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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. 

NASA Landsat map of the Russian River plum
Remote sensing for water quality

2018 to 2019

Faculty: Mark Perri

Partners: NASA, Planet.com

Panorama of Fairfield Osborn Preserve
Virtual reality software for water education

2019

Faculty: Sara Kassis

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry

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