Total funding awarded in Winter 2023 was $166,854.38, of which $75,348.18 was specifically reserved to pay students working on projects.
UCSB Bat-Friendly Garden Restoration: $500.00
Environmental Studies Program
Proposed and led by an undergraduate student!
Drone monitoring to inform habitat restoration: $1,000.00
Department of Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology
Proposed and led by a graduate student!
Why are some restorations better for bees than others?: $1,000.00
Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
Student Support for: Assessing the Effect of Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement on Phytoplankton Community Structure and Diversity via DNA Metabarcoding: $1,000.00
Marine Science Institute
Proposed and led by an undergraduate student!
Stopping Preventable Pollution: Improving and Implementing Trash Cans on Del Playa: $1,000.00
Environmental Studies Program
Proposed and led by an undergraduate student!
The Coastal Media Project 2023: $13,775.00
Carsey-Wolf Center
Plant diversity and abundance in a chaparral seedbank: $3,924.18
Marine Science Institute
Proposed and led by a graduate student!
Investigating marine contributions to large mammal diets throughout the Gaviota Coast across the human impact gradient: $15,508.00
Department of Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology
Proposed and led by a graduate student!
Beach Access Initiative: $9,000.00
Environmental Studies Department
Proposed and led by an undergraduate student!
Building Support for Bird Conservation Along the Goleta Coast: $2,250.00
Bren School of Environmental Science and Management
Proposed and led by a graduate student!
Assessing the Breeding Bird Community in Coastal Creeks using Automated Recording Units: $14,714.00 Geography Department
Proposed and led by a graduate student!
Reef Check California: $20,000.00
Reef Check Foundation
Native vernal pool seed bank assessment through DNA and RNA extractions: $16,550.00
Department of Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology
Proposed and led by a graduate student!
The Next Generation of Underwater Scientists: Students Conducting Kelp Forest Monitoring at UCSB: $19,200.00
Marine Science Institute
Adopt-a-Block: $6,650.00
IV Recreation and Park District
West Storke Wetland Enhancement: $15,000.00
Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
Enabling public access to UCSB campus coastal restoration: $9,730.00
Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration
Protecting Los Padres National Forest from Logging: $10,000.00
Environmental Defense Center
Coastal Cleanup Day Internship Program: $6,053.20
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