These are western pond turtles (Emys marmorata), California’s only native freshwater turtle. They are also tiny and adorable right after they hatch (yes I am a scientist I have data to prove this). 😀 These babies were incubated in their nests (at my field site), and the eggs were collected last week, so they could hatch in the lab. They’ll be raised for either one or two years at one of three local zoos, before being released back into the wild.
There are many online tools that can be used to support student learning, and this has become one of my new favorites. I use the online quiz platform Kahoot to host collaborative exam review sessions. Read more
In the fall semester of 2015, I began teaching Restoration Ecology at Sonoma State University (SSU). In that semester, students focused on envisioning sustainable goals for Copeland Creek, its inhabitants, and its surrounding environs. In Read more
The global science platform iNaturalist recently started an Ambassador Program, and I’m pleased to announce that, as of September 2025, I’ve been accepted as part of their first cohort of ambassadors. iNaturalist is a community Read more
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Western Pond Turtle Links – Teacup Rex · March 18, 2017 at 1:29 pm
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Western Pond Turtle Links – Teacup Rex · March 18, 2017 at 6:32 pm
[…] Tiny and Adorable Western Pond Turtles (September 11, 2013) Turtles! (June 10, 2013) Grumpyface (September 8, 2012) Brand New Babies (September 5, 2012) We Have a Baby! (September 2, 2012) Soon, Very Soon . . . (August 31, 2012) Baby Turtle Release (August 20, 2012) Me and My BB! (August 17th, 2012) 201 (July 18th, 2012) Baby Turtles (May 8, 2012) Western Pond Turtle Hatchling (September 15, 2011) Western Pond Turtle (drawn by me) (Sepember 15, 2011) […]