Summer 2026

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A long-eared chipmunk (Neotamias quadrimaculatus) surveys the landscape before grabbing a meal of seeds. Will it decide to stay and eat, or fill its cheek pouches before dashing off? The decision may depend on the surrounding environment. In one of seven studies conducted at Sagehen Creek Field Station, student researchers determined how landscape factors such as plant cover may alter the perceived safety, and thus feeding behavior, of several chipmunk and squirrel species. Photo credit: Thomas George

Foraging preferences of Camponotus spp. are shaped by sun exposure and food type [PDF, 698.57 KB]
Eleanor Finn, Kailee Walker, Naomi Walsh, Chenbiyu Zhang

Slow wing flapping correlates with walking and flight preparation in puddling California tortoiseshell butterflies (Nymphalis californica) [PDF, 537.43 KB]
Thomas George, Annabel Long, Anna Nguyen

The impact of perceived safety on Sciuridae foraging behavior in the northern Sierra Nevada [PDF, 484.75 KB]
Matthew Daniel Abalos, Leslie María Cruz, Marijose Lara Martinez, Citlali Mendo Pagtakhan

Conifer-beetle-woodpecker dynamics across a post-burn landscape [PDF, 1,000.64 KB]
Morgan Gaskell, Elise Miller, Lola Reimbold, Carolyn van Mantgem

Effects of various fire treatments on the regeneration of Jeffrey pine in the northern Sierra Nevada [PDF, 903.95 KB]
Maya Ambrose,Mason Klein,Dominic Kudzia, Ashley Te

Environmental drivers of the symbiotic relationship of cyanobacterium Nostoc parmelioides and Cricotopus larvae [PDF, 607.50 KB]
Lily Bowen, Sydney Flanery, Nava Shapiro, Malcolm Wang

Habitat differences between Drosera anglica and Drosera rotundifolia in Sierra Nevada fens [PDF, 792.18 KB]
Samantha Graves, Joey Hartley, Salena Hajidamji, Adrianna Rajewska