Day Tour Planned of Tecate Cypress Reserve
Naturalist Gordon Ruser will lead an outing Sunday to see rare flora and fauna in a Sierra Club excursion to the Tecate Cypress Ecological Reserve.
The area, in the Santa Ana Mountains, is home to the northernmost stand of Tecate cypress and was recently named an ecological reserve by the state Department of Fish and Game. It is also home to the rare heart-leaved pitcher sage.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. April 12, 1995 For the Record
Los Angeles Times Wednesday April 12, 1995 Home Edition Metro Part B Page 2 Metro Desk 1 inches; 31 words Type of Material: Correction
Lunar eclipse--In Tuesday’s Science Calendar, the day of the partial lunar eclipse was incorrect. It will will be visible from 4:41 to 5:56 a.m. Saturday; a lunar occultation of the star Spica will also occur Saturday.
Participants should have high-clearance vehicles in good operating condition for the daylong tour. Call Roy Poucher at (714) 535-1167 or (714) 956-5681.
SCIENCE FOR FAMILIES
* Children can learn about plants and bugs in workshops offered at Kidspace Museum in Pasadena this week. Classes for ages 5 and older will be held today through Saturday. For schedule information, call (818) 449-9144.
SCIENCE POLICY
* Rosa Haritos, Andrew Mellon Fellow in History and Philosophy of Science at Stanford University, will discuss “Vilified or Vindicated: The Gallo Misconduct Case,” at the Caltech seminar on Science, Ethics and Public Policy at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Judy Library. (818) 395-4652
BOTANY
* Bruce Farnsworth will discuss the coastal sage scrub community at the California Native Plant Society, Los Angeles/Santa Monica Mountains Chapter, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Village Church of Westwood. (213) 933-8993
HEALTH/MEDICINE
* The Cedars-Sinai Stroke Club will discuss tips for better movement and stress management at its monthly meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Harvey Morse Auditorium. (310) 855-6535
ENVIRONMENT
* Outings led by naturalists from the Palm Springs Desert Museum will be offered Friday and Saturday. On Friday, participants will explore a natural cactus garden near Palm Springs. On Saturday, a hike to Millard Canyon near Cabazon will afford views of mountain maples. (619) 325-7186
ASTRONOMY
* A partial lunar eclipse will be visible to early risers from 4:41 to 5:56 a.m. Sunday. There will also be a lunar occultation of the star Spica on Sunday. The Griffith Observatory’s Sky Report provides gives weekly information on celestial events. (213) 663-8171
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