Nature News

clay models sitting under joshua treeCheck out Juniper Harrower's great stop-motion animation on the symbiosis between Joshua Trees and their yucca moth pollinators! 

Natural History Field Quarter Students watch the sunset above the fog from scenic Gamboa Point in Landels-Hill Big Creek Reserve. Applications for two field-based courses, BIOE 82 and ENVS 15, are now available online! Both classes are open to all majors and are primarily field-based. Applications are due August 31st!

 Randall Morgan

Jesse's smiling face in front of a church and riverJesse Laine, a UCSC undergrad, has begun work researching bumblebee diversity and plant-pollinator interactions using the Randy Morgan Collection. Jesse's work is supported by the Randall Morgan Student Fellowship. Click here to learn more about Jesse's work.

In Ken's Words

Ken-singing

"Just as we perceive our commonality of purpose we grow more accepting of each other's diversity. The poet, the artist, the teacher, and the scientist become equal partners in our seeking."

 

Nature Notes

Bumblebees with pollen on thighs, abdomen an face.It's spring and our native bumblebees are out! Look for them collecting pollen and returning to their communal nests, which are often found in old gopher holes in meadows across campus.

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