Field Stations Program Blog
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Saturday Morning Bird Walk with PJ Falatek 11-16-2019
Click on the link below for the completed bird check list: PJ's bird list from 11/16/2019 Bird Walk
Science Day on the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve
Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve hosted SMER SCIENCE DAY on 11-9-2019. High school and community college students from the surrounding communities gathered to learn about water quality and the importance of watersheds. Thanks to the Santa Margarita Group of the Sierra Club, Riverside Flood Control and Water Conservation District, and the keynote speaker, Celeste Cantú, Vice Chair of the San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, and AmeriCorps NCCC Green Team 3!
Temecula Gorge Hike October 27 2019
Relaxing and eating chocolate on the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve Docent-led hike
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...
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...
New mountain lion documentary episode released
The One Health Institute released the 5th episode about California mountain lions, featuring an interview with our own Pablo Bryant. Also see our links to recent news articles and previous episodes of this series.