Artificial Light at Night and Bat Movement Along Ecological Corridors
Awardee: Jill Carpenter, Graduate in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department.
Projects
Assessing Spatial and Altitudinal Variation in Artificial Light at Night Across Urban Los Angeles
Awardee: Joseph Curti, Postdoctoral Researcher
Baccharis pilularis as a Nursery Species in the Fire-Prone Santa Monica Mountains
Awardee: Max Reines; Undergraduate with the Institute of Environment and Sustainability.
Chemical Interference in California Grasslands: Investigating the Allelopathic Effects of Pennisetum setaceum on Native Grasses
Awardee: Divine Adeboye; Undergraduate with the Institute of Environmental Sustainability.
Genome-Resolved Survey of Microbiomes Associated with Multiple Crustose Coralline Algae Genera in southern California.
Awardee: Annabelle Conti; Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department.
Monitoring Goldspotted Oak Borer (GSOB) Spread in Southern California with Imaging Spectroscopy
Awardee: Willow Coleman, Graduate in the Geography department
Patterns of Adaptive Genetic Variation in a Chaparral Oak, Quercus berberidifolia
Awardee: Jacqueline Holmes; Graduate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department
Quantifying Cold-Water Coral Community Composition Using Environmental DNA Metabarcoding Analysis
Awardee: Olivia Simon, Graduate in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences department.
Understanding the Historical Demography and Current Strength of Inbreeding Depression in Island Scrub-jays
Awardee: Devon DeRaad, Postdoctoral Researcher
Zero-Emission Equipment Retrofits in Existing Non-Residential and Commercial Buildings Study
What are retrofit needs for installing zero-emission equipment in existing commercial buildings? We will host focus groups with professionals who have worked on real-world projects involving zero-emission equipment installation or related electrical, mechanical, or plumbing upgrades.
Assessing the Stability of Ecological Communities by Combining Data and Theory
La Kretz Center Postdoctoral Fellow, Timo Metz, is curious about how ecosystems respond to disturbances, and the strategies that can foster their resistance and recovery. After decades of fire suppression,…
Biotechnology for Conservation Success
In 2025, the UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science hosted its 14th Annual Public Lecture, marking fourteen years of connecting the public with the scientific research that shapes…