Field Study- Ecological and Paleontological
Big Tujunga Wash Eaton Canyon Nature Center 1750 N. Altadena Drive Altadena, CA 91107 818-794-1866   Malibu State Park 23200 PCH Malibu, CA 90265 213-456-9497	Mulholland- east of San Diego Freeway near fire station- Miocene fish Placerita Canyon and Nature Center 19152 Placerita Canyon Road Newhall, CA 91321 805-259-7721 Tapia Park Whittier Narrows Nature Center El Monte 818-444-1872

Tide Pools
Cabrillo Tide Pools 1800 Cabrillo Memorial Drive San Diego California 92106 619-557-5450 Hours: 9 am to 5:15 am -- Bayside Trail: 9 am to 4 pm. Coastal Area: 9 am to 4:30 pm. Lighthouse: 9 am to 5 pm. Bookstore: 9 am to 5:15 pm. Flat Rock - Palos Verdes (dangerous climb)	Lunada Bay - Palos Verdes Malibu Tide Pools and Lagoon Point Fermin S Gaffey St At Paseo del Mar San Pedro, CA 90731 Royal Palms Point Dune - deep water algae

Museums, Aquaria, and Zoos

California Museum of Science and Industry 700 State Dr.; Exposition Park Los Angeles 213-744-7400 Hours: 10 am to 5 pm daily; closed Jan. 1, Thanksgiving and Dec.25. Cabrillo Marine Aquarium 3720 Stephen White Drive San Pedro, CA 90731 310-548-7562, ext.5026 Aquarium Hours: Tuesday through Friday 12 noon to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am to 5pm, Closed Mondays, Thanksgiving & Christmas George Page Museum and La Brea Tar Pits 5801 Wilshire Blvd. 213-934-7243 Hours: Tues.-Sun. 10-5; closed Jan. 1, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Dec. 25.

Los Angeles Zoo near the jct. of the Golden State and Ventura frwys. 213-666-4090 Hours: 10 am to 5 pm daily; closed Dec. 25 Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History 900 Exposition Blvd. 213-763-3466 Hours: Daily 10-5, June-Aug.; Tues.-Sun. 10-5, rest of year. closed Jan. 1, Thanksgiving and Dec. 25.

Observatories and Planetariums

Griffith Observatory and Planetarium 2800 East Observatory Road Los Angeles, CA 90027-1255 323-664-1181 Hours: Winter: Tues.-Fri. 2 pm to 10 pm, Sat.-Sun. 12:30 pm to 10 pm, Closed Mondays. Summer: 12:30 pm to 10 pm. closed Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Day, the evening of Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day. Mount Wilson Observatory Mount Wilson Rd. La Canada Flintridge 818-793-3100 Hours: open daily 10 am to 4 pm; closed Thanksgiving and Dec. 25 Palomar Observatory Palomar Mt., 4.5 miles north on CR S6 619-742-2119 Hours: open daily 9 am to 4:30 pm; closed Dec. 24-25. Fleischmann Planetarium MS 272, University of Nevada Reno, NV 89557-0012 702-784-4811 Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8 am to 5 pm and 7 pm to 10 pm; Fri. 8 am to 10 pm; Sat.-Sun. 10:30 am to 10 pm; closed Jan.1, Easter, Thanksgiving, Dec. 24 after 5 pm, Dec. 25 and Dec. 31 after 5 pm.

Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater and Sciences Center 1875 El Prado, San Diego 619-238-1168 Hours: Sun.-Thurs. 9:30 am to 9:30 pm, Fri.-Sat. 9:30 am to 10:30 pm.; holiday hours vary. Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum and Planetarium Park Avenue between Naglee & Randol San Jose, CA 95126 408-947-3636 Hours: Wed.-Mon. 10 am to 5 pm; closed Jan.1, Easter, Thanksgiving, Dec.24-25. Santa Monica College's John Dresher Planetarium Santa Monica Community College District 1900 Pico Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 310-452-9223 UCLA Planetarium Room 8224 of the Mathematical Sciences building on the UCLA campus. 310-825-6847

To and From San Diego
Museum of Man Balboa Park 1350 El Prado San Diego 922101 619-239-2001 Hours: 10 am to 4:30 pm daily Scripps Institute of Oceanography Aquarium La Jolla 619-534-4086 San Diego State Zoo 2920 Zoo Drive, San Diego 619-234-3153	San Diego Wild Animal Park 15500 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido 760-747-8702 Hours: Extended Summer Hours are currently in effect through September 7: 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. (entrance gates close at 8 p.m.) Sea World Balboa Park San Diego 619-226-3901 Tide Pools-Dana Point

Others
Jet Propulsion Laboratory 4800 Oak Grove Drive Pasadena, California 91109 (818)354-4321	TRW Hyperion Sewerage Treatment Plant 213-772-3394