Volunteers Sought for Research Trips

The Foundation for Field Research is offering several research expeditions for volunteers to work with scientists in the field.

Volunteer field assistants supply financial and physical support for research in areas such as Grenada, Mali and the American Southwest. Financial support may be tax-deductible.

The foundation is offering discounts of 15% to 50% off selected projects, such as archeological surveys of the Zuni Reservation Aug. 10-15 and Aug. 15-20, and a search for prehistoric and historic sites on Grenada in early 1993.

Many of these projects will get under way soon and the full contribution must be received by the foundation on Wednesday

For details, call (619) 445-9264.

HEALTH/MEDICINE

UCLA’s discussion series on the modern family, sponsored by the Neuropsychiatric Hospital and the UCLA Medical Center, continues tonight with a program by Gail Wyatt, professor of psychiatry, on adolescent sexuality and talking with teen-agers about sex. Reservations are advised for the 7 p.m. program in the NPH auditorium. Call (310) 825-0051.

SCIENCE FOR FAMILIES

A look at water from an environmental engineer’s standpoint is the latest summer science workshop offered at Kidspace Museum in Pasadena. The workshop, for children 6 and older, will be held Thursday at 2 and 3 p.m. Call (818) 449-9144.

The latest Nursery Nature Walks Discovery Program for children 5 to 8, “Discover Native Americans,” will focus on the lives and history of American Indians. It will be held at 3 p.m on Wednesday and Aug. 12. Advance registration is required. Call (310) 364-3591.

HERPETOLOGY

Visitors can learn about all aspects of reptiles and amphibians at the meeting of the Southwestern Herpetologists Society at 7:30 p.m. tonight at the Reseda Recreation Center. Call (818) 780-5179.

ENVIRONMENT

The Friends of Soka University will sponsor a naturalist-led environmental walk today at 10 a.m. on the Soka campus in Calabasas. Reservations are advised; call (818) 880-4649.