Thermal plasticity in Drosophila

Thermal plasticity in Drosophila

Dr. Heather Axen (Salve Regina University) and her team of high school students from Vermont, Rhode Island and Kentucky visited SMER to investigate the epigenetic response to stressful temperatures in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster and related species....
SOUL Charter School: Expedition to SMER

SOUL Charter School: Expedition to SMER

In spring 2019, Jason Rogalski taught his students (7th-10th grade) at SOUL Charter School all about Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve. This began with a virtual visit to the reserve. The students learned about the biology and geology of the reserve and the...
Ferns and Lycophytes at SMER

Ferns and Lycophytes at SMER

UC Berkeley researchers study ferns and lycophytes at SMER Two researchers from the Rothfels Lab in the Integrative Biology Department of the University of California, Berkeley visited the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve (SMER) in mid-January. The Rothfels Lab...
MSHCP Monitoring Surveys at SMER

MSHCP Monitoring Surveys at SMER

As part of the ongoing Biological Monitoring Program for the Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan, The Regional Conservation Authority of Western Riverside County conducts surveys for species of concern throughout the county, including SMER. Recent surveys...