Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve

For half a century, volunteer docents at the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) have educated visitors, supported research, and helped steward a unique local ecosystem.

The faculty director of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve reflects on a locally endemic plant growing vigorously in the area where intentional burning was applied to chaparral earlier this year.

If you see a Swainson’s thrush wearing a little backpack with an antenna, don’t be alarmed – it’s just the newest development in Jasper Ridge’s bird-banding and monitoring program.

Prescribed burns return to the Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve ('Ootchamin 'Ooyakma) as the university expands its understanding of land stewardship and wildfire risk mitigation practices.

A fuel reduction project to improve wildfire resilience in and around the preserve is a living lab for wildfire management research and an opportunity to model cultural burning for Indigenous communities.

A new project is underway that aims to support Stanford’s wildfire management efforts while pairing fuel reduction with research.

Undergraduate fellows and interns took part in forward-thinking projects at Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve this summer, including digitizing the Oakmead Herbarium and testing a wildfire management plan.

The Sustainable Landscape Health Assessment and new digital maps give 24 land managers regional-scale data across the mountain region, offering a big-picture systemic view and a broader context for their decisions.

The Searsville Watershed Restoration Project will create a tunnel in the bottom of the dam, allowing for the gradual flushing of sediment downstream, enabling fish passage, and restoring native habitat conditions. The beginning of the environmental review process this month provides opportunities for community participation.