Sonoma State University

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shrubs on study plot
Effects of oak disease on wildfire burn severity

2018 to present

Faculty: Lisa Patrick Bentley

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry, North Carolina State University, California Polytechnic State University

Mavic Pro Drone
Drone support for environmental studies

2018 to present

Faculty: Owen Anfinson

Partners: Sonoma Water, Cotati Fire Department, Center for Environmental Inquiry, SSU Police Department

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Copeland Creek diagram
Copeland Creek flood analysis

2018

Faculty: Owen Anfinson, Michelle Goman

Partners: Sonoma County Water Agency, Center for Environmental Inquiry, Department of Transportation, Sonoma Resource Conservation District, City of Rohnert Park, City of Penngrove, City of Petaluma

Cartoon artwork created at Sustainable Enterprise Conference
Envisioning a sustainable and resilient campus

2018

Faculty: Judith Ford, Wendy St. John

Partners: North Bay Forward

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

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

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.