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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. 

Students collecting soil samples
Effects of fire on soils

2019

Faculty: Robin Glas, Wendy St. John

Partners: Pepperwood Preserve, Crane Creek Regional Park

Student collecting water sample from stream
Tracing groundwater/surface water interactions

2019

Faculty: Robin Glas, Wendy St. John

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry

Student with sieve and bucket
Microplastics in the Russian River

2019

Faculty: Robin Glas, Wendy St. John

Glass bottles containing water samples
Taste as an indicator of water quality

2019

Faculty: Nathan Rank, Martha Shott, Melina Kozanitas

Partners: Sonoma State University

Wildlife camera photo of deer next to a creek
Wildlife abundance on Copeland Creek

2019

Faculty: Wendy St. John

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry

Geologic map of Sonoma County
Characterization of landslide susceptibility

2019

Faculty: Matty Mookerjee, Owen Anfinson

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry

California black oak tree
Preserving biodiversity with traditional knowledge

2019

Faculty: Lisa Patrick Bentley

Partners: Pepperwood Preserve

Student analyzing tree rings under a microscope
Reconstructing Fire History

2018 to 2019

Faculty: Michelle Goman

Partners: Shiloh Ranch Regional Preserve, Center for Environmental Inquiry

Alligator Lizard
Effects of fire on wildlife

2018 to 2019

Faculty: Derek Girman

Partners: Pepperwood Preserve