Teacher Resources

Please see our "Bringing Classes to Jasper Ridge" page for more information on what we can offer for local high schools and how to request a visit.

Worksheets and Data

The materials below support our current program offerings for class visits. They are available to support any pre- and post-field trip exercises you wish to design for students.

Two students on Searsville Dam lower a water sampler towards the lake.

General Topics

Jasper Ridge Preserve Field Trip Worksheet

Frequently used for class visits, this two-page worksheet includes questions on Searsville Dam and SWRP, plant adaptations, and experimental design.

Plant Life

Oakmead Herbarium

Check out this page for our plant list, link to our digitized collection, data, and more.

Hydrology

Searsville Watershed Restoration Project (SWRP)

For the latest updates on SWRP, please visit Stanford's official page.

The blog post Watershed Restoration Conference Inspires Future Research, Education, and Stewardship for SWRP includes links and resources on dam removal.

Watershed Turbidity Data

Turbidity data collected by high school classes from Corte Madera Creek upstream and downstream of Searsville Lake, and at the lake itself.

USGS Stream Gauge Data - San Francisquito Creek, Stanford University

Explore this tool to design inquiries for students that explore the relationship between turbidity data, streamflow discharge downstream of the preserve, and local weather.

Jasper Ridge Wildlife and the Camera Trapping Program

"A comparison of eDNA to camera trapping for assessment of terrestrial mammal diversity"

Leempoel et al. (2020) is a study of Jasper Ridge wildlife populations that were detected with two different methods, eDNA and camera trapping.

"Pumas trigger a trophic cascade in a human-dominated landscape"

Community lecture by Stanford Biology Ph.D. candidate Chinmay Sonawane. Recording available by request.

Opportunities for High School Students and Teachers

Professional development opportunities for Bay Area high school students and teachers are posted as available.

Forestry Institute for Teachers
Now accepting applications for summer 2026. Three Continuing Education Units (CEUs) available from UC Davis or Cal Poly Humboldt.

Stanford Young Investigators Summer Internship
Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability program for high school scholars to spend the summer working in research groups and laboratories on the main Stanford campus. Applications open February 1, 2026