Projects
Research Project
The Green Bundle: Pairing the Market with the Planet
Research Project
Bird Genoscape Project
Special Project
Environmental Storytelling Collaboration with KCET
Research Project
Climate Change in the Sierra Nevada
Assessment of Helminth Biodiversity in Los Angeles County Coyotes through Fecal Meta-barcoding
2018-2019 La Kretz Center Graduate Research and Stunt Ranch Reserve Combined Grant
Bouncing Back: Enabling our student workforce to document post-fire ecological recovery of the Santa Monica Mountains
On November 8th, 2018 the Woolsey fire swept across the Santa Monica Mountains. It claimed 96,949 acres of undeveloped land in the mountains, making it the most extensive fire ever recorded in the region. 1,643 structures were lost, and the ecological and environmental impacts on the flora and fauna of the Santa Monica Mountains are...
Community and ecosystem responses to physical processes – assessment of closure dynamics in California coastal wetlands
2018-2019 La Kretz Center Graduate Research and Stunt Ranch Reserve Combined Grant
DNA meta-barcoding to inform management for parasite infecting endemic San Miguel Island foxes
2018-2019 La Kretz Center Graduate Research and Stunt Ranch Reserve Combined Grant
Effective on-screen sustainable behavior and message placement
More than ever before, streaming services and television are easily accessible and readily available in society. 55 million Americans are subscribed to Netflix and 94 million Americans pay for television subscriptions. As the effects of climate change continue to intensify, we aim to draw attention to the enormous potential of on-screen eco-placements, which show eco-friendly...
Extreme Weather
Extreme Weather in California and Climate Change: Droughts and Flooding California was in drought from 2006-2009, and then again for another three years, from 2011 to 2014. Los Angeles and much of Southern California continued to be dry from 2016-2017. During these long years, the Southern California region learned to rely more on highly treated...