Galbreath Wildlands Preserve, Registration Required

Naturalized wild honeybees in remote landscapes are part of novel ecosystems. Research project on the Galbreath Preserve investigates the life cycles of wild honeybees and their role in a diverse pollinator community. Come visit several bee trees with us, and learn about a successful bee-tree-locating technique called beelining.

Galbreath Wildlands Preserve, Registration Required

How can one capture the wonder of the outdoors on the written page? Engage your senses as we explore nature and record focused observations, then create short nature essays based on the wildflowers, leaves, insects, trees and grasses of the upcoming summer. Learn how to articulate your experiences of the natural world in writing!

Cada vez más, los países reconocen que la cultura, la conservación y la resiliencia se han convertido en soluciones que trascienden las fronteras, inspirando propuestas innovadoras, preventivas y adaptativas, que en muchos casos provienen de los pueblos indígenas. ¿Cómo puedes convertirte en un campeón mundial de la naturaleza? Esta y otras preguntas se discutirán en esta conversación con líderes comunitarios y expertos de América del Sur y del Norte.

Fairfield Osborn Preserve

Take advantage of nature's healing powers while exploring diverse ecosystems on Sonoma Mountain! SSU Naturalists lead your tour of this university education and research site, giving insights into ways we can work together to restore regional landscapes. Hikes are every Saturday April 2nd - May 7th.

Young Women in Herpetology | 10-2 P.M. Galbreath Wildlands Preserve, Registration Required

Less than one third of herpetologists worldwide are women, and yet two of them are hard at work right here in the North Bay. Go in search of reptiles and amphibians with us on the Galbreath Wildlands Preserve in southern Mendocino County! With experience in public education, research, animal care and academia, they'll share their knowledge and passion for these fascinating vertebrates and their important role in the health of our ecosystem.

Galbreath Wildlands Preserve, Registration Required.

Help control this destructive forest pathogen! We are particularly concerned about the possibility of the more virulent EU1 strain of the pathogen infecting tanoaks at Galbreath Preserve. Join us to contribute to science and help the preserve, while also getting your own bay laurel or tanoak trees tested at no cost.

Fairfield Osborn Preserve, Registration Required. 

Help control this destructive forest pathogen! This statewide citizen science project is vital to managing Sudden Oak Death, which is widespread in Sonoma County. This is a bilingual event (English and Spanish). 

¡Ayuda a controlar este destructivo patógeno del bosque! Este proyecto de ciencia comunitaria en todo el estado es vital para administrar Sudden Oak Death, que está muy extendido en el condado de Sonoma. Este es un evento bilingüe (Inglés y Español).

Fairfield Osborn Preserve

Take advantage of nature's healing powers while exploring diverse ecosystems on Sonoma Mountain! SSU Naturalists lead your tour of this university education and research site, giving insights into ways we can work together to restore regional landscapes. Hikes are every Saturday April 2nd - May 7th.

Fairfield Osborn Preserve

Take advantage of nature's healing powers while exploring diverse ecosystems on Sonoma Mountain! SSU Naturalists lead your tour of this university education and research site, giving insights into ways we can work together to restore regional landscapes. Hikes are every Saturday April 2nd - May 7th.

Warren Auditorium, Registration Required

We are in a climate crisis. “Embers of Awakening: From Firestorms to Climate Health” is a gripping exploration of how fire is changing the way we live. The film reveals personal stories of damage and recovery in Sonoma County and ways we need to change the way we live to create a path towards a healthy world. After the film, join us for small group reflective discussions and Q&A with the filmmakers, then hear briefly about what SSU is doing to make a difference, with an opportunity to sign the new SSU Sustainability Pledge that helps identify meaningful personal actions you can take for a vibrant future in our county and on our planet. In partnership with Listening for a Change and the Center for Community Engagement.

Mt. Denali Gym at Campus Recreation
All are welcome to the Early Earth DayTabling Event to see what is already happening on campus to support sustainability and reduce our contribution to climate change. Recology, Sun Power, Culinary Services, Faculty projects, Student groups, Facilities Management, and more will be there to showcase what exciting work is happening at SSU.

Fairfield Osborn Preserve

Take advantage of nature's healing powers while exploring diverse ecosystems on Sonoma Mountain! SSU Naturalists lead your tour of this university education and research site, giving insights into ways we can work together to restore regional landscapes. Hikes are every Saturday April 2nd - May 7th.

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A supply chain is the entire process of making and selling commercial goods, including every stage from the supply of materials and the manufacture of goods through to their distribution and sale. Resilience of critical supply chains proactively allows organizations to withstand and quickly recover from incidents. This is the seventh event in the 2020-21 North Bay Forward "Building Resilience" monthly speaker series, a year-long conversation to increase community collaboration on resilience to climate change.

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The black bear is the most common species of bear in North America and a native of California. It is opportunistic and, as such, can sometimes be viewed by humans as irritating and frightening as it rummages for food in our backpacks and even refrigerators! It is emblematic of wildness, needing a mosaic of diverse habitats to survive. By building resilient and biodiverse habitats, we help bears to stay wild – in our open spaces, and out of our neighborhoods. Several studies are underway to learn as much as possible about these magnificent animals. Learn how you can be part of the research team!

Fairfield Osborn Preserve

Take advantage of nature's healing powers while exploring diverse ecosystems on Sonoma Mountain! SSU Naturalists lead your tour of this university education and research site, giving insights into ways we can work together to restore regional landscapes. Hikes are every Saturday April 2nd - May 7th.

Register for Zoom link

Get a window into the process of scientific inquiry with researchers across the country! Join us for informal short videos filmed in the field, followed by a chat with scientists studying how climate change is affecting the rocky intertidal zone in California, Maine, and Oregon. Who are they? How did they get interested in this habitat? In fieldwork? This research question?