Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) encompasses the on-going accumulation of knowledge acquired by indigenous peoples over hundreds or thousands of years, based on direct contact with the environment. Examples include how living organisms, the land, natural conditions, and time in local areas are interconnected, and how they are incorporated into ways of life. Join students of the SSU Native and Indigenous Student Club on a hike around the scenic landscape of Fairfield Osborn Preserve on Sonoma Mountain, learning about TEK and the history of this land.

University students and community docents will be your guide. Our guides are trained in natural history of the mountain and interpretation of preserve programs. They will lead you on one of many trails into this 450-acre preserve on the shoulder of Sonoma Mountain. Hike options include visits to the headwaters of Copeland Creek and spectacular vistas of the Santa Rosa Valley and Valley of the Moon.

Visit the new Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (FIGR) Learning Center at two Open House events! The Learning Center - only 15 minutes from campus - is an incredible new academic resource for all disciplines: wifi and digital classrooms, 450-acres on Sonoma Mountain, and easy to schedule through the Center for Environmental Inquiry (CEI) website. CEI Director and staff will be on-hand to schedule visits and discuss ideas for incorporating this new resource into courses, programs and initiatives. Join us for refreshments and an optional 45 minute hike with a recent SSU graduate from our training programs, Melia Zimmerman.

University students and community docents will be your guide. Our guides are trained in natural history of the mountain and interpretation of preserve programs. They will lead you on one of many trails into this 450-acre preserve on the shoulder of Sonoma Mountain. Hike options include visits to the headwaters of Copeland Creek and spectacular vistas of the Santa Rosa Valley and Valley of the Moon.

University students and community docents will be your guide. Our guides are trained in natural history of the mountain and interpretation of preserve programs. They will lead you on one of many trails into this 450-acre preserve on the shoulder of Sonoma Mountain. Hike options include visits to the headwaters of Copeland Creek and spectacular vistas of the Santa Rosa Valley and Valley of the Moon.

Prescribed, or controlled, burning has been a primary tool for land management since nearly the beginning of time. Increased efforts at fire suppression in the 19th and 20th centuries eroded the popularity of the practice. Come explore with us whether fire might be the right tool for your land management job. Watch recorded event here: Is Fire the Right Tool for Your Job? Good Fire Series 2024, Part I

This is Part I of a three-part series, the "Good Fire Series 2024," presented by Sonoma State University’s Center for Environmental Inquiry and funded by a grant from the Mendocino County Fire Safe Council. See details below to register for subsequent events.

On this gentle walk and writing adventure at the SSU Butterfly & Native Plant Gardens and around campus, we’ll revisit some of the scenes and stories from the book, Home Turf, A Bestiary of Sonoma State. Join us on a search for the dawn redwood, hunt for owls and owl pellets, and peak at the orioles’ nest. We’ll celebrate the wildlife, both fauna and flora, present on our suburban campus, while we learn to see how nature and human-built environments interact and even thrive, culminating in focused time to reflect and write about our experience and observations. Come learn how to articulate the wonder of nature on the written page!

Single-use, disposable plastics are a problem. We don’t know what we can recycle and what we can’t. We see the impact in our oceans and our streams and we want to be responsible consumers. Learn from our experts about ways you can help reduce the problem. Read more below, and watch recorded event here: Plastics: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Research, March 7, 2024