The Geography of Education for Profit
Californians are scrambling to gain educational experiences and credentials, investments that will bring long-term rewards that include a better chance to compete, an open window to the world, and...
External Processes Denude Northwest California Landscapes
Our previous field trip around Humboldt Bay focused on the internal or endogenic (tectonic) processes that are building initial landscapes in northwest California. Here, we turn our attention to...
Chasing Earthquakes and Tsunami in Humboldt County and the Northwest Coast
There is a region in California that experiences more frequent damaging earthquakes and tsunami than anywhere on the U.S. West Coast outside Alaska. It is a region where subduction...
Geologic History in Sierra Nevada Gold Country
By the 1980s, scientists’ had gained a clearer understanding of the role of plate tectonics in distributing rock formations and Earth resources across the globe, especially along past and...
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
In recent decades there rightly has been critical reexamination of the legacy of Columbus and the European explorers who followed him. The clash of cultures between the Old World...
Mercury Pollution in the Cache Creek Watershed, Northern California
Mercury is a dangerous neurotoxin that has accumulated in the world’s ecosystems and waterways. The primary mercury pollution sources globally are gold mining activities and coal combustion. In California,...
African American History and Culture in California Landscapes
There is a long list of traditional African American neighborhoods that were well established in California by the mid-1900s when institutional segregation was declared unconstitutional. As with many other...
Comparing Sequent Occupance in Mediterranean Landscapes
Throughout this project and publication, we have recognized California’s powerful connections to the world. Are we and our landscapes truly unique or are we more alike when compared with...
Japanese History and Sustainable Farms in the Sierra Nevada Foothills
Within our publication and web site, you will occasionally see stories inspired by presentations and field activities offered during professional conferences that include the AAG, APCG, and CGS. Here,...
Searching for Autumn Colors in the Eastern Sierra Nevada
Individual regions of California offer unique beauty, stories, and lessons in geography that can rival entire states, particularly where two regions commingle. One example is where the eastern Sierra...
