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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How do mammals navigate human activity land management? Join us for the next JRBP Lecture featuring Stanford PhD candidate Rodrigo Béllo Carvalho: "Mammals in the Anthropocene: Insights from Long-Term Monitoring at Jasper Ridge." Oct 7, 3:30 PM. Free & open to all jrbp.stanford.edu/events/rodri...
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Rodrigo Béllo Carvalho - Mammals in the Anthropocene: Insights from Long-Term Monitoring at Jasper Ridge | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
Rodrigo Béllo Carvalho, Ph.D. Candidate in Biology (Ecology & Evolution), Stanford UniversityMammals in the Anthropocene: Insights from Long-Term Monitoring at Jasper RidgeTalk DescriptionIn the Anthr...
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The September 2026 newsletter is out now. Welcome back, Jasper Ridge community! Like the Cooper’s hawk, students are back on the trails. Read about the Annual Report, OBFS award to Jasper Ridge, new research, and October 7 community lecture. Photo: Peter Hart Link: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/septemb...
Coopers Hawk. Photo by Peter Hart
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Explore our new 2025 to 2026 Jasper Ridge Annual Report and celebrate a year of discovery, learning, stewardship, wildlife research, community partnerships, and beautiful photography! Hope to see you out in the trails soon! Read the blog and report here: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/2025-20...
Mountain lion at Jasper Ridgepeople learning under the redwood forestHerbarium activities in the field collecting plantsAsh-throated flycatcher
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Check out the Summer 2026 Jasper Ridge Newsletter! Highlights include docent, students, and faculty celebrations, mountain lion research, new fungi and eDNA studies, and wildfire resilience updates. Read the full issue: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/summer-...
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Summer 2026 Newsletter | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
New research article by @stanford.edu student Lauren Puleo, @fukamit.bsky.social, and Barnabas Daru! Learn more about tripartite pollination: how plants, pollinators & microbes interact via nectar and how herbarium specimens reveal how these relationships changed over time.
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Mountain lions have major ecological impact in small preserve! A Stanford study led by @stanford.edu PhD student Chinmay Sonawane found that mountain lion visits to Jasper Ridge triggered cascading effects on deer, smaller predators, and vegetation. jrbp.stanford.edu/news/mountai...
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Mountain lions have major ecological impact in small preserve
A Stanford study found that mountain lion visits to Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve triggered cascading effects on deer, smaller predators, and vegetation.
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Tadashi Fukami @fukamit.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Assistant Professor position available at Stanford University, in any area of Earth System Science. Apply by October 1, 2026. facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...
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Assistant Professor, Department of Earth System Science - Stanford University, California, United States
The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Earth System Science (https://earthsystemscience.stanford.edu). Ea...
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
May 2026 newsletter! - New research linking forest health from Jasper Ridge to satellite data, blue oak leaf properties & chickadee behavior. - New pub on mammal activity patterns during COVID lockdown at Jasper Ridge - Sec. Wade Crowfoot presents Wed May 20! Link: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/may-202...
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May 2026 Newsletter | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Thank you to the Jasper Ridge community for coming together to support our student research and education activities during Stanford Giving Day! The support from the Jasper Ridge community is truly what makes it possible for us to offer world-class hands-on education programs and research projects!
Flowers with Jasper Ridge community in the middle!
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
You've walked our trails with students and discovered wildflowers, wildlife, and new science! You know Jasper Ridge's power. Today starts the Day of Giving! Your gift will DOUBLE up to $5K! Thank you! 🌿 Link: dayofgiving.stanford.edu/campaign_sea...
You've walked our trails with students and discovered wildflowers, wildlife, and new science! You know Jasper Ridge's power. Today starts the Day of Giving! Your gift will DOUBLE up to $5K! 
Thank you! 🌿
Link: https://dayofgiving.stanford.edu/campaign_search?search=jasper+ridge
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Working as a team here, ecological management with apex predators! Today we captured a great blue heron at Jasper Ridge hunting an invasive bullfrog: dive & strike, struggle, drowning, gulp. A short four pic story of a native predator controlling non-native amphibian, ecosystem services in action!
Great Blue Heron at Jasper Ridge takes down an invasive bullfrog: spear strike, struggle, drowning, gulp
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Join us Wed May 20 for a free public talk with Secretary Wade Crowfoot from CA Natural Resources Agency on “People-centered Conservation: Now More Than Ever”. jrbp.stanford.edu/events/secre...
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Secretary Wade Crowfoot - People-centered Conservation: Now More Than Ever | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
Secretary Wade Crowfoot, California’s Natural Resources AgencyWade Crowfoot serves as California’s Natural Resources Secretary, leading efforts to conserve California’s environment and natural resourc...
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
You've walked our trails with students, discovered wildflowers & birds, you know Jasper Ridge's power. May 13-14, Stanford Day of Giving DOUBLES gifts up to $5K! Mark your calendar. Look for the link on May 13 & type "Jasper Ridge" to give. dayofgiving.stanford.edu/pages/home-2... Thank you! 🌿
California poppy with Stanford Day of Giving May 13-14 to support Jasper Ridge
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Join us today May 5 for a free public talk with Prof. Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social : “The Big Fire in the Big Basin: The long history and short memory of wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains.” More information: jrbp.stanford.edu/events/commu...
Dustin Mulvaney Talk at Jasper Ridge. Tuesday, May 5, 2026

3:30 - 4 PM Reception

4 - 5 PM Lecture & Q&A
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Celebrating 20 years of Stanford SEEDS chapter! BioBlitzes, field trips, research & education, the Stanford SEEDS chapter has been inspiring the next generation of ecologists. Thank you to everyone in community! Here’s to many more years of SEEDS! Read full story: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/celebra...
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Celebrating Two Decades of the Stanford SEEDS Chapter! | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Funding for PhD students in Ecology and Evolution from @simonsfoundation.org! More info:
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
New research from Jasper Ridge & the @fukamit.bsky.social Lab shows how the order of arrival dictates who wins the feast inside an acorn larva. From fungi, to nematodes, to worms, it is an example of priority effects & ecological succession. More here: humsci.stanford.edu/feature/tiny...
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A tiny succession battle under an oak tree reveals ecological patterns
Insect larvae that feast on the acorns of oaks can also become food for fungi and microscopic worms. A Stanford-led study of their competition over this wriggli
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Join us next week with Prof. @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social at Jasper Ridge!
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
April 2026 Newsletter is live! Decades of serpentine grassland research, new TEK course, Golden Gate Biosphere Network joins TOGETHER Bay Area, Wildfire resilience updates & more! Upcoming lectures: Prof. Dustin Mulvaney (May 5), Sec. Wade Crowfoot (May 20) More: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/april-2...
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April 2026 Newsletter | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Join us Tuesday May 5 for a free public talk with Prof. Dustin Mulvaney: “The Big Fire in the Big Basin: The long history and short memory of wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains.” More information: jrbp.stanford.edu/events/commu...
Join us Tuesday May 5 for a free public talk with Prof. Dustin Mulvaney: “The Big Fire in the Big Basin: The long history and short memory of wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains.”
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
From 1988 to 2026: History and a New Chapter for the Golden Gate Biosphere Network: We are Joining Forces with TOGETHER Bay Area! Read more in our blog: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/GGBN
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History and New Chapter for the GGBN: Joining Forces with TOGETHER Bay Area | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Our March 2026 newsletter includes a tribute to Prof. Paul Ehrlich and showcases Prof. Rodolfo Dirzo’s lab tour, a Muwekma Ohlone cultural burn, & a rare eagle video. Catch up on research & stewardship highlights, & join our public lectures in April & May! jrbp.stanford.edu/news/march-2...
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March 2026 Newsletter | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
A rare video from Jasper Ridge ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) captures a #baldeagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) stealing nest material from a #goldeneagle (Aquila chrysaetos) pair. This is a very rare sighting of how top predators compete and coexist during nesting season. jrbp.stanford.edu/news/rare-in...
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Rare interaction captured on video between bald and golden eagles! | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
New article! Cultural burning returns to Jasper Ridge. Muwekma Ohlone Tribal members conducted a cultural burn at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma), providing a learning opportunity for a Stanford course on environmental stewardship. news.stanford.edu/stories/2026...
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Cultural burning returns to Jasper Ridge
Muwekma Ohlone Tribal members conducted a cultural burn at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, providing a learning opportunity for a Stanford course on environmental stewardship.
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Our February 2026 newsletter has fully leafed out! Learn about science and stewardship in the region, new research projects and publications, upcoming lectures, volunteering opportunities, and more. See you all up here at the ridge soon! jrbp.stanford.edu/news/februar...
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February 2026 Newsletter | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Explore the January 2026 Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (’Ootchamin ’Ooyakma). You will find new research projects, education and stewardship highlights, and new programs in partnership with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe. jrbp.stanford.edu/news/january...
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January 2026 Newsletter | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Gold-eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) is a fruticose lichen with branching lobes. Their sexual structures, apothecia, are bright-orange with spiny projections (cilia) situated around the rim. Photo by docent Perry McCarty. #lichen #Teloschistes #chrysophthalmus #goldeyelichen #apothecia
Gold-eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus)Gold-eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus)zoom in of gold-eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus)
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Take flight with our December 2025 Newsletter! It spotlights our 2024–2025 Annual Report & new Jasper Ridge website. Explore new research projects, upcoming public lectures, and stewardship news. Thank you for your support & happy holidays! Link: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/decembe...
 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) pictures by Peter Hart.
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
We’re pleased to share our 2024–2025 Annual Report. We invite you to explore our report to see how Jasper Ridge advanced research, education, and stewardship! Thank you for staying connected and engaged with us! See you all at the ridge in 2026! Link: drive.google.com/file/d/1YDu2...
Cover of the Jasper Ridge 2024-2025 annual report with a picture of western bewildering bushmallow
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Heading into the holiday weekend, we’re feeling grateful for everyone who makes Jasper Ridge thrive: staff, students, faculty, docents, committees, and nature itself. Like this flock of mallards lifting off over Searsville Reservoir, our community rises together. Thank you! Photo credit: Dan Quinn
Photo credit: Dan Quinn. A flock of Mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) in flight leaving Searsville Lake.
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Welcome @afapellegrini.bsky.social and team!
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
"I better show him I am not afraid. I will stick out my tail with its warning colors" A short story by @dukesjeff.bsky.social inspired by an autumn day at Jasper Ridge! Enjoy!
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Tadashi Fukami @fukamit.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
New preprint: "Priority effects drive fungal and nematode emergence from insect larvae," introducing our new study system at 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma (Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve), led by Amaury Payelleville doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Tadashi Fukami @fukamit.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Reflections on the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe's youth campout at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) jrbp.stanford.edu/news/voices-...
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Voices from the Muwekma youth campout 2025 | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Check out the 2025 November newsletter! - Hear from Indigenous youth attending the 2nd Muwekma campout - Learn how AI @stanford.edu is being used to ID biodiversity - Read a docents adventure to save milkweed from invasive teasel - And more exciting research! Link: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/jrbpoo-...
Banana slug!
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
On Fri Oct 10, Jasper Ridge, Stanford, and other network partners and students attended the SOAR Year 3 All-Hands Symposium at West Valley College. Check out our blog post on the day's program and student successes we've seen! www.soarnetwork.org/soar-year-3-all-hands-symposium
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SOAR Year 3 All-Hands Symposium — SOAR: A NSF RCN-UBE Project
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Congrats to our team, Katie and Trevor! They led an innovative program during Stanford's Climate week: "AI Into the Wild’ connects Stanford to local flora and fauna at Jasper Ridge. Read more in the @stanforddaily.com.web.brid.gy: stanforddaily.com/2025/11/02/a...
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‘AI Into the Wild’ connects Stanford to local flora and fauna at Jasper Ridge
The workshop, organized by a team of graduate and undergraduate students, was led by Jasper Ridge docents and focused on the preserve, wildlife conservation and AI applications.
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Laura Leventhal @lauracleventhal.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Yay to spending time with plant nerds! Thank you for the tour and specimen viewing at @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social
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David Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Great visit this morning to the Carnegie Institution for Science and Jasper Ridge with Joanna Feehan and @lauracleventhal.bsky.social. Sat at the “co-evolution” table and found some photos of young Clausen, Keck, and Hiesey.
Me standing in front of the Carnegie Institution Laura, me, and Jo sitting at the coevolution tableOld group photo of the Carnegie team. Jasper Ridge main building with oak trees flanking it.
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Congrats to @dukesjeff.bsky.social and many other @droughtnet.bsky.social scientists working on studying the effects of different drought patterns in grasslands and shrublands worldwide. Read more below:
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Our October 2025 newsletter just crawled into our blogs section (link in bio)! Inside, you'll find details on new community lectures starting Oct 21, updates on new research projects, & our latest student highlights! Plus, check out a great tarantula (Aphonopelma sp.) photo by Trevor Hébert!
tarantula (Aphonopelma sp.)
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
More research on serpentine soils! Authors incorporated plant trait and herbivory measurements to better understand how serpentine soils influence aboveground plant-herbivore interactions and community structure! Thanks @xmoreira.bsky.social and team for sharing your work!
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Thank you to @sierraclub.org for showcasing the ongoing collaborative work with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe here at 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma! www.sierraclub.org/sierra/futur...
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The Future of Conservation: Indigenous Ways Meet Western Science
Collaboration and co-stewardship are bringing positive change across the country
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
This morning we spotted a male California quail (Callipepla californica) acting as a sentinel (a lookout), perched high and watching for predators. Photos by Jorge Ramos. #californiaquail #quail #callipeplacalifornica. Read more about the California state bird: birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...
California quail (Callipepla californica)California quail (Callipepla californica)
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Check out this wonderful blog post from the SOAR Professional Development Short Course this spring, co-led by our partner Esther Cole Adelsheim (Conservation Program Manager). Students attest to how transformative it was to learn field skills and build community. www.soarnetwork.org/soar-weekend...
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SOAR Weekend Intensive 2025 — SOAR: A NSF RCN-UBE Project
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Read about remote sensing and aerial imagery from planes, drones, and satellites! Learn how Jasper Ridge researchers, students and staff rely on aerial imagery to enhance their understanding of landscape changes and ecological recovery! news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
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Aerial imagery supports pioneering research at Jasper Ridge
Whether captured with planes, drones, or satellites, staff and researchers at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (‘Ootchamin ‘Ooyakma) have long relied on aerial imagery to enhance their understanding o...
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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Meet Atash and Jaime, our amazing 2025 Stewardship Student Interns! They’re making a real impact at Jasper Ridge, bringing fresh energy and innovation to our stewardship projects. Curious to see what they’re up to? Check out their stories below. jrbp.stanford.edu/news/steward...
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Stewardship student Interns contribute to stewardship at Jasper Ridge | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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Jorge Ramos, PhD @jorgerh2o.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
See you at #ESA2025 next week!Find me at the ESA SEEDS events, Wed, 10:30 AM Panel on Careers at a Research Station with OBFS friends; and Thu, 5 PM Poster LB 13-177 on Wildfire resilience initiatives at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)!
Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Preparing for a Career at a Research Station
Career Central Room 1 (Exhibit Hall)Presentations
LB 13-177 - Wildfire resilience initiatives at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) with outcomes in collaboration, research, education and stewardship.
Thursday, August 14, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
Presenting Author - Jorge Ramos
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