Oak Trees vs Climate Change
The army of oak trees in Orange County has struggled against the overpowering enemy of climate change. Climate change is not alive, and it certainly does not have a heart, but…
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We started the MCRS program in Fall 2019 by hitting the ground running. Imposter syndrome was in full swing, and after several discussions in our classes, it seemed we all felt it. We began to…
A New View of the Same World
Growing up in Seattle, Washington I was always surrounded by the word green. Whether that be descriptions of the thriving forests a 30-minute drive from downtown, the vast amounts…
What is your perspective on Black Abalone?
This is a summary of our project prospectus written as a story. Citations are provided for incorporated facts. The characters and the stories are fictional; however, I hope that…
Nature to me is a harmonious whole made up of various unique individuals. It’s like we can divide so many plants into different genera and species in the world, even though we can’t find exactly…
Corrina Tapia is a second year MCRS student who has always been drawn to how wildlife and humans interact, and specifically, how to ensure that the survival of one does not mean the loss of…
Sinem Kargin, a second year MCRS student, is from Turkey, a land which has always been at the crossroads of civilizations and geography.She has always had a passion for science and nature. In particular, she…
Valente Ayala is a second year MCRS student, who graduated from UC Irvine with a B.S. in Biology and Chicano Studies. He now works as a park naturalist where he provides the public with interpretive…
Letting Inter-disciplinary Knowledge Empower the Environment
It’s easy to believe that the negative impacts of climate change are happening far away from us, affecting only people who live in earth’s geo-climatic extremes. Despite record heatwaves, rising…
A second year MCRS student, Yvonne Valencia achieved undergraduate degree and played collegiate soccer at Southern Oregon University in Ashland, Oregon. She joined the Southern Oregon Animal Rehabilitation Center as an undergraduate intern over the…