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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

Student holding harvest mouse
Impacts of cattle grazing on grassland communities

2017

Faculty: Derek Girman

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry, Sonoma Mountain Ranch Preservation Foundation

A field with grape vines
Sustainability of Sonoma County wineries

2017

Faculty: Gillian Parker

Partners: Sonoma County Winegrowers

Coastal vegetation, with Salmon Creek and the Pacific Ocean in the distance
Evaluation of restoration at Salmon Creek estuary

2017

Faculty: Jackie Guilford, Wendy St. John

Facility Art
Master Plan for Galbreath Preserve facilities

2011 to 2016

Partners: SSU Facilities and Planning, Bob Johnson Family, School of Social Sciences, School of Science & Technology, School of Arts & Humanities, School of Business & Economics, Jasper Ridge Biological Field Station, Yorkville Community Members, SSU Advancement, Academic Affairs

Rocky creek bed in forest
Effects of land use on riparian areas

2015 to 2016

Faculty: Steve Estes

Partners: Center for Environmental Inquiry, Mendocino County Resource Conservation District

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.