Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)

Photo credit: Dan Quinn. A flock of Mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) in flight leaving Searsville Lake.

Heading into the holiday weekend, we’re feeling grateful for everyone who makes Jasper Ridge thrive: staff, students, faculty, docents, committees, and nature itself. Like this flock of mallards lifting off over Searsville Reservoir, our community rises together. Thank you! Photo credit: Dan Quinn

Welcome @afapellegrini.bsky.social and team!

"I better show him I am not afraid. I will stick out my tail with its warning colors"
A short story by @dukesjeff.bsky.social inspired by an autumn day at Jasper Ridge! Enjoy!

New preprint: "Priority effects drive fungal and nematode emergence from insect larvae," introducing our new study system at 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma (Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve), led by Amaury Payelleville

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Reflections on the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe's youth campout at Stanford University's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)

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Banana slug!

Check out the 2025 November newsletter!
- Hear from Indigenous youth attending the 2nd Muwekma campout
- Learn how AI @stanford.edu is being used to ID biodiversity
- Read a docents adventure to save milkweed from invasive teasel
- And more exciting research! Link: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/jrbpoo-...

On Fri Oct 10, Jasper Ridge, Stanford, and other network partners and students attended the SOAR Year 3 All-Hands Symposium at West Valley College. Check out our blog post on the day's program and student successes we've seen!

www.soarnetwork.org/soar-year-3-all-hands-symposium

‘AI Into the Wild’ connects Stanford to local flora and fauna at Jasper Ridge The workshop, organized by a team of graduate and undergraduate students, was led by Jasper Ridge docents and focused on the preserve, wildlife conservation and AI applications.

Congrats to our team, Katie and Trevor! They led an innovative program during Stanford's Climate week: "AI Into the Wild’ connects Stanford to local flora and fauna at Jasper Ridge. Read more in the @stanforddaily.com.web.brid.gy:
stanforddaily.com/2025/11/02/a...

Yay to spending time with plant nerds! Thank you for the tour and specimen viewing at @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social

Me standing in front of the Carnegie Institution

Laura, me, and Jo sitting at the coevolution table

Old group photo of the Carnegie team.

Jasper Ridge main building with oak trees flanking it.

Great visit this morning to the Carnegie Institution for Science and Jasper Ridge with Joanna Feehan and @lauracleventhal.bsky.social. Sat at the “co-evolution” table and found some photos of young Clausen, Keck, and Hiesey.

Congrats to @dukesjeff.bsky.social and many other @droughtnet.bsky.social scientists working on studying the effects of different drought patterns in grasslands and shrublands worldwide. Read more below:

tarantula (Aphonopelma sp.)

Our October 2025 newsletter just crawled into our blogs section (link in bio)! Inside, you'll find details on new community lectures starting Oct 21, updates on new research projects, & our latest student highlights! Plus, check out a great tarantula (Aphonopelma sp.) photo by Trevor Hébert!

More research on serpentine soils! Authors incorporated plant trait and herbivory measurements to better understand how serpentine soils influence aboveground plant-herbivore interactions and community structure! Thanks @xmoreira.bsky.social and team for sharing your work!

The Future of Conservation: Indigenous Ways Meet Western Science Collaboration and co-stewardship are bringing positive change across the country

Thank you to @sierraclub.org for showcasing the ongoing collaborative work with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe here at 'Ootchamin 'Ooyakma! www.sierraclub.org/sierra/futur...

California quail (Callipepla californica)

California quail (Callipepla californica)

This morning we spotted a male California quail (Callipepla californica) acting as a sentinel (a lookout), perched high and watching for predators. Photos by Jorge Ramos. #californiaquail #quail #callipeplacalifornica. Read more about the California state bird: birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/...

SOAR Weekend Intensive 2025 — SOAR: A NSF RCN-UBE Project

Check out this wonderful blog post from the SOAR Professional Development Short Course this spring, co-led by our partner Esther Cole Adelsheim (Conservation Program Manager). Students attest to how transformative it was to learn field skills and build community.

www.soarnetwork.org/soar-weekend...

Aerial imagery supports pioneering research at Jasper Ridge Whether captured with planes, drones, or satellites, staff and researchers at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve (‘Ootchamin ‘Ooyakma) have long relied on aerial imagery to enhance their understanding o...

Read about remote sensing and aerial imagery from planes, drones, and satellites!
Learn how Jasper Ridge researchers, students and staff rely on aerial imagery to enhance their understanding of landscape changes and ecological recovery!
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Meet Atash and Jaime, our amazing 2025 Stewardship Student Interns! They’re making a real impact at Jasper Ridge, bringing fresh energy and innovation to our stewardship projects. Curious to see what they’re up to? Check out their stories below.
jrbp.stanford.edu/news/steward...

Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM EDT Preparing for a Career at a Research Station Career Central Room 1 (Exhibit Hall)

Presentations LB 13-177 - Wildfire resilience initiatives at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) with outcomes in collaboration, research, education and stewardship. Thursday, August 14, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM EDT Presenting Author - Jorge Ramos

See you at #ESA2025 next week!Find me at the ESA SEEDS events, Wed, 10:30 AM Panel on Careers at a Research Station with OBFS friends; and Thu, 5 PM Poster LB 13-177 on Wildfire resilience initiatives at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)!

Assistant Professor position in Traditional Ecological Knowledge at Stanford University. Applications due Sept 30, 2025

facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...

The western bewildering bushmallow, Malacothamnus arcuatus var. arcuatus, form rings around the edges of piles.

Visit Dr. Adriana Hernandez and @fukamit.bsky.social poster (P105) on Monday! They are investigating the post-burning effects of #chaparral ecosystems, and after year one, they were surprised to find an exciting #fire follower, invasives, and many taxa resprouting! #Botany2025

Jasper Ridge docent program celebrates 50 years For half a century, volunteer docents at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) have educated visitors, supported research, and helped steward a unique local ecosystem.

Jasper Ridge docent program celebrates 50 years!
Volunteer docents at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) have educated visitors, supported research, and helped steward a unique local ecosystem. Read @stanford.edu article:
news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Group picture of docents of Jasper Ridge!

50th anniversary celebratory cakes!

Poster board listing all docents and the award of merit!

The 2025 Jasper Ridge Docent Graduation and Summer Picnic celebrated new scientifically trained docents and recognized multiple achievements by students! The event also marked the 50th anniversary of the Jasper Ridge docent program! Read more: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/2025-gr...

valley oak (Quercus lobata)

Happy Earth Day from a majestic valley oak (Quercus lobata) at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma)! #earthday #earthday2025

Two seasons on Jasper Ridge At Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, a hike in February and one in April paint different pictures. The grays of clouds and rain and the browns of m

Photos of wildflowers in bloom, pollinators at work, and turkeys flaunting their finery showcase the changing of seasons at Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve.

Enjoy a virtual research hike with the @stanford.edu Report article titled "Long-term studies at Jasper Ridge yield insights into oak ecosystems"

Enjoy a virtual research hike with the @stanford.edu Report article titled "Long-term studies at Jasper Ridge yield insights into oak ecosystems". Read how Prof Rodolfo Dirzo, student Chrysanthe Frangos, & team investigate the California native trees. Link: news.stanford.edu/stories/2025...

Dawn Neisser and Julien Wright-Ueda are presented the Award of Merit at the Stanford Associates Awards Ceremony.

Top left: Julien Ueda resurveying the Blair bird count points for his honors thesis. Photo by Trevor Hebert. Top middle: Transect E birders on the trail. From left: Sally Jackson, Jan Schachter, Rob Jackson, Karen Greig, Mike Frank, Sara Timby. Photo by Dan Quinn. Top right: Phil Leighton with a spotting scope. Photo by Dan Quinn. Bottom left: Transect C bird count team with Maya Xu, Marty Freeland, Andy Huynh, Yuchen Li and Chloe Cheng. Photo by Maya Xu. Bottom right: Mary Ann Allan and Naomi Goodman doing the monthly Transect A bird count at Jasper Ridge. Photo by Sonny Mencher.

Top: The herbarium crew after pulling 5,000+ invasive plants. Photo by Alice Cummings. Bottom left: Dawn Neisser places an herbarium specimen in the digitization box, which houses a camera and lights to capture high quality images, while Diane Renshaw and Teal Derrer key specimens. Photo by Adriana Hernandez. Bottom right: The herbarium crew helps survey vegetation around burn piles. Photo by Alice Cummings.

Top: Docent class of 1975 joins a geochemistry class from campus (Ann Lambrecht is the one in the hat). Photo taken from The Stanford Magazine for Spring/Summer 1975. Instructor Herb Dengler is standing (medium-brown shirt, darker brown jacket). Photo from Ann Lambrecht. Bottom: The docent class of 2024 is welcomed by the docent community after new students practiced leading a tour. Photo credit Jorge Ramos and Bob Siegel.

In the 50th anniversary of the Jasper Ridge docent class, the JRBP ('O'O) docents were recognized with the @stanford.edu Alumni Associates Award of Merit. Last Saturday, alumni & docents Dawn Neisser & Julien Wright-Ueda accepted the award on behalf of the community jrbp.stanford.edu/news/docent-...

Clockwise from top left: Mosquito bills / sailor caps (Primula hendersonii), California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Hound’s tongue (Adelinia grandis ((Cynoglossum grande)) and warrior plume (Pedicularis densiflora). Photo credits J. Ramos.

Spring is here & wildflowers are blooming! Clockwise from top left: Mosquito bills (Primula hendersonii), California poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Hound’s tongue (Adelinia grandis) & warrior plume (Pedicularis densiflora). Photo J. Ramos. March 2025: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/jrbpoo-...

Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) 2023-2024 Annual Report with picture of an acorn woodpecker in flight

Explore the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) 2023-2024 Annual Report! It illustrates a year filled with significant research, education, and stewardship milestones - and beautiful pictures from our docents! Link to blog post here: jrbp.stanford.edu/news/2023-20...

Pleurotus ostreatus, OYSTER MUSHROOM. Pic by Alice Cummings

2nd. Clavaridelphus ligula, STRAP CORAL.

Resident Ranger, Brooke leading a mushroom walk!

Fungi at Jasper Ridge! 1st image: Pleurotus ostreatus, OYSTER MUSHROOM. Pic by Alice Cummings. 2nd. Clavaridelphus ligula, STRAP CORAL. Pic by Alice Cummings. 3rd. Resident Ranger, Brooke leading a mushroom walk!