by Kathleen Wong, UC Natural Reserve System For the undertakers of the insect world, death must precede the arrival of a new generation. Burying beetles of the genus Nicrophorus need a carcass on which to lay their eggs and feed their larvae. The hitch in this plan: the fact that dead bodies tend to be […]
Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve
Fundraising campaign gives Kendall-Frost Marsh a fresh start
By Mario Aguilera, UC San Diego San Diego holds a living piece of the natural abundance of marshland that once served as its waterfront… and could be again. Only a fraction of wild marsh remains of the thousands of acres of wetland habitat that naturally thrived across a swath of Mission Bay less than a […]
Reconnecting the people, plants and animals of Kendall-Frost Marsh
By Michelle Franklin, UC San Diego Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve has received an $85,000 grant from Honda to create an integrated research and public engagement program centered on bringing Native American perspectives and cutting-edge science into the management and access decisions needed to ensure the marsh’s survival as a community asset. Part of the […]
Field research, UC mentors inspire career in marine biology
by Brenda Ortiz, UC Merced Lauren Schiebelhut credits the support and opportunities afforded to her at UC with opening the door to her career in marine research. Schiebelhut — a first-generation transfer student from Fresno — earned a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from UC Merced in May 2009 but was uncertain about her future. […]
Building respect for science
Q&A with Heather Henter, UC San Diego Natural Reserve System By Emily Loui and Mario Aguilera Tell us about the UC Natural Reserve System and your role at UC San Diego. The UC Natural Reserve System (NRS) is a network of 39 (soon to be 40) largely undisturbed properties across the state, set aside to […]
NRS Fair marks 50th anniversary
The Natural Reserve System brought a taste of the science, art, teaching, and natural wonders of its 39 reserves to the heart of downtown Oakland this Tuesday, August 11, for the NRS Fair. Hundreds of visitors flocked to the outdoor terrace at UC’s Office of the President to attend. They chatted with graduate student researchers, […]
Mural adds spice to Kendall-Frost Marsh Reserve
For years, the headquarters of the NRS’s Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve has been a humble, utilitarian trailer. Painted a bland industrial white, the trailer all but disappeared among the condos that line Pacific Beach Drive. But camouflage is no longer the order of the day. A vibrant mural painted on the trailer this spring […]
2014 Arts2NRS Winners
Six artists-in-residence will be working at the UC Natural Reserve System this summer thanks to the 2014 Arts2NRS program. Offered for the first time this year by the NRS and the UC Institute for Research in the Arts (UCIRA), the program supports selected UC-affiliated artists working at some of the NRS’s 39 reserves. The Arts2NRS call […]