SPRING INTO THIS ULTIMATE EARTH MONTH ADVENTURE APRIL 15-16 IN ANZA BORREGO DESERT. Come explore a slot canyon, discover an intriguing oasis of palms in the desert, uncover the evidence of a gigantic ancient lake, indulge in delicious Smores around a campfire with new friends and the Sustainability Ambassadors, learn about UC Climate Policy, enjoy a night sky of stars far from the city lights, and much more. This trip is guided by UCSD Outback Adventures, the Sustainability Ambassadors, and Scripps Professor Emeritus Jeff Severinghaus, who will be leading exploration of the environment and climate change on this ultimate fun adventure! Sign up now, spots will fill fast!

Meet The Team

Jeff Severinghaus

Jeff Severinghaus is an Emeritus Professor of Geosciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He studies climate history using trapped air in ice cores from Antarctica and Greenland to understand past and future climate. He has conducted field research in Antarctica for 12 seasons and in Greenland for 8 seasons, and is an avid lover of the outdoors including Anza-Borrego State Park. Recently, he has been tracing the ancient shorelines of Lake Cahuilla, which existed around 1600 CE in what is now the Salton Sea Basin, and which was 4 times larger in area than the Salton Sea. He has a background in Geology (MA, UC Santa Barbara) and Geochemistry (PhD, Columbia University). View his profile here.

About Anza Borrego State Park

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