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

2019

Faculty: Wendy St. John

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry

Arc of electricity between two power lines
A powerline arc detector for wildfire prevention

2019

Faculty: Mohamed Salem

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

Wild Boar
Technology to control feral pigs

2019

Faculty: Farid Farahmand

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry

A red-shouldered hawk viewed through a spotting scope
Petaluma wetland bird diversity

2019

Faculty: Wendy St. John

Partners: Petaluma Wetlands Alliance

Student holding juvenile skink
Effects of microclimate on herpetofaunal diversity

2017 to 2019

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

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry

Students taking soil samples
Carbon sequestration in wetlands

2018 to 2019

Faculty: Michelle Goman

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry

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.