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UCSB Natural History Collection News
The UCSB Algae Herbarium is awarded a new Institute of Museum and Library Services, Museums for America grant!
Blooms are abuzz with bees and bee-searchers at NCOS and elsewhere at UCSB and beyond. Read on to learn how to recognize some of the native bees in our region (including a recent sighting of an endangered bumblebee species!) and what CCBER's student researchers are doing to improve our knowledge and ability to help support them.
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Preserving a Precious Ecological Resource at NCOS
During pre-restoration vegetation surveys at North Campus Open Space, small populations of three species of geophytes were discovered. In this story, CCBER Restoration Coordinator, Beau Tindall, tells us about the ecological importance of these special plants and the steps that CCBER is taking to help preserve and propagate them so that their populations can grow and persist well into the future.
Student Led Wildlife Study Finds New and Interesting Critters at NCOS
During the recent winter quarter, undergraduate student researcher Alistair Dobson led a grant-funded study of the wildlife that may be living in or visiting the hibernacula on the NCOS Mesa and upper salt marsh. He deployed a combination of motion-detection cameras and tracking tunnels at several hibernacula, and with a lot of help reviewing tens of thousands of images, he has compiled some preliminary data with a few interesting and surprising results. Read more about it and check out some of the photos here!
Vernon I Cheadle Alumni Award
Calling all UCSB undergraduate or graduate student with a passion for botany. Applications for the Vernon I. Cheadle Award are due April 30, 2021. Find out how to apply.
North Campus Open Space Restoration Project
NCOS News - May 2021
Updates - T-shirt art on display, New electric trimmers in use, Cliff Swallow Nesting Structure, Long-tailed Weasel, and more!
Feature Story - Preserving a Precious Ecological Resource at NCOS
Community Forum and Photos - A reminder on why dogs must be kept on leash, and great pics of Great-horned owlets and Green Herons.
Volunteer & Internship Opportunities
CCBER has many volunteer and internship opportunities in restoration ecology, natural history collections management and biological research.
