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Instructor Highlight – James Freed
Learn about our new instructor, the talented James Freed, in this interview before his Sketching in the Field class at Pepperwood on November 6th.
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Discover Nature lecture this Friday 9/16 is POSTPONED
***POSTPONED*** Due to circumstances beyond our control, our DISCOVER NATURE Ruffled Feathers: How Climate Change Will Impact California Birds lecture schedule for this Friday, September 16th is postponed with new date TBD. We apologize for the inconvenience. In the meantime, please take a look at some of our upcoming events. Thank you for your understanding, […]
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Pepperwood at 2016 California Naturalist Conference
Pepperwood’s Education Director Sandi Funke and super-Steward Wendy Herniman represented Pepperwood at the 2016 California Naturalist Conference in the San Bernardino Mountains September 9-11th. Sandi presented a poster on our TeenNat program that connects teen youth to conservation science, and Wendy presented on our phenology research—the study of the timing of plant life cycles—which is part of the California […]
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Descending the Russian River | Part 2
Lisa provides an update on the second half of her 3-day kayaking adventure. Thank you to everyone who donated to support Russian River Health!
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Descending the Russian River | Part 1
Embarking on a 3-day kayaking excursion promoting Russian River health, Dr. Lisa Micheli describes the importance of watersheds and their headwaters.
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Our SCENIQ environmental education program starts today!
Pepperwood’s Students Conducting Environmental Inquiry (SCENIQ) program starts today! Fifth grade students from San Miguel Elementary School are exploring the preserve, discovering nature and experiencing science concepts first-hand. SCENIQ serves over 800 students from 30 area elementary schools each year and was recently accepted into the Sonoma County Upstream Investments Portfolio of local, evidence-based programs proven […]
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Dr. Micheli gives National Resource Conservation Service webinar
Pepperwood’s Dr. Lisa Micheli gave a webinar for the National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)’s National Soil Survey Center on Tuesday, August 30th, 2016. Her presentation showcased a subset of climate science tools developed for natural resource managers and summarized lessons learned about how to successfully collaborate across the research-management divide. Watch the recorded webinar Presentation details Title […]
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Pepperwood’s Dr. Lisa Micheli paddling for Russian River health
There is a movement underway to raise awareness around Russian River health and encourage collaboration between the many people and organizations working to protect it! Over 30 community leaders, including our President Dr. Lisa Micheli, are taking to the water for the Headwaters to Ocean Descent of the Russian River, a ten-day, multi-leg kayaking adventure […]
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Support the Russian River!
Pepperwood’s Dr. Lisa Micheli is taking to the water with over 30 other leaders to promote Russian River health—and she needs your help!
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Fire Mitigation and Forest Health update | August 2016
Thanks to you, we built a coalition and have made major strides to mitigate fire risks and improve the forest health of our region. Find out how here.
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