Search Projects

The Center archives environmental inquiry projects conducted by SSU students. Launched in 2010, the archive now contains results from over 140 student projects on a wide range of topics. We provide abstracts, research methods, results and data sets where possible.

chart and map of bee sites at Galbreath Preserve

Exploring the life history traits of wild, unmanaged honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies at the Galbreath Wildlands Preserve in Mendocino County, CA

2021 - 2028

Faculty: N/A

Partners: Apis Arborea, Juliana Rangel - Professor of Entomology at Texas A&M University

black out leaves and flowers emerging

Survey of Quercus kelloggii at Pepperwood Preserve

Spring 2020

Faculty: Lisa Bentley

Partners: McNairs Scholar Program and RSCAP

diagram of pool indicating traps

Understanding the Sex Based Migrational Patterns of the California Tiger Salamander (CTS)

Spring 2022

Faculty: Derek Girman

Partners: Sonoma Water, US Fish & Wildlife Service

map of tropical cyclones in North Atlantic basin 1966-2020

The Extremely Active 2020 Hurricane Season in the North Atlantic and its Relation to Climate Variability and Change

Spring 2022

Faculty: José Javier Hernández Ayala

Partners: NOAA, Climate Research Center GEP

graphs showing resistivity sections

Groundwater Storage and Recharge Distribution of a Subalpine Meadow in the Sierra Nevada, CA

Spring 2022

Faculty: Robin Glas, Zeno Levy, Matty Mookerjee, Rachel Hutchinson

Partners: USGS, South Yuba River Citizens League

360 photo of creek and tree

Interpretive Photospheres for Environmental Inquiry on SSU Campus

Spring 2022

Faculty: Mark Gondree

Partners: Sonoma Mountain Connection

Look through a culvert

Water and Land Use Planning Integration

Spring 2022

Faculty: Kevin Fang

Partners: Sonoma Water

bar graph of costs associated with homelessness & water

Strategic Public Relations and Communication Plan for Improving Public Understanding of Homelessness and Water Issues

Spring 2022

Faculty: Emily Acosta Lewis

Partners: Sonoma Water

photos with metadata of trash in creeks

Water Resources and Facilities for People Experiencing Homelessness

Spring 2022

Faculty: Chris Halle

Partners: Sonoma Water

map with title Rising Waters

Using Freeware to Map Water Resources for People Experiencing Homelessness

Spring 2022

Faculty: Mark Gondree

Partners: Sonoma Water