Projects
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Sonoma Environmental Education Collaborative – SEEC
SEEC – Sonoma Environmental Education Collaborative Pepperwood serves as the fiscal sponsor for SEEC, a regional consortium of environmental education professionals from organizations, agencies, networks, and school districts. The SEEC mission is to catalyze cooperation between organizations to cultivate professional excellence and amplify impacts. As a collaborative, SEEC undertakes its mission by
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Guided Hikes – Learning Landscapes
Naturalist-led Private Hikes – Learning Landscapes These fee-for-service naturalist-led hikes can be catered to groups of all ages. Observe birds, find animal tracks, search for hidden forest creatures, and support Pepperwood’s biodiversity and research projects – all while stretching your legs and getting outside in the fresh air. Learning Landscape
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School Field Trips – SCENIQ
SCENIQ – Students Conducting Environmental Inquiry SCENIQ (students conducting environmental inquiry) is a classroom program for area elementary schools that inspires the curiosity and excitement of our area’s youngest scientists. Designed in accordance to grade-level state science standards, Pepperwood’s SCENIQ brings science to life and enhances learning through experiential discovery
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Summer Institute for Teens – TeenNat
Summer Institute for Teens Teens get up close and personal with butterflies, lizards, plants, lichens and the abundance of other plant and animal life during TeenNat, a 5-week long summer internship with continuing mentorship and networking opportunities. Interns participate in real research at Pepperwood and learn about career pathways in the
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Stephen J. Barnhart Herbarium Internship (SRJC)
Pepperwood is pleased to partner with the Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) to host the Stephen J. Barnhart Herbarium SRJC Internship at Pepperwood (Barnhart Internship). Each year, the Barnhart intern will be selected to participate in a unique opportunity to design and implement an applied ecology research project at Pepperwood,
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Conservation Science Internship (SRJC)
Pepperwood partners with the Santa Rosa Junior College to offer the annual Conservation Science Internship for students in the MESA program. The internship entails data analysis for our Wildlife Camera Array project, and the students’ deliverables help us make informed decisions for wildlife and land management done here at the preserve. Students gain