These posts were written by students in my Restoration Ecology course at Sonoma State University.
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 future semesters, we built upon this work, and were hosted on many fascinating field trips Read more
By Nayeli Lozano: On November 15th, 2019, Restoration Ecology spent the day learning from experts about the different restoration sites based on helping Salmonid communities found throughout our waterways. Restoration Ecology had the opportunity to learn from experts Sara, Eric, Erik, Teddy, and Preston. We learned about the four H’s Read more
By Mariah Chastain: Leo T. Cronin Fish Viewing Area On November 15th, 2019 our class joined Sarah Phillips, Erik Young and Teddy Handford to visit restoration projects in Napa County. Lagunitas Creek Watershed is 103 square miles and is the largest Olema Creek tributary. They gave us an overview of Read more
By Sara Dart: On November 11, 2019, our Restoration Ecology class traveled to Marin County to see and learn about salmonid restoration sites. First we met up with Sarah Phillips, Erik Young, and Teddy Hanford at the Leo T. Cronin fish viewing area, where we all gave a brief introduction Read more
By Nicole Dart: 11/15/19- Restoration Ecology’s final field trip of the 2019 Fall semester took us on an exciting adventure in the redwoods of Marin County, exploring different restoration projects at Lagunitas Creek, all working towards restoring habitat for salmonid fish. Our first stop of the day was at the Read more
By Jessica May: Our Journey Begins 11/15/19 – On an overcast morning, the Restoration Ecology students piled into two vans and set out to visit salmonid restoration sites at Lagunitas Creek in Marin County. Our first stop was a campground parking lot, where we met a few of our tour guides for the day: Read more
By Leopold Brajkovich: The trip started at a popular salmon viewing location that overlooks the historical stream of the native Coho salmon. The viewing location is named after someone who shares my own first name, Leo T. Cronin. From there we were transported in vans on a road that followed Read more
By Bailie Doll: We met with Sara, Teddy, and Erik at Leo T. Cronin Fish View Area on November 15, 2019. This area is in the Lagunitas Creek watershed and covers around 103 sq. miles. The largest tributary inside of this watershed is the Olema creek. They informed us about Read more
By Cassady Davis: On November 8, 2019, our Restoration Ecology class took a field trip to an area of the Laguna de Santa Rosa. When we first got to the site, the leaders talked to us about why they were doing restoration at the site, what work they’ve been doing, Read more
By Corbin Matley: On October 4th, 2019, twelve of us from Restoration Ecology met with Tom Tolliver from Sonoma Land Trust (SLT) at one of SLT’s sites that neighbors the Sonoma Raceway. The goal of the day was to remove decommissioned irrigation lines that fed encouraged riparian vegetation plots. Tom Read more