November 20, 2019
Irene Brown—longtime Jasper Ridge researcher, instructor, docent, and friend—passed away on November 14; she was 87. Irene touched the lives of all of us in the Jasper Ridge community and inspired generations of colleagues and students with her scientific knowledge, scrupulous writing and editing, quick wit, warm heart and joy in spending time outdoors. Every one of us who knew... more
November 20, 2019
At a ceremony held on the Stanford University campus November 20, Nona Chiariello received one of the university’s highest honors, the Marsh O’Neill Award. Presented by Dean of Research Kathryn “Kam” Moler, the award honors staff who have contributed above and beyond to the exceptional research for which Stanford is known. The awardees are nominated by faculty in recognition of... more
September 6, 2019
Recently, staff at Stanford and AECOM completed two days’ worth of non-native fish control and sampling from Searsville reservoir at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve. This occurred over a time when the water levels have also been dropped for a number of reasons, one of which was to potentially aid in the fish capture from a smaller volume of water. Photo... more
July 30, 2019
As part of Jasper Ridge’s Out-of-the-Box-and-Into-the-Cloud and Anthropocene Biodiversity Initiatives , faculty director Liz Hadly and executive director Tony Barnosky have teamed up with Stanford Travel/Study and Walk Botswana Safaris to offer an exclusive trip to highlight how Jasper Ridge is connected to other natural areas around the world. The 10-day trip will take place June 26 through July 7,... more
June 12, 2019
DOWNLOAD A WALLET-SIZE REFERENCE CARD WITH THE ADDRESS MAP AND CURRENT STAFF PHONE NUMBERS, OR PICK UP A PRINTED EMERGENCY CARD NEXT TIME YOU ARE AT SUN FIELD STATION To aid emergency responders, we recently obtained official addresses for most Jasper Ridge gates. Our direct mailing and Main Gate address remains the same: • 4001 Sand Hill Road, Woodside, CA... more
May 5, 2019
We are delighted to welcome Jorge Ramos to Jasper Ridge as our newest team member. Jorge will be assuming the role of Associate Director for Environmental Education as of May 13, taking over the guidance of the preserve’s education program from Cindy Wilber when she retires in June. He was the top candidate in an international search that saw more... more
May 3, 2019
JRBP education coordinator Cindy Wilber will retire from Stanford in June after a 21-year career at Jasper Ridge creating and administering educational programs that instill a love of outdoor learning, promote diversity in the field of ecology, and inspire students to give back through outreach education. Her dedicated teaching and mentoring have touched the lives of everyone at Jasper Ridge... more
March 25, 2019
The ‘ Out of the Box - Into the Cloud ’ initiative at Jasper Ridge is going to start exploring the soundscape ecology of the various habitats found within Jasper Ridge by deploying autonomous recording units for a week's worth of continual recordings across the preserve. We are also exploring how we can develop these acoustic recorders further by making... more
March 6, 2019
Alan Grundmann was the first administrative director of Stanford's nearly 1,200-acre Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, a position he held from 1976 until his retirement in 1993. In addition to overall responsibility for the entire preserve, Alan oversaw the transition of the Searsville site from a recreational area visited by people from all over the San Francisco peninsula for swimming, picnicking,... more
December 6, 2018
We’re pleased to make available our 2017-18 Annual Report —with a twist. In the interest of saving trees, this year the report will appear only in digital form: click here to view and download it . But never fear if you were looking forward to a hard copy—there is a companion piece to this year’s Annual Report that you will... more
