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October 2025 ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ____________________________________ ANNOUNCEMENTS ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​____________________________________ RESCHEDULED: Novermber 11, 2025. Community Lecture Charlene Nijmeh, Chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, will speak on “The Trail of Truth Continues.” Join us and bring a friend on Tuesday, Nov 11, at 3:30 PM at Sun Field Station. Read more here . November 18, 2025. Community Lecture Bernadette Quiroz, Language Revitalization Chair, Muwekma... more

September 2025 ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ____________________________________ ANNOUNCEMENTS ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​____________________________________ Save the dates! Evening Lectures are back for 2025-2026! Trail of Truth Evening Lecture: Chairwoman of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, Charlene Nijmeh, will speak on “The Trail of Truth Continues,” on Tuesday, October 21 at 3:30 PM at Sun Field Station. See more details on our calendar of events . Mapache Gate upgrade :... more

July-August 2025 ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ____________________________________ ANNOUNCEMENTS ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​____________________________________ Jasper Ridge presentations at ESA 2025 ! Jorge Ramos will be attending the Ecological Society of America annual meeting in Baltimore, MD, next week. If you are attending, find Jorge at the various ESA SEEDS events; Wednesday‪ Panel on Careers at a Research Station with OBFS friends; and Thursday poster session to learn about... more

July 28, 2025 Now in its third year, the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) Stewardship Intern Program is excited to include two new interns for summer 2025. Meet Atash Heil and Jaime Yu, both Stanford undergraduates who have joined Jasper Ridge staff to expand stewardship efforts at the preserve and work with researchers, faculty, and docents. Stewardship Intern Program... more

July 1, 2025 The Environmental Justice Through the Lens of Indigenous Peoples Conference was held at Stanford University on June 2-3, 2025. Doerr School Associate Dean for Integrative Initiatives on Environmental Justice and Jasper Ridge affiliate Rodolfo Dirzo conceived and hosted the conference. This event was organized by the Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) and Doerr School of Sustainability... more

June 2025 ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ____________________________________ ANNOUNCEMENTS ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​____________________________________ NEW BLOG: 2025 Graduation Celebration, 50th Anniversary Summer Picnic. The 2025 Jasper Ridge Docent Graduation and Summer Picnic celebrated new scientifically trained docents, recognized teaching assistants, and presented awards for environmental education and research excellence. The event also marked the 50th anniversary of the Jasper Ridge docent program and featured a musical performance, delicious... more

June 9, 2025 Jasper Ridge Docent Graduation and Summer Picnic Try reading these simple phonetic words: POMP uhnd SUR-kuhm-stuhns and pamp ahnd suhr - kuhm - stahns . Now imagine the “Pomp and Circumstance” graduation song playing in the background as the new class of Jasper Ridge docents walks out of the classroom and lines up to be celebrated. The... more

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ____________________________________ ANNOUNCEMENTS ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​____________________________________ June 5, 2025, 4 PM . Graduation Ceremony and Community Picnic. Join us to celebrate and meet the new graduates and docents from the BIO/ESYS 105 Ecology and Natural History of Jasper Ridge class of 2025. Join us and pick up your new name tag! Contact Katie Glover for more information and visit this link. Nominate... more

Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) hosted a Contemplative Stewardship French Broom Pull event, led by volunteers Kelly Chauvin (former Jasper Ridge postdoc, Fig. 1), and Oriane Lavolé (PhD student, Religious Studies). Kelly has hosted French broom pulls at Jasper Ridge with her BIO101 class in previous years and heard from her students how much they appreciated being connected to... more