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Laguna de Santa Rosa water quality
Evaluation of Proposed Water Quality Credit Generating Locations in the Laguna de Santa Rosa

Spring 2026

Team: Cole Carignan, Daniela Ceja, Isaac De La Cruz, Antonio Fernandez, Gabriela Galan, Manuel Garcia, Julian Goldberg, Laila Guerra, Star Kirkwood, Chloe Madison Knights, Tim Miller, Cecelia Oberts, Yanin Rivera, Jacob Rosas, Robert St. Jacques

Faculty: Jackie Guilford

Copeland Creek Hub Poster Spring 2026
Development of the Copeland Creek Information Hub

Spring 2026

Team: Cole Carignan, Daniela Ceja, Isaac De La Cruz, Antonio Fernandez, Gabriela Galan, Manuel Garcia, Julian Goldberg, Laila Guerra, Star Kirkwood, Chloe Madison Knights, Tim Miller, Cecelia Oberts, Yanin Rivera, Jacob Rosas, Robert St. Jacques

Faculty: Jackie Guilford

Map of Galbreath Preserve's free-living honeybee colonies
Mitochondrial haplotypes of free-living honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies at the Galbreath Wildlands Preserve in Mendocino County, California

Published: 

December 2025

Authors: 

  • Myra Dickey - Professor of Entomology at Texas A&M University
  • Juliana Rangel - Professor of Entomology at Texas A&M University
  • Michael Thiele - Apis Arborea
Predation risk for insects living in different strata: A globally distributed experiement with standardized live prey
Predation risk for insects living in different strata: A globally distributed experiment with standardized live prey

Spring 2025

Team: Anna Braniff, Bianca Gaitan, Cameron Olson

Faculty: Nathan Rank, Elena Zvereva

 

The Effects of Predaceous Diving Beetle Larvae Removal on Size and Abundance of California Tiger Salamander Larvae
The Effects of Predaceous Diving Beetle Larvae Removal on Size and Abundance of California Tiger Salamander Larvae

Spring 2025

Team: Abigail Doan, Savannah Kellerman, Jesse Schmieg, Dave Coo

Faculty: Derek Girman

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

Spring 2025

Team: Katrina Rivinius, Melissa Rodriguez, Madison Stein

Faculty: Dr. Nicholas Geist

Spotlighting a Leader in Sustainable Wine Brands: Bonterra
Spotlighting a Leader in Sustainable Wine Brands: Bonterra

Spring 2025 

Student: Abrea Tillman

Faculty: Kyuho Lee

Botanic Drawing: CEI Grant-funded Workshop
Botanic Drawing: CEI Grant-funded Workshop

Spring 2025

Team: Eileen Parent

Faculty: Wendy St. John

Yellow Sub
Yellow Submarine: The Submersible R.O.V. for Offshore Structure Inspection

Spring 2025

Team: Eriberto Salgado, Bastien Favie-Besse

Faculty: Nansong Wu, Ph.D 

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Hop to it! Dispersal patterns in recently-metmorphosed Rayna draytonii froglets

Spring 2025

Team: Hale Garcia-Dean, Beth Day, Monica Mendia, Jesse Schmieg, Jeff Wilcox, Dan Crocker and Derek Girman

Departments: Sonoma State University, Sonoma Mountain Ranch Preservation Foundation

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.

Sonoma State University reconoce a los Miwok de la costa (Coast Miwok), los Pomo del centro y del sur (Central and Southern Pomo), y los Wappo como los guardianes tradicionales de nuestros terrenos preservados. Cabe destacar que el campus de Sonoma State University está ubicado dentro de las tierras tradicionales de los Indios Federados de Graton Rancheria (Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria). Sonoma State expresa su profunda gratitud a los guardianes originales de esta tierra y reconoce el inmenso significado histórico, espiritual, y personal a las naciones y pueblos indígenas de esta región.