College of Science Equipment Checkout

Students, faculty, and staff can check out equipment items and sign a checkout sheet agreeing to return the items listed in good condition. They will be responsible for any loss or damage incurred and will be charged the lesser of the replacement cost plus tax, or the purchase cost plus tax minus depreciation. Charges for repair or replacement will be applied to their CSUMB account. We require at least a 24-hour notice to process field gear requests.

Location

The Field Gear and Equipment Checkout Office is located in Chapman Science Academic Center (Bld. 53), Room E135.

Hours

Monday to Friday from 11:30 am-12:30 pm (excluding holidays, Spring Break, Fall Break, and between semesters)

For assistance, please contact the Science Equipment Checkout Team (cos_equipmentcheckout@csumb.edu).

See what resources are available through our office.

College of Science Field Gear Equipment Checkout Items

Item	Description	Manufacturer
Anemometer, Model 2000 Pocket Wind Meter Plus	Green	Kestrel
Bag, zippered canvas	Blue	N/A
Binoculars, Older Misc.	Various	Bushnell etc.
Binoculars, Aerolite 8x40	N/A	Swfit
Binoculars, Falcon or Instafocus 13-7307, 7x35	N/A	Bushnell
Binoculars, Ranger	N/A	Eagle Optics
Boots, knee	Various	Tingley
Bucket	Grey	Rubbermaid
Calipers, Metal Precision Vernier	N/A	N/A
Calipers, Plastic Vernier	Various	Various
Clinometer, PM5/360PCB	Silver, black case	Suunto
Clipboard	Wood or plastic	N/A
Compass, Brunton Classic, or Silva Ranger	Yellow- Brunton; Red-Silva	Brunton & Silva
Compass, Brunton Nexus, Suunto A1000, Silva Ex	Small red or blue	Brunton & Suunto
Core sampler, large diameter PVC for beach sampling	Large white PVC with white handle	Homemade
Core sampler with hammer attachment	N/A	AMS
Current meter, flow probe/flowmeter, handheld	Black case	Global Water
Densiometer, spherical	N/A	N/A
GPS unit, Extrex Summit with carry case	N/A	Garmin
GPS unit, Extrex Summit HCx,w/way point averaging	N/A	Garmin
GPS unit, PC download cable	N/A	Garmin
Hand lens, folding pocket magnifiers	Plastic	N/A
Hot plate stirrer	N/A	Corning
Increment borer with extractor	N/A	N/A
Level, hand	N/A	Topcon
Level, laser, target	N/A	Topcon
Leveling rod, telescoping	N/A	Sokkia
Light meter, handheld (measures lux and footcandles)	N/A	Fisher
Magnifiers, box	2 sizes	BioQuip
Metal detector headphones	N/A	Fisher
Metal detector, Model 1225X	N/A	Fisher
Meter stick	N/A	Fisher
Net, D-type	N/A	N/A
Net, dip for fish	Various	N/A
Net, insect	N/A	N/A
Net, plankton	N/A	Wildco
Net, line and reel for plankton net	N/A	Wildco
Penetrometer, pocket	N/A	N/A
pH tester, 1, 2, or 3	N/A	Oakton
Pocket rod	N/A	Keson
Prism	N/A	Topcon
Prism pole with bag ($32)	N/A	Topcon
Quadrat, strung or unstrung	0.25, 0.50, & 1m	N/A
Radio, handheld	Any model	Cobra & other
Radio, TalkAbout MJ270R	N/A	N/A
Ranger finger, Scout	N/A	Bushnell
Range finder, Yardage Pro Scout/II	N/A	Nikon
Safety goggles	N/A	Uvex
Sampling pole	N/A	Various
SCT meter, YSI 30	N/A	YSI
SCT/DOmeter, YSI 85	N/A	YSI
SCT/Dometer, YSI Pro 2030	N/A	YSI
Sieve, brass, 8."	Various mesh sizes	Newark
Sieve, brass, 12."	Various mesh sizes	Newark
Sieve, plastic set	Various mesh sizes	N/A
Sleeping bag or pad	Barzos, Adult regular up to 5'11"	Coleman
Sling psychrometer, Model 1330	N/A	Taylor
Soil moisture & pH probe	N/A	N/A
Soil moisture probe	N/A	N/A
Soil compaction tester	N/A	N/A
Spotting telescope	N/A	Bushnell
Spotting scope, Diamondback 20-60x60	N/A	Vortex
Stakes, cross-section with vice grip	Pair	Watershed
Stopwatch	N/A	Various
Tangent height gauge	N/A	N/A
Thermometer, Envirosafe	Blue plastic case	Envirosafe
Thermometer, soil	Long probe, metal	Fisher, Ertco
Transect tape: 50'/15m	N/A	Keson
Transect tape: 100'/30m	N/A	Keson
Transect tape: 165'/50m	N/A	Keson
Transect tape: 300'/100m	N/A	Keson
Transit, pocket	Grey, azimuth	Brunton
Transit, pocket case	Leather	Brunton
Tree diameter tape, DBH	N/A	Forestry
Tripod, camera	N/A	Bogen
Tripod, fiberglass	N/A	Various
Tripod, Abeo 243 aT/ PH-113V Head	N/A	Vanguard
Tripod bag, nylon or canvas	N/A	Various
Turbidity tube	N/A	Various
Waders, chest	N/A	LaCrosse, other
Waders, hip	N/A	LaCrosse, other

Books Available for Checkout

Title	Author/Editor	Edition	Year	ISBN Number	Quantity
A Field Guide to Mammals of North America	Fiona A. Reid	4	2006	978-0-395-93596-5	6
A Natural History of California	Allan A. Schoenherr	1	1992	0-520-06922-6	1
An Instant Guide to Insects	Pamela Forey, Cecelia Fitzsimons	1	1987	0-517-63547-X	2
Animal Skulls- A Guide to North American Species	Mark Elbroch	1	2006	978-0-8117-3309-0	6
Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Monterey County	Don Roberson, Chris Tenney	1	1993	-	2
California Plant Families: West of the Sierran Crest and Deserts	Glenn Keator	1	2009	978-0-520-23709-4	1
Common Riparian Plants of California: A Field Guide for the Layman	Phyllis M. Faber, Robert F. Holland	1	1996	960789014	1
Common Stream Invertebrates	Handout	-	-	-	11
Common Wetland Plants of Coastal California: A Field Guide for the Layman	Phyllis M. Faber	2	1996	0-9607890-0-6	1
Confiers of California	Ronald M. Lanner	1	2002	0-9628505-3-5	1
Encyclopedia of Tracks & Scats: A Comprehensive Guide to the Trackable Animals of the United States and Canada	Len McDougall	1	2004	1-59228-070-6	1
Field Guide to Animal Tracks and Scat of California	Mark Elbroch	1	2012	978-0-520-27109-8	3
Field Guide to the Mudflats of Elkhorn Slough and Moss Landing State Beach	Zephyr Whitaker, Claudia Cornejo	1	-	-	1
How to Know the Aquatic Plants	G.W. Prescott	2	1980	0-697-04775-X	1
How to Know the Grasses	Richard W. Pohl	3	1968	0-697-04876-4	1
How to Know the Seaweeds	Isabella Abbott, E. Yale Dawson	2	1978	0-697-04892-6	1
How to Know the Spring Flowers	Susan Verhoek, Mabel Jaques Cuthbert	2	1982	0-697-04782-2	1
How to Know the Trees	Howard A. Miller, H.E. Jacques	3	1978	0-697-04896-9	1
Illustrated Guide to the Flowering Plants of Monterey County and Ferns, Fern Allies, and Conifers	Mary Ann Matthew	1.1.	2006	0-943460-32-8	16
Image Gallery for Survey of Monterey Wharf Species	Handout	-	-	-	-
Introduction to California Birdlife	Jules Evens, Ian Tait	1	2005	0-52024254-8	1
Introduction to California Chaparral	Ronald Quinn, Serling Keeley	1	2006	978-0-5520-24566-2	1
Introduction to California Plant Life	Robert Ornduff	1	1974	0-520-02735-3	1
Least Wanted Aquatic Invaders for Elkhorn Slough and the Monterey Bay Area	Elkhorn Slough	1	-	-	1
Limpets Rocket Intertidal Field Guide	Friends of Fitzgerald Marine Reserve	1	-	-	16
Mac's Field Guide to California Coastal Invertebrates	Mac's Field Guide	1	1997	0-89886-532-8	2
Mammal Tracks & Sign- A Guide to North American Species	Mark Elbroch	1	2003	-	1
National Audubon Society: Field Guide to Insects & Spiders	Lorus and Margery Milne	1	1980	0-394-50763-0	1
National Audubon Society: Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Western Region	Richard Spellenberg	1	1995	9.78039E+12	1
Natural History of Vacant Lots	Matthew Vessel, Herbert Wong	1	1987	0-520-05390-7	1
Nature all Around Us: A Guide to Urban Ecology	Beatrix Beisner, Christian Messier, Luc-Alain Giraldeau	1	2013	978-0-226-92275-	1
Northern California Tidepools: A guide to intertidal plants and animals from Oregon to the Central Coast	Ivan Parr	2	2010	0-9726413-0-0	9
Oaks of California	Bruce Pavlik, Pamela Muick, Sharon Johnson	1	1991	962850519	1
Pacific Coast Fern Finder	Glen Keator, Ruth Heady	1	1981	978-0-912550-13-9	2
Pacific Coast Tree Finder	Tom Watts	1	1973	0-912550-06-6	5
Pacific Seaweeds: A Guide to Common Seaweeds of the West Coast	Louis Druehl	1	2000	978-1-55017-240-9	1
Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Western North America	Roger Tory Peterson	4	2010	978-0-547-15270-7	15
Peterson Field Guides: Insects	Donald Borror, Richard White	1	1970	0-395-91170-2	1
Peterson Field Guides: Insects, The concise field guide to 200 common insects of North America	Christopher Leahy	1	1987	0-395-90664-4	1
Plant Families and How to Know Them	H.E. Jaques	2	1984	0-697-04840-3	1
Plants of the San Francisco Bay Region: Mendocino to Monterey	Linda Beidleman, Eugene Kozloff	3	2003	978-0-520-27859-2	9
Pond Life	George Reid	1	2001	1-58238-130-5	3
Quick Guide to Major Groups of Freshwater Invertebrates	J. Reese Voshell	1	2009	0-939923-01-7	1
Sand Coarseness Gauge	-	-	-	-	7
Scats and Tracks of the Pacific Coast Including British Columbia: A Field Guide to the Signs of 70 Wildlife Species	James Halfpenny	1	1999	1-56044-869-5	1
Sea Otter Handout	BIO 345 Pamphlet	-	-	-	6
Seaweeds of the Pacific Coast: Common Marine Algae from Alaska to Baja California	Jennifer Mondragon, Jeff Mondragon	1	2010	930118294	1
Simon & Schuster's Guide to Insects	Ross Arnett, Richard Jaques	1	1981	0-671-25014	2
The Chaparral Shrublands of Southern California: Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Plants & Animals	Janice Swaisgood, Richard Halsley, etc.	1	2013	978-1-58355-683-2	1
The Natural History of Big Sur	Paul Henson, Donald Usner	1	1996	0-520-20510-3	1
The Plants of Monterey County: An Illustrated Field Key	Mary Ann Matthews, Michael Mitchell	2	2015	978-0-943460-56-	36
The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America	David Allen Sibley	1	2003	0-679-45121-8	1
The Tracker's Field Guide- A Comprehensive Guide for Animal Tracking	James C. Lowery	1	2013	978-0-7627-9234-4	6
Trees and Shrubs of California	John Stuart, John Sawyer	1	2001	978-0-520-22110-	1
Water Birds of Central California	Jerry Buzzell, Gerick Bergsma	1	-	-	21
Wildflowers of Garland Park	Rod Yeager	1	2007	-	1
Wildflowers of Garland Ranch- A Field Guide	Michael Mitchell, Rod Yeager	1	2011	978-0-578-07859-5	4

Questions?