Margo Mccormick Johnson School : . . . . Thu, Jul 19, 2:04PM PST (-0800 GMT)
REFUGIO STATE BEACH N3427.785 H-120.o4247 27ft. Bouchard a French pirate burned and pillaged the rancho at this park foolish, as he was three of his men were captured by the Spanish and taken to the Presido . Wanting his men back he decided to attack the fort, the forts captain created planed to take 50 men to the sand dunes having his men continually walk around the dune change their Clothes to look like a huge army ready to attack…. Bouchard the chicken that he was said to his men lets travel down rape and pillage Monterrey. Before we leave lets ask for my three men back… Loading the ship his men and fresh water they headed up to Monterrey and then down to Capisratino. EL PRESIDO N34 25 347 W –119 41 941 18 ft This fort is managed by State park system and Santa BARABARA HISTORICAL trust

Gerry, Sue, Lisa and Tricia: . . . . Thu, Jul 19, 2:42PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Field report from Sue, Gerry, Lisa and Trish on July 19, 2001 …….This morning we visited the Santa Barbara Sea Center located on Stearns Wharf. We were greeted by Elise, Luke and Yvonne. They helped us understand what kind of services the sea center has for the local community. We were especially interested in any programs that were available to the schools. Because of our interested it was decided that they would walk us through their “Oceanographer for a Day” program that they use with visiting school children. We were able to view many different sea animal in the several touch tanks that were available to us. Luke showed us a decorator crab and explained how they ate by storing food on their back. As they get older they are referred to as “sheep crabs” because the algae and seaweed is shed. It was explained that divers go out into the channel to collect specimens for the tanks and specimens are kept in the tanks for a period of two weeks……….After spending time looking at the touch tanks we moved outside to begin learning about how oceanographers check the different conditions of the ocean. We were able to observe that there was an extreme red tide caused by plankton. We checked the visibility of the water used by using a Secci meter which was a metal disc attached to a rope knotted in meter increments. It was slowly dropped into the ocean until it was not visible. At that point it was pulled back up and we observed that the visibility of the disk was at one meter. Luke explained that oceanographers have standardized charts for describing the color of the ocean. He demonstrated how an oceanographer in Hawaii would use a number (example PCS123) and it would be matched to a color chart used by someone in California…….Next the Eckman Grab was demonstrated. This is a device that is used to study organisms in sandy environments. We were able to view organisms which were small and narrow and which had adapted to the sandy environment. Elise did not have a name for these organisms which looked like tiny worms…..The final device we used was a Plankton tow. This was a tool used to gather different types of plankton for the purpose of studying the density of plankton in certain parts of the water. The plankton tool looked like a giant windsock and Elise said that a replica could be easily made using a pair of pantyhose! After the plankton were collected they were viewed on a slide with a microscope…..Our next stop was at the Santa Barbara Maritime Center where were greeted by Nancy McCagney, our tour guide, and Donna Casano who was in charge of the docent program at the museum. We began our tour outside of the museum viewing several historic boats; namely, one called the Ranger which was used by Humphrey Bogart and other famous people. It was donated to the center by the Catalina Tuna Club….Next Nancy explained why the ecosystem of the channel and coast was thought to be unusual. She explained that our coast runs east to west and not north/south as is usual; this in itself created an unusual ecosystem because cold currents coming down from the north meet at Point Conception to warm water currents from the south thus creating a swirling affect which accommodates cold and warm animal environments at different points of the channel. The ecosystem is very dense making; 70% of California fishing comes from the channel islands making it the second largest area for fishing industry……Inside the Maritime Museum, we saw many exhibits featuring marine life, ocean sporting, and the history of the Santa Barbara particularly Stearns Wharf . We saw early implements such as an early protractor, chronometer, sextant, compass and telescopes, divers helmets. At this point Nancy emphasized the difference between scuba diving and deep sea diving. She stated that deep sea diving and the apparatus used enabled communication with the surface. We viewed the oldest diving helmet made by Siebe in l820 in London. Our group also viewed the Pioneer 1 two person submersible that is outside of the museum. It was used in the Santa Barbara Channel during the 70s and 80s for underwater engineering and construction. The crew inspected pipelines, ocean bottom, well heads, and other structures.….In concluding our tour we were informed that we had been Nancy’s first tour group. We were quite surprised to find this out because she had been a very informative guide and we truly appreciated her knowledge and wealth of information…. Destination2-Sea Center 7/10…Latitude and Longitude where Pirate Bouchard was tricked by the soldiers N34 24.722 and W 119 41.337…Latitude and Longitude of the Sea Center N34 24.648 and W 119 41.143…The largest sea mammal living in the channel waters are blue whales as they migrate through. The largest invertebrate would include squid, octopus and colonies of sponges and tunicates…. Destination 3 – Maritime Museum 7/19…..The most famous off Anacapa Island was Winfield Scott in 1853. It was significant because everyone survived…..The latitude and longitude were N 34 24.253 and W 119 41.594………..The website for both the Natural History Museum and Sea Center is button

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Janet, Lynda, Irene, Pam, Brian: . . . . Thu, Jul 26, 5:11PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Destination 1 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History button Elevation 12 ft Latitude 34.44395 Longitude -119.78819…………….. On Tuesday, July 17, 2001 we visited the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum. ftp://lbloom:camp164@rain.org/home/u2/users/lbloom/public_html/images/Group.jpg……… Two femurs from a female human were found in Arlington Canyon on Santa Rosa Island. Recently the bones were dated by carbon 14 testing to be 14,000 years old. This is the oldest human remains found in North America. 14,000 years ago North America was still covered with too much ice to allow humans to cross the land bridge. It is now believed people came to North America by watercraft, and settled along California. Different settlements would account for the 60 different languages among the California Native Americans. www.rain.org/Campinternet/Channelhistory/science/paleo-arlington-man.html The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has the second largest collections of baskets made by the Chumash. One basket was made as a gift for the governor of Mexico. This basket had the images copied from Spanish coins. A dedication was added later to the rim. button One of the unique characteristics of the Chumash basket is that baskets were made always coiling to the right. The plant used for the structure of all Chumash baskets was the juncus plant. The black coloring used to create the stylized designs was made by burying the harvested juncus in mud. The darker brown coloring comes from the lower portion of the juncus. The flat baskets were used for sifting meal and seeds. The round baskets were used for cooking by inserting hot stones into the baskets. Baskets were also used for collecting and storing food. ftp://lbloom:camp164@rain.org/home/u2/users/lbloom/public_html/images/ChumashWoman.jpg The pots used for cooking and storage were made from soapstone. The Chumash did not have clay pottery. Dr. Johnson took us to the storage area where we saw the seven baskets that the museum wishes to purchase from a private party. The acquisition of these baskets will make the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum’s collection of Chumash baskets the largest in the world. The domed houses of the Chumash had a framework of bent sycamore and covered with tule reed. The entrance was usually placed on the south side so that the sun could warm their houses. Destination 2 Lotusland Latitude 34.44285 Longitude -119.65805 Lotus Land Home Page www.lotusland.org Lotusland, located on 37 acres in Montecito, is a unique, botanical garden. The Ganna Walska Lotusland Foundation maintains Lotusland and provides tours, workshops and lectures, and a docent training program. Newly added is the school outreach program, providing tours for fourth grade classes. The objectives are to teach children vocabulary and concepts of plants, the importance of a self-sustaining garden, and to introduce the beauty and magic of Lotusland……….. Madame Ganna Walska, (1887 - 1984), designed the 15+ individual theme gardens at Lotusland as a living stage for herself. Madame Walska was a famous Polish opera singer. She achieved her wealth from marrying and divorcing six husbands. Madame Walska, who had a flair for the extraordinary and the bizarre, spent the last 40 years of her life collecting rare and unusual plants. If she saw a plant and statuary that she wanted in someone's yard, she would have her chauffeur barter with the owners for purchase. She lined her paths with the green slag glass left from the manufacturing of the Arrowhead Water bottles. Her garden stage has statues that she had buried in manure for safety in France during World War II……… The gardens are as unique as Madame Walska who referred to herself as the enemy of the average. The swimming pool was filled in and planted with lotus. The walkway to the house was lined on one side with New World cacti and the other side with Old World euphorbia. The crescent shaped pool in the aloe garden is outlined with abalone shells designed in open and closed lotus flower shapes. The hedges in the theatre were planted to form the off stage curtains. The Cycad Garden has the second largest collection of cycads, plants that were on the earth when dinosaurs roamed. Pictured are the rarest cycads and now extinct in the wild, Encephalartos woodii. ftp://lbloom:camp164@rain.org/home/u2/users/lbloom/public_html/images/cycads3male.jpg

Janet, Lynda, Brian, Pam, Irene: . . . . Mon, Jul 30, 10:22AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Destination 1 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History button Elevation 12 ft … Latitude 34.44395 … Longitude -119.78819………………. On Tuesday, July 17, 2001 we visited the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum. ……….. Two femurs from a female human were found in Arlington Canyon on Santa Rosa Island. Recently the bones were dated by carbon 14 testing to be 14,000 years old. This may be the oldest human remains found in North America. 14,000 years ago North America was still covered with too much ice to allow humans to cross the land bridge. It is now believed people came to North America by watercraft, and settled along California. Different settlements would account for the 60 different languages among the California Native Americans. www.rain.org/Campinternet/Channelhistory/science/paleo-arlington-man.html …………………… The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has the second largest collections of baskets made by the Chumash. One basket was made as a gift for the governor of Mexico. This basket had the images copied from Spanish coins. A dedication was added later to the rim. button One of the unique characteristics of the Chumash basket is that baskets were made always coiling to the right. The plant used for the structure of all Chumash baskets was the juncus plant. The black coloring used to create the stylized motifs was made by burying the harvested juncus in mud. The darker brown coloring comes from the lower portion of the juncus. The flat baskets were used for sifting meal and seeds. The round baskets were used for cooking by inserting hot stones into the baskets. Baskets were also used for collecting and storing food. The pots used for cooking and storage were made from soapstone. The Chumash did not have clay pottery. ……………………….. Dr. Johnson took us to the storage area where we saw the seven baskets that the museum wishes to purchase from a private party. The acquisition of these baskets will make the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum’s collection of Chumash baskets the largest in the world. …………………….. The domed houses of the Chumash had a framework of bent sycamore and were covered with tule reed. The entrance was usually placed on the south side so that the sun could warm the house. ……………………………. Destination 2 …. Lotusland …….. Latitude 34.44285 ….. Longitude -119.65805 ….. Lotusland Home Page www.lotusland.org ………………….. Lotusland, located on 37 acres in Montecito, is a unique, botanical garden. The Ganna Walska Lotusland Foundation maintains the estate and preserves the rare plants. The Foundation provides tours, workshops and lectures, a docent training program, and an intern training in horticulture. Newly added is the school outreach program, providing tours for fourth grade classes. The objectives are to teach children vocabulary and concepts of plants, the importance of a self-sustaining garden, and to introduce the beauty and magic of Lotusland. ……………… Madame Ganna Walska, (1887 - 1984), designed the 15+ individual theme gardens at Lotusland as a living stage for herself. Madame Walska was a famous Polish opera singer. She achieved her wealth from marrying six husbands. Madame Walska, who liked the extraordinary and the bizarre, spent the last 40 years of her life collecting rare and unusual plants. If she wanted a plant or statuary that was in someone's yard, she would have her chauffeur barter with the owners for purchase. She lined her paths with the green slag glass left from the manufacturing of the Arrowhead Water bottles. Her garden stage has statues that she had buried in manure for safety in France during World War II. ………… The gardens are as unique as Madame Walska, who referred to herself as the enemy of the average. The swimming pool was filled in and planted with lotus, with white flowers tinged with yellow or pink and has leaves as big as a large pizza. The walkway to the house is lined on one side with New World cacti and the other side with Old World euphorbia. The crescent shaped pool in the aloe garden is outlined with abalone shells, designed in open and closed lotus flower shapes. The hedges in the theatre are planted to form the off stage curtains. The Cycad Garden has the second largest collection of cycads, plants that were on the earth when dinosaurs roamed. Pictured are the rarest cycads, which are now extinct in the wild, Encephalartos woodii. ………………………. Lotusland is preserving some of the most unusual and endangered plants, and is educating the public about these exotic plants. The Foundation is striving to make the gardens self-sustaining by eliminating the use of chemicals. Lotusland is a unique botanical garden, working to conserve plants and to teach the public about the importance of plants to our world.

Janet, Lynda, Brian, Pam, Irene: . . . . Thu, Aug 2, 12:58AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Destination 1 Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (Internet Site –www.sbnature.org) button Elevation 12 ft …….. Latitude 34.44395 ……. Longitude -119.78819 …. ……….. On Tuesday, July 17, 2001 we visited the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum. …. Two femurs from a female human were found in Arlington Canyon on Santa Rosa Island. Recently the bones were dated by carbon 14 testing to be 14,000 years old. This may be the oldest human remains found in North America. 14,000 years ago North America was still covered with too much ice to allow humans to cross the land bridge. It is now believed people came to North America by watercraft, and settled along California. Different settlements would account for the 60 different languages among the California Native Americans. button …………………… . The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has the second largest collections of baskets made by the Chumash. One basket was made as a gift for the governor of Mexico. This basket had the images copied from Spanish coins. A dedication was added later to the rim. button One of the unique characteristics of the Chumash basket is that baskets were made always coiling to the right. The plant used for the structure of all Chumash baskets was the juncus plant. The black coloring used to create the stylized motifs was made by burying the harvested juncus in mud. The darker brown coloring comes from the lower portion of the juncus. The flat baskets were used for sifting meal and seeds. The round baskets were used for cooking by inserting hot stones into the baskets. Baskets were also used for collecting and storing food. ….. The pots used for cooking and storage were made from soapstone. The Chumash did not have clay pottery. ……………………….. . . Dr. Johnson took us to the storage area where we saw the seven baskets that the museum wishes to purchase from a private party. The acquisition of these baskets will make the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum’s collection of Chumash baskets the largest in the world. …………………….. . . The domed houses of the Chumash had a framework of bent sycamore and were covered with tule reed. The entrance was usually placed on the south side so that the sun could warm the house.

Janet, Lynda, Brian, Pam, Irene: . . . . Thu, Aug 2, 1:01PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Destination 2 Lotusland

Janet, Lynda, Brian, Pam, Irene: . . . . Thu, Aug 2, 1:02PM PST (-0800 GMT)
Destination 2 Lotusland Home Page (Internet Site –www.lotusland.org) button Latitude 34.44285 ….. Longitude -119.65805 ….. . Lotusland, located on 37 acres in Montecito, is a unique, botanical garden. The Ganna Walska Lotusland Foundation maintains the estate and preserves the rare plants. The Foundation provides tours, workshops and lectures, a docent training program, and an intern training in horticulture. Newly added is the school outreach program, providing tours for fourth grade classes. The objectives are to teach children vocabulary and concepts of plants, the importance of a self-sustaining garden, and to introduce the beauty and magic of Lotusland. … Madame Ganna Walska, (1887 - 1984), designed the 15+ individual theme gardens at Lotusland as a living stage for herself. Madame Walska was a famous Polish opera singer. She achieved her wealth from marrying six husbands. Madame Walska, who liked the extraordinary and the bizarre, spent the last 40 years of her life collecting rare and unusual plants. If she wanted a plant or statuary that was in someone's yard, she would have her chauffeur barter with the owners for purchase. She lined her paths with the green slag glass left from the manufacturing of the Arrowhead Water bottles. Her garden stage has statues that she had buried in manure for safety in France during World War II. ………… The gardens are as unique as Madame Walska, who referred to herself as the enemy of the average. The swimming pool was filled in and planted with lotus, with white flowers tinged with yellow or pink and has leaves as big as a large pizza. The walkway to the house is lined on one side with New World cacti and the other side with Old World euphorbia. The crescent shaped pool in the aloe garden is outlined with abalone shells, designed in open and closed lotus flower shapes. The hedges in the theatre are planted to form the off stage curtains. The Cycad Garden has the second largest collection of cycads, plants that were on the earth when dinosaurs roamed. Pictured are the rarest cycads, which are now extinct in the wild, Encephalartos woodii. ………………………. Lotusland is preserving some of the most unusual and endangered plants, and is educating the public about these exotic plants. The Foundation is striving to make the gardens self-sustaining by eliminating the use of chemicals. Lotusland is a unique botanical garden, working to conserve plants and to teach the public about the importance of plants to our world.