Gallatin: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 9:16AM PST (-0800 GMT)
From the Desert to the Sea Madison School, Indio, California Fourth Grade By the students in Mrs. Gallatin's Room Field Report Anacapa Island

Gallatin: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 9:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
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Gallatin: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 9:17AM PST (-0800 GMT)
May 21, 2001 We left Madison School in Indio at 5:30 AM for Ventura Harbor. We left the desert, traveled through the valley, went by mountains, and through the coastal plains, and finally on the ocean to the island of Anacapa. Read about our field trip to Anacapa Island. Our field report will tell you about the animals and plants we saw, the most amazing things we learned and saw, and about our hike across Anacapa. button

Gallatin: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 9:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
The weather was cloudy. button We finally arrived at the Ventura Harbor. button The ocean in the Santa Barbara Channel was very calm. button

Gallatin: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 9:18AM PST (-0800 GMT)
We saw many caves as we as we approached Anacapa Island. button Our guide, Holly, led us across the trail on Anacapa Island. button We saw many animals and learned some fascinating facts about these animals. button Holly, our trail guide, showed us some marine creatures. button

Gallatin: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 9:19AM PST (-0800 GMT)
We saw many plants on our hike. button The facts about the sea hare was the most amazing thing we learned. button The super pod of dolphins swimming alongside our boat was the most amazing thing we saw. button

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:28PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Madison - let us know when you are ready for questions ...

Gallatin: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:32PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We are online reading. We are ready for questions.Thanks

Starfish: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:35PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello from Starfish

Sea Urchins: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:36PM PST (-0800 GMT)
hello

Otters Madison school: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:37PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hello Marcy from Otters

Starfish: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:37PM PST (-0800 GMT)
From Madison school

Otters Madison school: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:39PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We are ready

Starfish: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:42PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The animal that we liked was the sea hare.

Otters Madison school: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:45PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1.That sea cucumbers when they get scared they squirt water out at you.

Otters Madison school: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:46PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2.The most interesting animal we saw was the spanish nuda.

Otters Madison school: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2.the most amazing animal we saw was the common dolphins because when we were going back home on the boat they just popped out of the water.

madison school brown pelicans : . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
we are ready

Otters Madison school: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:49PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3.The most amazing animal we saw was the common dolphins because when we were going back home on the boat they just popped out of the water

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:50PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Hi Campers - please answer the questions above individually and then we will follow up with more questions.

madison school dolphins: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:50PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#1. We learned that sea lions bark

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:52PM PST (-0800 GMT)
More questions for you, our Student Anacapa Trail Guides ....... 4. What are the buildings that are on the island ? Is there anything secret or unusual about them ? ........ 5. What types of people have lived on the Island ? did they bring any animals or plants with them ? How did those plants or animals effect the island ?

madison school dolphins: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:53PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#2. We liked the sea cucumber.

madison school dolphins: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:54PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#3.We thought thedolphins were the most amazing animal we saw.

Starfish: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:56PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The buildings on Anacapa Island are storing water and there was a museum on the island.

Starfish: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:56PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The light house the rangers house too.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:57PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Shipwreck questions - read about this shipwreck ...button ... tell us when it happened, where it happened, the name of the ship, and why it happened. Did everyone escape ?

Starfish: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:58PM PST (-0800 GMT)
No, there is nothing secret or unusal about them.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:58PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Starfish - did they disguise the water storage building as something else ?

Sea Urchins: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:58PM PST (-0800 GMT)
1. The new thing we learned was that the Sea Hare can spite out his guts.

Starfish: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 1:59PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The Chumash Indians lived on Anacapa Island.

madison school brown pelicans : . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:00PM PST (-0800 GMT)
1. The thing that we learned was that a sea hare spits out its organs to get away from predators and then grows the organs back.

Otters Madison school: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4.There was the light house,vistor room,ranger house.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Click on this button to open to a Channel Islands map/ click on Anacapa Island ........... Tell us which of the three islands did you visit ? Which was the island of the shipwreck mentioned above ? How many of these islands did you see on your trip ?

madison pod1: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
What is your favorite mammle that you saw on the trip?

Sea Urchins: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
4. the buldings were the Lighthouse,the Ranger house,and the Visitor center.

Starfish: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Yes, they brought ice plant to the island because they wanted the island to stay together by roots. There is also a rat that is taking over the eggs by swallowing the eggs.

Starfish: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:02PM PST (-0800 GMT)
eating the eggs.

Otters Madison school: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:02PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4.There was the light house,vistor room,ranger house.No

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:02PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Brown Pelicans - when I followed your link above, it said it was the sea CUCUMBER that spits itself out when attacked. Did you also see a sea hare ? they are a purplish red, soft, slimy, and look like a big plump, friendly slug..... what color were the sea cucumbers ?

Otters Madison school: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:02PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4.There was the light house,vistor room,ranger house.No there is nothing unusal.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:04PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Campers - maybe your guide forgot to mention - they hid the water tanks in a building built to look like a ship so passerbys wouldn't vandalize the water supply !!! Those sailors !!! Did you see a building that looked like a chapel ?

Otters Madison school: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:04PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5.Indians lived there.

Starfish: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:04PM PST (-0800 GMT)
We went to Anacapa Island for our trip.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:04PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Typo there - it was built to look like a ***CHURCH*** - sorry about that !! :)

Sea Urchins: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:05PM PST (-0800 GMT)
4.there is nothing unusual or secert about the buildings.

Otters Madison school: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:05PM PST (-0800 GMT)
oh

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:06PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Otters - you are right, Chumash Indians did live there on occasion as a hunting and gathering ground but not year round. Why couldn't they live there year round ??? (think about what the island is missing that is needed for permanent habitation)

madison school brown pelicans : . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:06PM PST (-0800 GMT)
2. The most amazing animal we saw was the common dolphins.We saw them on the way back on the boat.

madison school brown pelicans : . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:11PM PST (-0800 GMT)
3. The most amazing thing we saw was the side-blotched lizards fighting.

Sea Urchins: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:11PM PST (-0800 GMT)
5. The people were the Native Americans and no,they didn't bring anything.

Otters Madison school: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:11PM PST (-0800 GMT)
There was no fresh water.

Starfish: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:12PM PST (-0800 GMT)
No, they did not disguse it.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:14PM PST (-0800 GMT)
In addition to Native Americans who have lived on the island - there were ranchers who visited for short stays and who brought sheep out to the island. The sheep were very hard on the native plants - scouring them down to their roots so they could not come back again the next year. You are right Otters - no fresh water made it impossible for the island to be occupied year round.

: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:14PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#4.On December 2,1853 the winfeild scott had a shipwreck. It crashed while going through a narrow pathway in san francisco. There were few survivers.

Sea Urchins: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Sorry they brought the Ice Plant.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Double check your research on the shipwreck survivors ....

madison school brown pelicans : . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:15PM PST (-0800 GMT)
4. The buildings that were on the island are the lighthouse, ranger's house,and the visitor's center.

Otters Madison school: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:16PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5.They brought ice plant and the problem is that they are spreading.

Starfish: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:17PM PST (-0800 GMT)
They made the water tank look like a church.

madison school brown pelicans : . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:21PM PST (-0800 GMT)
5. The types of people that lived on anacapa are the chumash indians.

Sea Urchins: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:21PM PST (-0800 GMT)
the Eucalyptus

dolphins: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:23PM PST (-0800 GMT)
#5.We visited the smallest island.We saw three other islands. Middle Anacapa had a shipwreck.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:23PM PST (-0800 GMT)
I just went to your classroom web page and found this interesting picture - what is this a photo of ?

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:25PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Dolphins - on the boat reservation form for your trip - it says EAST Anacapa, so I think you may have gone to the largest of the three islands. Might that be correct ? Did you ever reach a point where you looked down the spine of the other small islands ? reminds me of a dragon's back in the photos I have seen.

Otters Madison school: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:26PM PST (-0800 GMT)
It is a picture of rock art.

Sea Urchins: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:27PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The picture is rock art.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:29PM PST (-0800 GMT)
The photo on your "HIKE" page at button has an image of the string of Anacapa islands - you must have been standing on EAST Anacapap, looking out to Middle and then beyond must be West Anacapa? If it was a clear day, far beyond you would see Santa Cruz Island. That middle islnd must be where the Winnfield Scott shipwrecked ...

Otters Madison school: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:29PM PST (-0800 GMT)
There was no fresh water.

Marcy, Camp Internet: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:31PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Can you imagine the Pacific Ocean with out Anacapa ? what caused it to form ? can you imagine that event ? describe what would have happened as it was created (hint - there is a short mention of the vent here button )

Gallatin: . . . . Mon, Jun 11, 2:32PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Thank you, Marcy. We have to go now. We will discuss your last 3 questions tomorrow. Thank you.

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