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UCSB Natural History Collection News
"English in the Field" on Friday Oct. 12 from 2-3pm in UCSB South Hall 2635, which will feature short presentations from undergrad English-Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration joint interns followed by a reception.
For three quarters, the Lady Beetle Project has been documenting the effect of restoration work on the distribution, abundance, and diversity of ladybugs in select habitats around UCSB and Goleta. Read on about the work of the interns involved!
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Kids in Nature 2018-2019
The Kids in Nature Program has had a wonderful year of outdoor learning in picturesque and often breathtaking locations. Read more here.
Planting the NCOS Mesa Slopes with a Diverse Palette
After several months of full-time weed control, CCBER Restoration staff and students are excited to be back to planting! Read more about the restoration design for the slopes of the NCOS Mesa, where up to 40 different species are being planted in 9 plant community "zones".
Exclosures Deployed to Help Snowy Plovers in Tough Breeding Season
The threatened Western Snowy Plover faces many challenges when attempting to successfully reproduce. This breeding season, crow predation on plover eggs has been so intense on COPR and NCOS that something creative needed to be done or the plovers would not be able to reproduce successfully. Read more.
New UCSB Graduates Reflect on Their NCOS Experiences
With the end of the school year upon us, we have a number of graduating students who have worked on the NCOS project for some time, including before the project broke ground. We asked some of these students to reflect on their experience at NCOS and how it has influenced their lives. Read more here.
North Campus Open Space Restoration Project
NCOS News - August 2019
Updates & Events - Day of Caring, Estuary & Creek Week Events, Bat Boxes and Lepidoptera!
Feature Story - Planting the NCOS Mesa Slopes with a Diverse Palette
Volunteer Opportunities - You can help us anytime, including planting the Mesa this Saturday, August 10, 9:30 - 12:30!
Community Forum and Photos - Green heron fishing action
Volunteer & Internship Opportunities
CCBER has many volunteer and internship opportunities in restoration ecology, natural history collections management and biological research.
