms. Join us as we explore the
Giant Sequoias or Big Trees (Sequoiadendron
giganteum): their geologic history, anatomy,
physiology, ecology, exploitation and conservation in
Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks
and in Calaveras Big Trees State Park.

BIOLOGY 62U (code 47497)

1.5 UNITS

Required classroom sessions at Merritt

College, Room S-213, Thursdays, 7-
10pm, Aug. 29-Sept. 12.

Field Sessions (at student expense):

Saturday, Sept 7 at the Regional Parks
Botanic Garden, and Saturday and
Sunday, Sept. 14-15 in Sequoia
National Park.

Contact Instructor Ron Felzer for more

information:
(510) 436-2618 or
rfelzer@peralta.edu

Register and enroll online at

peralta.edu
or call (510) 466-7368 or
(510) 531-4911

This course fulfills a requirement in

the Natural History Certificate of
Proficiency.

Merritt College, 12500 Campus Drive , Oakland, CA 94619

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