Community Lectures and Events

Rekindling a ruined hearth: Preliminary results of archeological survey and historial research of the Zoology cabin site Garrett Trask, M.A., Senior Archaeologist, Heritage Services, Stanford University Over a century after the Zoology Cabin was tore down by the University, its stone fireplace still stands alone and ruined amongst the redwoods at Jasper Ridge. A group of Stanford Zoology faculty and... more

Seeing the fungi for the trees: How hidden cooperative networks sustain forest health Kabir G. Peay, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology, of Earth System Science and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment Fungi are invisible but omnipresent components of terrestrial ecosystems. Despite the difficulty of observing them they shape the structure of plant communities, biogeochemical cycles, and... more

Group picture by Dan Quinn during the trees and shrubs Nov 6 continuing education event. Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve! 2022 HOLIDAY PARTY! Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 4:30 to 6:30 PM Sun Field Station, JRBP (Stanford encourages masks when indoors) Come share your best 2022 memories with your friends over a cup of hot apple cider, holiday cookies, a glass of... more

Date Change: Monday, November 14, 2022 Audubon Science: Producing actionable science for bird conservation Chad Wilsey Ph.D., Vice President and Chief Scientist, National Audubon Society Chad Wilsey has been with Audubon since 2013 and in his current role, leads a team of scientists conducting analyses in support of Audubon’s national main mission: to protect birds and the places they need... more

Place-based stewardship science at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve Sheena Sidhu, PhD. Staff Scientist at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Stanford University There is important work to do place-based applied research that can directly inform local climate change resilience, and it is vital to act collectively. Jasper Ridge’s newest staff scientist, Dr. Sheena Sidhu, approaches this work with the goal of creating... more

The Sierra Nevada: Natural History, Poetry, and Ecological Imagination Conversation with Steven Nightingale, Richard Nevle, and Rodolfo Dirzo. Friday, June 3rd, 4:00 PM (PT) (in person, outside) Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (picnic tables) Richard J. Nevle and Steven Nightingale take us across the legendary Sierra Nevada mountain range on a journey illuminated by scientific insight and incandescent poetry. From granite... more

Join us to celebrate the graduation of new Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve docents from the classes of 2020, 2021 and 2022! Graduation Ceremony and Community Picnic is Back! Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve Join us to celebrate, welcome and meet the new graduates and docents from the BIO / ESYS 105 Ecology and Natural History of Jasper Ridge classes of 2020,... more

Squirrels in the city: predicted threats to our native squirrel from two invading species Dr. Jessica Castillo Vardaro, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Biological Sciences Department, San Jose State University Virtual Event via ZOOM: May 17, 2022 at 4:30 PM (PT) Invasive species are a major threat to biodiversity worldwide and tree squirrels ( Sciuridae ) are among... more

Virtual Event via ZOOM: May 13, 2022 at 2-3 PM (PT) Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer presents Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Citizen Potawatomi Nation, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Environmental Biology, Founder and Director: Center for Native Peoples and the Environment Hosted by: School of Humanities and Sciences, Department of Biology, Hadly Lab, Jasper... more

The wild side of E. coli: Investigating the distribution and diversity of Escherichia coli in wild animals at Jasper Ridge Katherine Lagerstrom, PhD Candidate, Hadly Lab, Biology, Stanford University April 19, 2022 at 4:30 PM (PT) Escherichia coli is a well-known and important species of bacteria to humans, but is understudied in wild animals. E. coli residing in the guts... more