ESS/OCEAN 230: Rivers and Beaches

Fall 2019 (3/5 CREDITS)

Introduction to Earth surface environments, the processes that shape them, how humans affect them and are affected by them. Field trips examine mountains, rivers, deltas/estuaries, beaches, and environments beyond. Focus on linkages between these environments to illustrate coupling between landscapes and seascapes.

Date	   	Lecture								Lab				
26 Sep       	1 Course Introduction; Beyond the Beach (CN)		Intro to lab sessions

1 Oct      	2 Marine Sedimentation: particles, transport (CN)	
3 Oct		Field Trip A1 - Nisqually River - glacier to delta				
4 Oct       	Field Trip A2 - Nisqually River - glacier to delta	
		 					
8 Oct	       	3 Mountains: weathering, soils, erosion I (DM)	
10 Oct		4 Mountains: weathering, soils, erosion II (DM)		Report A due; discuss trip

15 Oct      	5 Estuaries: processes, sedimentation I (CN) 
17 Oct 		6 Estuaries: processes, sedimentation II (CN) 		Intro to PS cruise
											
22 Oct        	7 Rivers: Material & Sedimentation (DM)				
24 Oct		Field Trip B - Puget Sound cruise 				

29 Oct	     	8 Finish lectures / exam prep (DM/CN)			Report B due	 
31 Oct    	First Exam (DM)						Discuss PS cruise / Intro Olympic trip

5 Nov     	9 Deltaic Sedimentation and Human Impacts (CN)						
7 Nov		Field Trip C - Olympic Olympic Peninsula rivers and beaches

12 Nov        	10 Beaches: processes, sedimentation (CN)
14 Nov		11 Rivers: bedrock, alluvial, floodplains I (DM)	Report C due / Discuss Olympic trip

19 Nov    	12 Rivers: bedrock, alluvial, floodplains II (DM)	
21 Nov     	13 Channel Response (DM)	

26 Nov		14 River Restoration (DM)	
28 Nov 		THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

3 Dec		15 Washington Beaches: processes, sedimentation (CN)		
5 Dec		Second Exam (CN)	


GRADING	
For 3 credits: first exam = 40%; field trip/report = 20%; second exam = 40%
	Participation in Field Trip A is required
For 5 credits: first exam = 35%; field trip/reports = 30%; second exam = 35%
	Participation in all Field Trips is required

Field-Trip Reports are due on or before dates indicated in schedule; there is no credit for
late reports.

Please Note - The course puts a high premium on the learning that comes from field
observations.  Participation in field trips is required to get credit for field trips.

There are no make-up trips or extra work to substitute for trips.  If you miss one, your options
are the following:

3-credit registrants who miss Field Trip A can: 1) take a zero for the field trip; or 2) drop the
course;

5-credit registrants who miss a trip can: 1) drop to 3 credits; 2) take a zero in the missed trip;
or 3) drop the course.

Field trips will be held on Thursdays and Fridays.  If you need a note explaining absence from
another class, contact Chuck or Dave at least one week before the field trip.

Contact New TA (???@uw.edu) to sign-up for Field Trip A1 (held 3 Oct) OR Field Trip A2 (held 4 Oct).
Reservations will be limited for each day, and will be accepted on a first-come basis.