By Raquel Guevara-Bolaños: On the 8th of December, a cool, crisp, winter morning consumed the Restoration Ecology Squad (the students) as they tried to bundle up and escape the cold. Our instructor, Wendy St John, was determined to continue the restoration activities she had been working on for some time Read more
Last October, a really spectacular space opened up on campus – we now have a dedicated Maker Space! Loads of equipment, including: vinyl cutter, embroidery machines, sublimation printer, oscilloscope, Arduino, soldering station, engraving machines, laser cutters, Carvey mill, and a virtual reality set up. Oh, and of course, we have 3D printers.
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By Hannah McKeown: Our Restoration Ecology class took a field trip to the Laguna de Santa Rosa on November 17th. There we met some of the Laguna Foundation staff: Brent, Hannah, and Paul. This was our second visit to a part of the Laguna this semester, and this time we started Read more
By Desirae Braga: There are certain areas that are in dire need of restoration, and the right expertise can help those areas to be properly restored and protected from future harm. On November 17, 2017, our Restoration Ecology class visited the Laguna de Santa Rosa to check out the Laguna Read more
By Emily Rosa: November 17 was a beautiful fall day in Sonoma County. The sky was clear and it was a nice cool temperature. This was an answered prayer for many students in this year’s Restoration Ecology class, after the rainy day we spent at the Laguna just a few Read more
By Margaret Lambert: On November 17th, our Restoration Ecology class went to the Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation’s Educational Center. Here we were met by Brent, Paul, and Hannah. Eager to get started we began with an informational walk around site. The “Ed. Center” as they called it was a Read more
By Raquel Guevara-Bolaños: On a crisp Friday morning, the students of Restoration Ecology from Sonoma State packed up and drove out to the Laguna de Santa Rosa foundation in Occidental. Our group was led by Brent Reed who is the Ecological Program Manager at the foundation and Paul Weber who Read more
By Audrey Glazier: One dark, cloudy day in November, my Restoration Ecology class was joined by students in another ecology class to attend an educational field trip with the Laguna Foundation. The goal was to learn about the Foundation’s restoration efforts along the Laguna de Santa Rosa, and also gain Read more
By Krissa Klein: Sonoma State University has two ponds on the north side of campus, not far from Copeland Creek. These ponds were originally meant for fire suppression, and are thus in ecologically poor shape. The water is an unappealing brownish color, with scum and litter floating on the surface. Read more
By David Wentworth: During our visit to Lagunitas creek, we were shown many different structures that had been created around and in the creek to better improve the health of its inhabitants. These man-made structures were created from a combination of natural materials (mainly wood) held together by rebar. The Read more