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
An Institutional Guideline for Ecologically Sound and Aesthetic Landscaping
The Biodiversity and Landscaping Team is a group dedicated to enhancing the ecology of the UCLA campus. We believe that being ecologically sound and aesthetically pleasing are not mutually exclusive. UCLA was once a biodiversity hotspot along with the rest of the LA Basin. With our project, we hope to formulate a policy that the university can implement that...
Assessing Impacts of Education on Food Waste Behaviors at UCLA Dining Halls
Our sustainability project is motivated by the belief that students’ lack of awareness on food waste is a major driver of excessive food waste at UCLA. Our stakeholder, Charles Wilcots, wants us to address this issue by furthering the research of previous SAR teams while still making our research differentiable and unique. Thus, our team...
Assessing mechanisms that facilitate the success of the invasive brown alga, Sargassum horneri, and enhance community susceptibility to invasion
2017-2018 La Kretz Center Graduate Research and Stunt Ranch Reserve Combined Grant
Assessing the strength of kelp and seagrass in mitigating ocean acidification
Team: Anna George, Noah Horvath, Destiny Johnson, Eileen Ly, Roajhaan Sakaki, Shang Shi Advisor: Rob Eagle Client: The Bay Foundation
Assessment and Revitalization of the Boneyard at Sage Hill for Mixed Use Purposes
The Boneyard at Sagehill The Urban Nature Laboratory team will be focusing on three main objectives this year. Firstly, we will be conducting research and reaching out to other institutions and facilities to develop improvement and management strategies for the Sagehill/Boneyard site. Secondly, we will conduct surveys and interviews of targeted faculty members, staff, and students to gauge how...
Biodiversity of native species in Los Angeles
La Kretz Postdoc Joscha Beninde is conducting a comparative landscape genomics study to understand how species survive and thrive in urban environments.