There’s something in the water! Hardly less charismatic than some gargantuan marine predator, Pectinatella magnifica or the “magnificent” bryozoan is a species of microscopic aquatic invertebrate R...Read More

Ren Stone has been working as Sierra Streams’ water quality lab manager since Fall 2022 as a part of the Sierra Nevada AmeriCorps Partnership (SNAP). With their SNAP term coming to a close last month,...Read More

As all readers will surely be aware, California has been experiencing increasing fire severity and frequency in recent years. In 2020, 4 million acres were burned, and in 2021, the Dixie and Caldor fi...Read More

As fall approaches, we’ll be saying goodbye to Tavi Maes, who has spent his summer away from UC Santa Cruz working as an intern in our benthic macroinvertabrate lab. Reflecting on his experience...Read More