Community Lectures

The Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) Community Lecture Series showcases speakers and topics relevant to local natural history, the natural sciences, traditional ecological knowledge, and environmental justice. These events are open to the public.

Community Lectures are hosted in-person at Sun Field Station at the preserve. See event details for a map and directions. 

This year, recordings of events are available by speaker agreement and as funds allow. 

Upcoming Events

March
11

Dr. Lee Panich: From Land Grants to Land Grab: The Dispossession of Ohlone Lands in the Mid-Nineteenth Century

Date
Wednesday, March 11, 2026, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Location:
Sun Field Station, Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
April
15

Dr. Dustin Mulvaney

Date
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Location:
Sun Field Station, Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)
May
20

Secretary Wade Crowftoot

Date
Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Location:
Sun Field Station, Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)