Sonoma State University

Student Projects

Nesting Ecology of the Northwestern Pond Turtle on a Managed Livestock Rangeland

Abstract

Abstract

Western Pond Turtles (WPT) are California's only freshwater turtle and are experiencing major population declines across their range. There is a limited published research on their resting behavior, including key information on their nest site characteristics. 

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Collecting History: A Botanical Snapshot of The Fair Field Osborn Preserve

Spring 2025

Team: Tessa R. Thompson 

Faculty: Dr. Whitkius

Predation risk for insects living in different strata: A globally distributed experiment with standardized live prey
Predation risk for insects living in different strata: A globally distributed experiment with standardized live prey

SSU Science Symposium

Team: Anna Braniff, Bianca Gaitan, Cameron Olson

Faculty: Dr. Nathan Rank

Bay Area & North Coast Water Use & Planning Policies
Bay Area & North Coast Water Use & Planning Policies

Spring 2025

Student: Walter “Shin” Tadokoro

Department: Geography, Environment and Planning Department 

PLASTICOLA : Interactive Art Machine Made From Plastic Waste
PLASTICOLA : Interactive Art Machine Made From Plastic Waste

Spring 2025

Team: Angela Hauser, Bjorn Lavik, Eduardo Camacho, Miles Broadwell

Faculty: Sena Clara Creston

Visual Use and Collection of Envriornmental Data for Educational VR Applications
Visual Use and Collection of Envriornmental Data for Educational VR Applications

Spring 2025

Team : Misha Morandi & Joseph Byrnes

Faculty : Dr. Sara Kassis

Visual Use and Collection of Envriornmental Data for Educational VR Applications
Visual Use and Collection of Envriornmental Data for Educational VR Applications

SSU Science Symposium 2025

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Comparison

2025 

 

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A.Q.U.A (Automatic Quantitive Underwater Analysis)
A.Q.UA (Automatic Quantitative Underwater Analysis)
A.Q.U.A (Automatic Quantitive Underwater Analysis)

Spring 2025

Team : Christopher Scott, Cameron deLeew, Jacob Baltierrez. 

Faculty : Nansong Wu, Ph.D. 

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Is there a difference in species movement between the trails and the power line right-of-way at Fairfield Osborn Preserve?

Spring 2017

Faculty: Martha Shott, Nathan Rank, Jeremy Qualls

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry

Sonoma State University acknowledges the Coast Miwok, Central and Southern Pomo, and the Wappo as the traditional stewards of our preserved lands. Let it be acknowledged that the Sonoma State University campus is located within the traditional homelands of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. Sonoma State offers deep gratitude to the original stewards of this land and recognizes its immense historical, spiritual, and personal significance to the Native nations and peoples of this region.