June 21, 2018
The Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve initiative “Out-of-the-Box-Into-the-Cloud” is underway! We are developing off-grid field-research instrumentation that will enable collaborations with field stations in other countries, as a way to engage with global sustainability initiatives—like stemming biodiversity loss—and bring new opportunities to our students, faculty, and JRBP community through promoting cross-cultural, cross-disciplinary environmental research and education. A big part of this... more
August 14, 2024
At Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma), we have been continuing our efforts to turn the preserve into a place where not just Western science, but both Western and Indigenous science can flourish, and inform each other. Given this new focus , we were honored to learn that Charlene Nijmeh, the Chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San... more
August 14, 2024
On July 28-29, 2024, multiple families from the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, among them fifteen youth members, came to Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) for a campout. The youth, ages ranging 3 to 14, were accompanied by twelve adult members. Fourteen Stanford affiliates, including students, faculty, and staff, also participated in the campout, making... more
May 12, 2020
Week 8 of Shelter in Place was ended with a unsettled weather--the picture above and the picture below were taken on the same day, at the same time, looking in different directions by our remote cameras. As usual in these unusual times, following are some reminders of what awaits us all when the COVID-19 crisis is over. Until then, we... more
