Harried travelers trudging through Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport have a new way to escape the stresses of a modern transit hub. All they have to do is wander over to Terminal B, between the Alaska and Southwest ticket counters and the baggage carousels. There they’ll spot a sleek kiosk housing video monitors […]
Blue Oak Ranch Reserve
Engineering Aid for Reserves
Enterprising UC Berkeley engineering students have gone into the spy business. Over the past semester, they have developed two compact, remote-controlled aircraft. The purpose of these flying machines: to keep tabs on UC Natural Reserves. You might think Natural Reserve System (NRS) scientists would be looking over their shoulders in fear. Instead, they’re thrilled at […]
Snakes in the Grass
by Michael Hamilton, Director, Blue Oak Ranch Reserve, and Rulon Clark, Associate Professor, San Diego State University One would think that in the oak woodlands, the most important predators would be mammals such as mountain lion, coyote and bobcat. But new field research is discovering that the most important predator may be rattlesnakes in terms […]