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News
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6th
meeting of the Santa Lucia Natural History Symposium at Esalen
Institute!
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About
20 field researchers met at Esalen Institute on Saturday, February
3, 2001, to discuss their findings and other topics of interest.
Here Art Hazebrook, a biologist working at Fort Hunter-Liggett,
speaks to the group about his work. The purpose of the meeting
is to get to know the full range of field research that takes
place in our region, and for workers to get to know each other.
The symposium also collects and maintains a bibliographic data
base for work done in the region. For more photos see Santa
Lucia Natural History Symposium page.
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Eupatorium
Pull!
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UCSC
intern Carly Boyd (L) and her crew of volunteer "Eupatorium
pullers" after successfully clearing a patch along the Interpretive
trail in the reserve. Thanks! For more photos see the volunteer
pages. 1-20-01
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Fire
Retardant Study
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UCSC
student Erin Avery applies one quart of fire retardant to experimental
plot on Highlands Ridge. The unsprayed control plot is a couple
of meters to the east. Erin is investigating the effects of retardant
on the growth of thistles and other grassland plants, both natives
and exotic weeds. Last May we suffered a serious thistle
invasion which may have been augmented by application of fire
retardant. This is a senior thesis project sponsored by her advisor
Ingrid Parker. 1-21-01
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Minnesota
College visits the reserve
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Local
historian Jeff Norman lectures a class from Gustavus Adelphus
College, Minnesota about regional history and land use. Reserve
manager John Smiley also lectured the class about reserve management
and fire ecology. 1-19-01
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Now.com
film crew at Redwood Camp
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1-13-01
A film crew came up from UC Irvine and interviewed California
natural history expert Alan Schoenherr and reserve manager John
Smiley. The film is being produced for web TV, and will be available
on now.com in April, 2001.
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New
student intern
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1-13-01
UCSC student Carly Boyd is doing an internship at Big Creek this
quarter. Here she is (on left) with reserve steward Rohana Mayer.
She plans to focus on exotic plant removal, land stewardship practices,
and develop a project. 1-14-01 We just finished cleaning up the
beach after the big storm of 1-11-01.
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Links
to other stories:
•CAUTION/ADVISORY:
Don't bring tree disease to Big Creek! See Sudden Oak Death page for details.
New
Spider Pics!
New PBS documentary Big Sur: California's Wild Coast
•New
- Interactive Habitat Schematic Includes descriptions, species
and images of Big Creek's vegetation and habitats - Sept 2002
•New
moth species attracted to pheromone trap!
June 2002
•Nature
Notes- updated monthly
•Big
Creek Stream Page- new data, floodevent - Jan 2003
•Volunteer
roadkill survey February 2003
•Highway
repair revegetation project (I) and (II)
February 2003
• 2000-2001
Kelp Fish Survey August 2002
•Fire
management meeting at Esalen Institute! October 2001
•Fires
and floods Visit this page for information about post-fire
succession and recent climate-related events. This page is updated
frequently.
•For last year's events and happenings at the reserve, see Reserve Highlights 2000-01
Fire Retardant Study
March 2000 Landslide!
Bridge project finished!
New
insect species!
New
- QuickTime VR PANORAMAS!! See panoramic views
of the reserve from four different locations (as of 9/11/2000).
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