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- Birding in the Chico Area: Advanced Birding
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Instructor: Joyce Bond
Dates: 9/19/2024 - 11/7/2024
Days: Th
Times: 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sessions: 3
Location: Outdoor Experiences
Room: Various Locations
Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
Registration in this class is restricted to participants who meet the prerequisites. Please click the "Add to Waitlist" button below to request to be added to this class.
This class is for students who have taken the "Birding in the Chico Area: All Levels" class more than once. We will not cover birding basics and will spend more time in the field. We will meet once a month at different locations for field trips that may involve 2-3 miles of walking.
Please register for only one birding section.
This class meets September 19, October 10, and November 7.
This class counts toward the 3-class limit.
This class requires additional forms. Review the outdoor class forms information before attending class.
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- Birding in the Chico Area: All Levels
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Instructor: Joyce Bond
Dates: 9/26/2024 - 11/14/2024
Days: Th
Times: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sessions: 3
Location: Outdoor Experiences
Room: Various Locations
Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
This class is for both beginning and experienced birders. Through observation and the use of binoculars, field guides, and birding apps, class participants learn to identify birds in their natural habitat. We will meet once a month at different birding locations for field trips that may involve 1-2 miles of walking.
Please register for only one birding section.
This class meets September 26, October 24, and November 14.
This class counts toward the 3-class limit.
This class requires additional forms. Review the outdoor class forms information before attending class.
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- Chico State Faculty Lecture Series
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Instructor: Sandra Flake (she/her/hers)
Dates: 10/9/2024 - 11/13/2024
Days: W
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Sessions: 6
Location: The Social Chico
Room: Bradley 2
Hybrid Class: Zoom Link to be Provided
Fee for À La Carte Members: $55.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
You may choose to attend this hybrid class in person or online. The Zoom link will be provided to all registered participants.
Chico State's tradition of academic excellence goes back more than 130 years. With over 850 faculty members and 13,000 students, the University's teaching and learning community is thriving. Discover the imagination, cutting-edge research, and expertise that flourishes in our own backyard!
This class will be recorded.
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- Deer Creek Hike
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Instructor: Vickie Bernhardt
Dates: 10/11/2024 - 10/11/2024
Days: F
Times: 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Sessions: 1
Location: Outdoor Experiences
Room: Various Locations
Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
This is a moderate out and back hike totaling 4 miles along picturesque Deer Creek. The trail meanders under a forest canopy, which we will admire in its seasonal beauty. Features to enjoy along our journey include stream crossings, some short steep rocky ascents and descents, waterfalls, and basalt cliffs towering above us on the walls of the canyon. We will hike at a leisurely pace, enjoying the flora and fauna along the way.
Further details will be provided prior to the hike. Sturdy hiking boots required; hiking poles recommended.
This class counts toward the 3-class limit.
This class requires additional forms. Review the outdoor class forms information before attending class.
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- Frankenstein Returns: Human Enhancement for Social Advancement?
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Instructor: David Donnell
Dates: 9/10/2024 - 11/12/2024
Days: Tu
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Sessions: 10
Location: The Social Chico
Room: Bradley 2
Fee for À La Carte Members: $55.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
We will explore the subject of human enhancement and consider the social implications of the alterations humans are capable of making to themselves and others. Whether a tattoo, the consumption of a drug designed to boost performance, or the surgical alteration of the body, we have a rapidly advancing ability to alter our biology and, in so doing, to challenge cultural norms and potentially threaten long-established social structures. Is this hubris? Do alterations offer the promise of enhancement or threaten peril? Join the discussion!
The class will make frequent use of freely-available digital materials that the instructor will direct you to. Participants may also suggest topics for discussion.
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- Future of Health, Medicine and Biotechnology: Part 4
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We will continue to explore the new developments in the fields of medicine and biotechnology and how they will impact the future of our health and well-being. Topics covered will include cancer, diabetes, obesity, Alzheimer's disease, and much more.
This class from OLLI at Rochester Institute of Technology will be recorded. Osher at RIT recordings can take up to a week after the class meeting to become available.
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- Garden Gourmands
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Instructor: Debra Barger
Dates: 9/18/2024 - 10/9/2024
Days: W
Times: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Sessions: 4
Location: Outdoor Experiences
Room: Various Locations
Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
California's temperate climate allows an amazing array of plants to be grown locally. Edible gardens, pollinator gardens, native gardens, contemplative gardens, and demonstration gardens are some of the many varieties to tour. Inspired by the successful model of the "Arts & Eats" OLLI class, "Garden Gourmands" will focus on touring the art of garden landscapes combined with eating locally. Join Master Gardeners as we explore different area gardens followed by a no-host lunch at various local eateries to enjoy the bounty of Butte County.
Registered participants will receive the specific garden location/address via email by the Saturday before each tour. Plan for possible travel time of at least 35 minutes before and after the scheduled class meeting time. There will be a no-host lunch held after each class from 12 to 1pm.
This class counts toward the 3-class limit.
This class requires additional forms. Review the outdoor class forms information before attending class.
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- Hike & History: Meadow Hike & Jonesville Hotel
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Instructor: Richard Utter, Pamela Waldsmith, Bill Casey
Dates: 9/13/2024 - 9/13/2024
Days: F
Times: 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Sessions: 1
Location: Outdoor Experiences
Room: Various Locations
Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
Join us for history and a hike. We will be treated to viewing the Jonesville Hotel with a local historian and resident. We will then hike in the meadows near the creek in Jonesville for about 5 miles at roughly 5500' elevation. Be prepared for uneven ground.
Hiking poles, good hiking shoes, and binoculars for birding are recommended. Further details will be provided prior to the hike.
This class counts toward the 3-class limit.
This class requires additional forms. Review the outdoor class forms information before attending class.
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- Logic in an Illogical World: The Search for Truth
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Instructor: Gary Hedlind
Dates: 10/22/2024 - 11/12/2024
Days: Tu
Times: 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Sessions: 4
Location: The Social Chico
Room: Gordon 1
Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
The class will examine common flaws in logic which lead to questionable conclusions: opposites and falsehoods, blame and responsibility, paradoxes, fallacies, emotions, etc. The goal is to become aware of one's own blind spots that are obstacles in the search for truth.
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- Master Gardener Lecture Series
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Instructor: Debra Barger, Felicity Brown
Dates: 9/17/2024 - 10/8/2024
Days: Tu
Times: 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Sessions: 4
Location: The Social Chico
Room: Bradley 1
Fee for À La Carte Members: $30.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
California Master Gardeners provide educational outreach from University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) offices throughout the state. The mission of the Butte County Master Gardeners is to extend research-based education and technical assistance throughout the non-commercial gardening community and to foster successful gardening practices by helping individuals make informed decisions about plants, pests, and the environment, with an emphasis on sustainability. Join us as we address a wide range of fascinating subjects.
This class counts toward the 3-class limit.
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- Nature in the Neighborhood
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Instructor: Hilary Hassenzahl
Dates: 9/10/2024 - 9/10/2024
Days: Tu
Times: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Sessions: 1
Location: The Social Chico
Room: Bradley 2
Fee for À La Carte Members: $15.00
Fee for Unlimited Members: Included
Chico is known for its rich biodiversity and parks. Get to know Chico's non-human residents with highlights from four years of weekly wanderings and the research they inspired. Courtship displays, playful otters happily munching, a drinking fountain hawk bath, wildflower blooms, a rare mutant carpenter bee, and more surprises are captured on this photographic journey through parks and surrounding neighborhoods in the heart of Chico.
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- Salmon Spawning Kayak Tour: Section 1
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Observe the Chinook salmon, or king salmon, spawning season up close as we kayak beside them in the Feather River. We'll start with a brief safety and how to paddle lesson. Then we'll travel downriver to view the spawning salmon. You'll learn about the lifecycle of the salmon and the Feather River, and have a chance to see Oroville in a whole new way.
This class is for those with some kayaking experience. Wear non-cotton clothing and water shoes. There will be an additional activity fee of $65 payable at the class.
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- Salmon Spawning Kayak Tour: Section 2
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Observe the Chinook salmon, or king salmon, spawning season up close as we kayak beside them in the Feather River. We'll start with a brief safety and how to paddle lesson. Then we'll travel downriver to view the spawning salmon. You'll learn about the lifecycle of the salmon and the Feather River, and have a chance to see Oroville in a whole new way.
This class is for those with some kayaking experience. Wear non-cotton clothing and water shoes. There will be an additional activity fee of $65 payable at the class.
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