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.

Western pond turtle

Impact of invasive species on the western pond turtle

2018

Faculty: Wendy St. John, Melina Kozanitas, Nathan Rank, Martha Shott

shallow lake covered in aquatic vegetation

Variation in arthropod diversity in aquatic habitats

2018

Faculty: Derek Girman

Partners: Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

student standing in a pond with a net and bucket

Newt species identification

2018

Faculty: Derek Girman

Partners: Sonoma Mountain Ranch Preservation Foundation

Student at lab bench identifying stomach contents

Diet comparison of invasive bull frogs

2018

Faculty: Derek Girman

Student making a thin section from a sample of rock

Weathering and landslide susceptibility in the Copeland Creek watershed

2018

Faculty: Laura Waters

Partners: Sonoma County Water Agency, Center for Environmental Inquiry

Waste treatment filters in a bucket

Winery wastewater treatment

2015 to present

Faculty: Michael Cohen

Partners: D’Argenzio Winery, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Lagunitas Brewery, Fogbelt Brewery, Osmosis Spa

Student collecting data along a hiking trail

Mitigating trail erosion at the Osborn Preserve

2014 to 2017

Faculty: Suzanne DeCoursey

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry

Coastal vegetation, with Salmon Creek and the Pacific Ocean in the distance

Evaluation of restoration at Salmon Creek estuary

2017

Faculty: Jackie Guilford, Wendy St. John

bay leaves with brown tips

Spread of Sudden Oak Death in the Copeland Creek Watershed

2017

Faculty: Nathan Rank, Melina Kozanitas

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry

Soil samples being heated in a furnace

Carbon budget for Corte Madera marsh

2017

Faculty: Michelle Goman

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.