Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course is an introduction to Lassen Volcanic Park that is paired with ESCI 35L, a concurrent corequisite course that includes a three-day overnight field trip within and around the park. ESCI 35 is a lecture course and meetings will present geology, weather and climatology, ecology, and park history, with a particular focus on park geology and climatology. Basic concepts in geology needed to understand the geologic history of the park, as well as outcrops visited during the ESCI 35L field trip, its climatologic evolution, and modern ecology are also discussed, in addition to the historical development of the park. Featured topics will include volcanic processes and features, volcanic and geothermal hazards, geothermal potential, past glaciation, faulting, and modern seasonal ecology as driven by precipitation patters and spring systems. This course may be offered in a distance education format. (CSU transferable) 