Biology 514 is not the course for students who don't wish to go into the field. Each year we're at the mercy of the weather and the response of the flora. We go where the plants are. We usually have a schedule planned by the beginning of the spring semester. This is a half-day walk along the Hazelnut Trail in the aforementioned park in Pacifica.
Lilies abound here, along with good examples of coastal scrub communities.
This serves as an introduction to some of the plant communities of north-coastal California. It's early in the season to see the peak bloom, but there will be enough to keep us occupied. We'll spend our time in the Jughandle Nature Reserve. The pivot point of the hike will be a pygmy forest, then a turnaround back to the parking lot. As the day will be a long one, and it's a four-hour drive back to SF, staying overnight is not a bad idea.