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Jasper Ridge Continuing Education Group
The Continuing Education Group offers educational programs each year for our docent community. The group is docent-led and has offered refresher lectures, new material, and walks on natural history topics for 15 years.
To learn more about the group's origin and history, check out Gary Nielsen's (Class of 2004) reflections on leading the Continuing Education group in his blog post "My Decade With Continuing Education."
Events typically take place at Sun Field Station and locations out on the preserve. Programs and sign-ups are announced via the Jasper Ridge docent listserv.
Recent Continuing Education Events
September 2023. Photo: JRBP Staff
Gall Walk
October 2023. Photo: Jack Owikci
Astronomy Night Star Party
April 2024. Photo: JRBP Staff
Wildflower Walk
Continuing Education Events: 2011 to the Present
Continuing Education events since 2011 show the impressive depth, breadth, and expertise of our Jasper Ridge community.
| Event | Leader |
|---|---|
| 2011 | |
| Searsville Lake and Dam Progress | Philippe Cohen |
| Global Change Experiment | Bill Gomez |
| Mass Extinction/Climate Change | Leo LaPorte |
| Lichens of Jasper Ridge | Diane Renshaw |
| Butterflies of Jasper Ridge | Jan Hintermeister/Karen DeMello |
| Geology of Jasper Ridge | Leo LaPorte |
| 2012 | |
| Tidepooling at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve | Bill Gomez |
| Walking Rancho del Oso Reserve | Walt Hays |
| Astronomy Night... Star Party at JR | Gary Nielsen/Stu Koretz |
| Geology of Jasper Ridge | Leo LaPorte |
| Wildflowers Review Walk | Toni Corelli |
| Darwin at Galapagos Video | Leo LaPorte |
| Docent Workshop - Teaching Tips | Carl Chaney |
| 2013 | |
| Climate Change Experiment | Chris Field |
| Woody Plants and Shrubs | John Rawlins |
| Breeding Habits of Acorn Woodpeckers | Walt Koenig |
| Birding by Ear | Rob Furrow |
| Secondary Metabolites | Stu Koretz |
| Strategies for Teaching Natural History at Jasper Ridge | Cindy Wilber |
| Wildflowers Review Walk | Toni Corelli |
| Ecology of Plant/Animal Interactions | Rodolfo Dirzo |
| Lichens of Jasper Ridge | Diane Renshaw |
| 2014 | |
| Google Earth Techniques | Trevor Hébert |
| Tidepooling at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve | Bill Gomez |
| Lichens and Mosses | Diane Renshaw |
| Macrophotography | Jack Owicki |
| Secondary Metabolites | Stu Koretz |
| Plant/Animal Interactions | Rodolfo Dirzo |
| Searsville Dam Status | Philippe Cohen |
| Wildflowers Review Walk | Toni Corelli |
| Dragonflies of Jasper Ridge | Jan H./Karen DeMello |
| 2015 | |
| Searsville Dam Status | Philippe Cohen |
| Geology of Jasper Ridge | Megan D'Errico |
| Lichens and Mosses of Jasper Ridge | Diane Renshaw |
| Defaunation-Ecological Consequences | Rodolfo Dirzo |
| Spiders of Jasper Ridge | Jack Owicki |
| Plant Scent and Color | Stu Koretz |
| Wildflowers Review Walk | Ann Lambrecht |
| Trees and Shrubs of Jasper Ridge | John Rawlins |
| 2016 | |
| Baylands Restoration | Jane Moss |
| Pheromones and Eusocial Behavior | Stu Koretz |
| Wildflowers Review Walk | Ann Lambrecht/Herbarium |
| Butterflies of Jasper Ridge | Jan Hintermeister/Karen DeMello |
| 2017 | |
| Baylands Restoration | Jane Moss |
| Pollinator Observations and Experiments | Rodolfo Dirzo |
| Shrubs and Trees of Jasper Ridge | Diane Renshaw/Ann Lambrecht |
| Grasses of Jasper Ridge | John Rawlins |
| Lichens of Jasper Ridge | Diane Renshaw |
| Wildflowers Review Walk | Ann Lambrecht/Herbarium |
| 2018 | |
| History of Jasper Ridge | Julie Cain |
| Geology of Jasper Ridge | Richard Nevle |
| Chemistry in Ecology | Stu Koretz |
| Galls of Jasper Ridge | Merav Vonshak |
| Wildflowers Review Walk | Ann Lambrecht/Diane Renshaw |
| Sounds of Nature | Dan Dugan |
| 2019 | |
| Lichens in the Blue Oak Woodlands | Diane Renshaw |
| Herbivory - Concepts and Theory | Rodolfo Dirzo |
| Vision in Animals | Stu Koretz |
| Wildflowers Review Walk | Diane Renshaw/Herbarium |
| Galls of Jasper Ridge | Merav Vonshak |
| 2020 | |
| Geology of Jasper Ridge | Richard Nevle |
| 2021 | |
| Trees and Shrubs | Diane Renshaw/Herbarium |
| 2022 | |
| Wildflower Review Walk | Diane Renshaw/Herbarium |
| Searsville Dam Status | Tony Barnosky |
| Trees and Shrubs | Herbarium |
| Spiders of Jasper Ridge | Jack Owicki |
| Study Design | Stu Koretz |
| 2023 | |
| Galls of Jasper Ridge | Merav Vonshak |
| Astronomy Night | Andrew Pierce/Gary Nielsen |
| Hearing in Animals | Stu Koretz |
| Wildflower Review Walk | Diane Renshaw/Herbarium |
| Dam and Restoration Update | Sheena Sidhu |
| 2024 | |
| Trees and Shrubs | Diane Renshaw/Herbarium |
| Animal Venoms and Toxins | Stu Koretz |
| Wildflower Review | Diane Renshaw/Herbarium |
| En Plein Air Painting Sessions (3) | Deanna Messinger |
| 2025 | |
| Watershed Walk | Katie Glover |
| Wildflower Review Walk | Diane Renshaw/Herbarium |
| Mimicry in Animals | Stu Koretz |