The Geology of California Coastal National Monument

Fri., July 10, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., & Sat., July 11, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.,

Location: In person: Arcata & Trinidad

Cost: $50

With Elliott Dabill, BLM Volunteer Docent

In the first class session, a presentation will explore the geology of the California Coastal Monument. We will take a close look at an ancient convergent plate boundary and associated faults that have since been pushed up to the surface, and are clearly evident on many of the rocky beaches in Humboldt County.

The second class session will explore the geology of the California Coastal Monument from Trinidad Head, the Trinidad Lighthouse, and Trinidad State Beach, taking a close look at an ancient convergent plate boundary, and associated faults, that have since been pushed up to the surface and are clearly evident on many of the rocky beaches in Humboldt County.

Trinidad Head has a 1.3 mile loop trail managed by the City of Trinidad. The 13-acre lighthouse viewing area, perched on the tip of Trinidad Head, is managed by the BLM as part of the California Coastal National Monument.
 

Registration opens for OLLI members on May 27. Non-members may register starting May 29.

Elliott Dabill

Elliott Dabill is a volunteer docent for the Bureau of Management Arcata Field Office, leading Trinidad Lighthouse Tours within California Coastal National Monument, and Salmon Pass Tours within the Headwaters Forest Reserve. 

He is a retired high school biology teacher and enjoys connecting to people to our local natural and cultural history. Elliot is also the president of the Friends of the Arcata Marsh and has lead hikes through the Marsh, local redwood forests, and historic Old Town Eureka.