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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · 20d

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/...

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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Sep 11

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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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Aug 25

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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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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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Aug 21

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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Jorge Ramos, PhD @jorgerh2o.bsky.social · Aug 8

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)!

Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT
Preparing for a Career at a Research Station
Career Central Room 1 (Exhibit Hall)

Presentations
LB 13-177 - Wildfire resilience initiatives at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) with outcomes in collaboration, research, education and stewardship.
Thursday, August 14, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM EDT
Presenting Author - Jorge Ramos

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Tadashi Fukami @fukamit.bsky.social · Aug 6

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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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Jul 25

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

The western bewildering bushmallow, Malacothamnus arcuatus var. arcuatus, form rings around the edges of piles.

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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Jun 16

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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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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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Jun 16

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...

Group picture of docents of Jasper Ridge!

Poster board listing all docents and the award of merit!

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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Apr 22

Happy Earth Day from a majestic valley oak (Quercus lobata) at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)! #earthday #earthday2025

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Stanford University @handle.invalid · Apr 13

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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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Apr 7

Enjoy a virtual research hike with the @stanford.edu Report article titled "Long-term studies at Jasper Ridge yield insights into oak ecosystems". Read how Prof Rodolfo Dirzo, student Chrysanthe Frangos, & team investigate the California native trees. Link: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Apr 2

In the 50th anniversary of the Jasper Ridge docent class, the JRBP ('O'O) docents were recognized with the @stanford.edu Alumni Associates Award of Merit. Last Saturday, alumni & docents Dawn Neisser & Julien Wright-Ueda accepted the award on behalf of the community jrbp.stanford.edu/news/docent-...

Dawn Neisser and Julien Wright-Ueda are presented the Award of Merit at the Stanford Associates Awards Ceremony.

Top left: Julien Ueda resurveying the Blair bird count points for his honors thesis. Photo by Trevor Hebert.

Top middle: Transect E birders on the trail. From left: Sally Jackson, Jan Schachter, Rob Jackson, Karen Greig, Mike Frank, Sara Timby. Photo by Dan Quinn.

Top right: Phil Leighton with a spotting scope. Photo by Dan Quinn.

Bottom left: Transect C bird count team with Maya Xu, Marty Freeland, Andy Huynh, Yuchen Li and Chloe Cheng. Photo by Maya Xu.

Bottom right: Mary Ann Allan and Naomi Goodman doing the monthly Transect A bird count at Jasper Ridge. Photo by Sonny Mencher.

Top: The herbarium crew after pulling 5,000+ invasive plants. Photo by Alice Cummings.

Bottom left: Dawn Neisser places an herbarium specimen in the digitization box, which houses a camera and lights to capture high quality images, while Diane Renshaw and Teal Derrer key specimens. Photo by Adriana Hernandez.

Bottom right: The herbarium crew helps survey vegetation around burn piles. Photo by Alice Cummings.

Top: Docent class of 1975 joins a geochemistry class from campus (Ann Lambrecht is the one in the hat). Photo taken from The Stanford Magazine for Spring/Summer 1975. Instructor Herb Dengler is standing (medium-brown shirt, darker brown jacket). Photo from Ann Lambrecht. Bottom: The docent class of 2024 is welcomed by the docent community after new students practiced leading a tour. Photo credit Jorge Ramos and Bob Siegel.

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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Mar 18

Spring is here & wildflowers are blooming! Clockwise from top left: Mosquito bills (Primula hendersonii), California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Hound’s tongue (Adelinia grandis) & warrior plume (Pedicularis densiflora). Photo J. Ramos. March 2025: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/jrbpoo-...

Clockwise from top left: Mosquito bills / sailor caps (Primula hendersonii), California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Hound’s tongue (Adelinia grandis ((Cynoglossum grande)) and warrior plume (Pedicularis densiflora). Photo credits J. Ramos.

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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Mar 18

Explore the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) 2023-2024 Annual Report! It illustrates a year filled with significant research, education, and stewardship milestones - and beautiful pictures from our docents! Link to blog post here: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/2023-20...

Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) 2023-2024 Annual Report with picture of an acorn woodpecker in flight

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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Feb 25

Fungi at Jasper Ridge! 1st image: Pleurotus ostreatus, OYSTER MUSHROOM. Pic by Alice Cummings. 2nd. Clavaridelphus ligula, STRAP CORAL. Pic by Alice Cummings. 3rd. Resident Ranger, Brooke leading a mushroom walk!

Resident Ranger, Brooke leading a mushroom walk!

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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Feb 4

A coyote peeking into our offices. The scientific name for a coyote is Canis latrans, which translates from Latin as barking dog. In Chochenyo language the word for coyote is máyyan. The common name, coyote, is derived from the language Nahuatl (Aztec) word coyōtl.

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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Jan 29

2023-2024 Year in Review
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California poppy flowers at Jasper Ridge

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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Jan 29

Student project feature from the latest BIO/EARTHSYS 105 cohort
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The abundance and species identity of ticks picked up by volunteers on cycling patrols throughout the preserve in spring 2024. Image created by Derek Knowles.

View of Searsville Reservoir, looking south in May 2024. Photo by María Gloria Robalino Ceped.

Part of a recipe card for Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon sp.) Ice Cream, one of ten botanical recipes that are part of Pearl, Isabella, and Tina's interactive StoryMap

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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Jan 29

Basket weaving comes to Jasper Ridge with Corine Pearce
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Corine Pearce teaching basket weaving to Stanford students (photo by Tadashi Fukami)

A group of graduate and professional students show their basket creations (photo by Katie Glover)

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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Jan 29

Muwekma youth campout at 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma
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Participants gather behind Leslie Shao-ming Sun Field Station at the beginning of the campout. Photo by Marina Luccioni.

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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Jan 29

Muwekma youth campout, how it came about and why
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Muweuka youth member Aria Cazares looking at a Swainson’s thrush as PhD student Julian Tattoni shows how to band a bird. Photo by Marina Luccioni.

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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Jan 29

Natural History Note: Camera trapping reveals the impact of fuel reduction on woodrat nesting behavior
#wildlife #conservation
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An image of two dusky-footed woodrats captured at night by a camera trap.

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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Jan 29

Long distance wildlife tracking reveals waypoints from Jasper Ridge to Mexico. #birds #ornithology #birdmigration #motus
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A Swainson's thrush with a radio tag on its back. Photo by Trevor Hebert.

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Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social · Jan 29

Intentional burning awakens a fire follower: Indigenous connections.
At Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma), a rare, locally endemic plant is growing vigorously in the area where intentional burning was applied to chaparral earlier this year.
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Western bewildering bushmallow plants growing around a burned pile

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