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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

Student collecting soil sample
Characterization and causes of soil compaction

2016 - 2018

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

Partners: Crane Creek Regional Park

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

Western pond turtle
Impact of invasive species on the western pond turtle

2018

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

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

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.

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.