Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
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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
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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
Welcome @afapellegrini.bsky.social and team!
Pleased to announce that the Pellegrini group will be moving to Stanford University to join the Department of Earth System Science in the Doerr School of Sustainability in Sept. 2025. If you're interested in working on Qs regarding how systems respond to global change, contact me!
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Welcome @afapellegrini.bsky.social and team!
"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!
A short story by @dukesjeff.bsky.social inspired by an autumn day at Jasper Ridge! Enjoy!
Short story Sunday:
There once was a California newt heading down a leafy trail 1/??
There once was a California newt heading down a leafy trail 1/??
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"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!
A short story by @dukesjeff.bsky.social inspired by an autumn day at Jasper Ridge! Enjoy!
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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
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November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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
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Reflections on the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe's youth campout at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
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Voices from the Muwekma youth campout 2025 | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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October 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Reflections on the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe's youth campout at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
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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-...
- 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-...
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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-...
- 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-...
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!
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SOAR Year 3 All-Hands Symposium — SOAR: A NSF RCN-UBE Project
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November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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
www.soarnetwork.org/soar-year-3-all-hands-symposium
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:
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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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November 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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...
stanforddaily.com/2025/11/02/a...
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Yay to spending time with plant nerds! Thank you for the tour and specimen viewing at @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Yay to spending time with plant nerds! Thank you for the tour and specimen viewing at @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social
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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.
October 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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.
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:
The latest DroughtNet paper is out in Science today! Using coordinated experiments across six continents and 74 sites, the International Drought Experiment found differences between the effects of extreme droughts and more typical droughts... (1/3) www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Drought intensity and duration interact to magnify losses in primary productivity
As droughts become longer and more intense, impacts on terrestrial primary productivity are expected to increase progressively. Yet, some ecosystems appear to acclimate to multiyear drought, with cons...
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October 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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:
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!
October 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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!
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!
Our new study about plant-herbivore interactions in serpentine soils
The impact of serpentine soils on plant traits and plant–herbivore interactions - Moreira - 2025 - Ecology - Wiley Online Library esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The impact of serpentine soils on plant traits and plant–herbivore interactions - Moreira - 2025 - Ecology - Wiley Online Library esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The impact of serpentine soils on plant traits and plant–herbivore interactions
Serpentine soils, known for high heavy metal content and low nutrients, create harsh conditions for plants and herbivores. Although previous research has explored how serpentine soils affect herbivor....
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October 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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!
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...
The Future of Conservation: Indigenous Ways Meet Western Science
Collaboration and co-stewardship are bringing positive change across the country
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October 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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...
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/...
September 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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/...
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.
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SOAR Weekend Intensive 2025 — SOAR: A NSF RCN-UBE Project
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September 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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...
www.soarnetwork.org/soar-weekend...
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!
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Learn how Jasper Ridge researchers, students and staff rely on aerial imagery to enhance their understanding of landscape changes and ecological recovery!
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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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August 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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...
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...
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.
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Stewardship student Interns contribute to stewardship at Jasper Ridge | Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
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August 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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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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)!
August 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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)!
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Assistant Professor position in Traditional Ecological Knowledge at Stanford University. Applications due Sept 30, 2025
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Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Assistant Professor in Traditional Ecological Knowledge
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August 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Assistant Professor position in Traditional Ecological Knowledge at Stanford University. Applications due Sept 30, 2025
facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
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Visit Dr. Adriana Hernandez and @fukamit.bsky.social poster (P105) on Monday! They are investigating the post-burning effects of #chaparral ecosystems, and after year one, they were surprised to find an exciting #fire follower, invasives, and many taxa resprouting! #Botany2025
July 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Visit Dr. Adriana Hernandez and @fukamit.bsky.social poster (P105) on Monday! They are investigating the post-burning effects of #chaparral ecosystems, and after year one, they were surprised to find an exciting #fire follower, invasives, and many taxa resprouting! #Botany2025
Jasper Ridge docent program celebrates 50 years!
Volunteer docents at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) have educated visitors, supported research, and helped steward a unique local ecosystem. Read @stanford.edu article:
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Volunteer docents at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) have educated visitors, supported research, and helped steward a unique local ecosystem. Read @stanford.edu article:
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
Jasper Ridge docent program celebrates 50 years
For half a century, volunteer docents at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) have educated visitors, supported research, and helped steward a unique local ecosystem.
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June 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Jasper Ridge docent program celebrates 50 years!
Volunteer docents at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) have educated visitors, supported research, and helped steward a unique local ecosystem. Read @stanford.edu article:
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
Volunteer docents at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) have educated visitors, supported research, and helped steward a unique local ecosystem. Read @stanford.edu article:
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...
The 2025 Jasper Ridge Docent Graduation and Summer Picnic celebrated new scientifically trained docents and recognized multiple achievements by students! The event also marked the 50th anniversary of the Jasper Ridge docent program! Read more: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/2025-gr...
June 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM
The 2025 Jasper Ridge Docent Graduation and Summer Picnic celebrated new scientifically trained docents and recognized multiple achievements by students! The event also marked the 50th anniversary of the Jasper Ridge docent program! Read more: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/2025-gr...
Happy Earth Day from a majestic valley oak (Quercus lobata) at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)! #earthday #earthday2025
April 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Happy Earth Day from a majestic valley oak (Quercus lobata) at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)! #earthday #earthday2025
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Photos of wildflowers in bloom, pollinators at work, and turkeys flaunting their finery showcase the changing of seasons at Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.
Two seasons on Jasper Ridge
At Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, a hike in February and one in April paint different pictures. The grays of clouds and rain and the browns of m
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April 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Photos of wildflowers in bloom, pollinators at work, and turkeys flaunting their finery showcase the changing of seasons at Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.